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NORR is an employee-owned global architecture and engineering firm. Our multi-disciplinary team of 800 professionals is active in 12 market sectors across Canada, the US, UK and UAE. We believe the ultimate success of any project is driven by people. It involves a team of highly passionate and skilled designers working towards a unified goal, drawing on the integrated thinking of colleagues, partners and clients. Our collaborative approach results in design solutions and programs that are holistic and make our clients successful. With a nearly 85-year history, we continue to build on our deep experience to advance design through technology, sustainable practices and the pursuit of excellence.

Human Resources Managers possess outstanding people skills to manage our employee’s experience through our human resources programs, policies and initiatives. They deliver effective strategies which are aligned to NORR’s regional business objectives. They ensure compliance with regional human resources policies, programs and local legislation when providing leadership counsel and coaching to senior and emerging leaders.

The manager will oversee a team of regional HR professionals in driving innovative human resources solutions and programs applicable to the architecture and engineering industry.

Leadership and guidance of our people are the most important aspects of this role. The success of the human resources function is driven by an empathetic, approachable and motivational leadership style.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Drives the Human Resources regional strategy in collaboration with the global executive team
• Provides continuous assessment and improvements to HR programs and policies
• Accountable for the overall regional HR operations as executed by the HR team
• Ensures adherence to local, state and federal regulations, and liaises with legal and benefits consultants to ensure up-to-date compliance across the region
• Delivers benefits and adjusts programs as required to meet legislative requirements, market competitiveness and cost effectiveness
• Manages the annual benefit renewal process
• Manages benefit carriers and re-enrollments in the HRIS system; ensures all required communications are distributed timely
• Ensures the 401(k) plan is managed in accordance with the plan document and in partnership with the 401(k) advisors and the committee; participates in the annual 401(k) audit
• Leads recruitment functions to attract talent while considering cost effectiveness in all recruitment processes; leverages regional leadership resources to align recruitment strategies taking the market conditions into account
• Assists in the development and refinement of the EDI policy and manages adherence in order to build a diverse workforce through recruitment and development
• Works with the Vice President of Human Resources to manage and modify the regional compensation structure taking into consideration the organizational structure, market conditions, and salary surveys
• Assists in the creation of job descriptions and organizational design
• Continually builds trust in the value of HR as a partner to the leadership group and as a trusted advisor to employees
• Assists in the implementation of new Human Resource initiatives to improve and enhance the organization’s delivery of services across the organization, in accordance with relevant legislation
• Assists in the implementation of new and continuous improvement approaches to support HR reporting and benchmarking, and equitable performance and compensation management
• Oversees Federal, State and Local compliance reporting; reviews and evaluates results to determine if corrective action is necessary

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