HR Generalist / Office Manager

Ryan Gootee General Contractors is seeking a construction HR Generalist for their office in Metairie, Louisiana. The ideal candidate will work with our Controller to ensure accuracy of weekly employee payroll, 401k submissions, annual benefit reviews, and open enrollments. The HR Generalist will play a central role in hiring, training, conflict resolution, and benefits administration. Candidate must be a strategic thinker with superior organization skills and attention to detail who thrives in a team and family cultured environment with highly motivated professionals.

Key Role Responsibilities: 

• Payroll / timecard administration (weekly)
• Maintain and update employee records
• Coordinate job postings, sourcing candidates, screen resume, and conduct interviews to assist with recruiting, identifying, and hiring new talent
• Manage the new hire onboarding and orientation; ordering office equipment, IT access, set up office space, and schedule benefits enrollment 
• Complying with all relevant laws regarding reporting and records retention
• Field all internal and external HR/benefit related requests
• Act as the liaison between employees and insurance providers/brokers

• Provide support, information, and guidance to the Controller
• Assist with operating office equipment
• Responsible for ordering/maintaining inventory for office supplies, cleaning supplies, and kitchen supplies (office snacks & drinks)
• Open, sort, and distribute incoming mail, and collect, seal, and stamp outgoing mail
• Prepare Courier, Fed-Ex/UPS deliveries
• Provide administrative support when needed
• Organize and distribute materials pertaining to company meetings & assist with conference room set-ups
• Managing the facilities: dealing with maintenance and building management 

Required Skills/Traits

• Warm, hospitable and start with the heart attitude
• Excellent emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
• Easily connect, encourage and promote our employees' craftsmanship and celebrate the character within each employee
• Build an environment of trust and openness
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree (Human Resources preferred)
• 2-5 years of HR experience, preferably in construction
• Ability to unify a team around a common goal
• Basic understanding of budgeting and cost accounting
• Detail oriented and excellent organization and communication skills
• High ethical standards
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office, Adobe, etc. Sage Construction software exposure a plus
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and able to adapt to changing demands and priorities
• Maintain a positive attitude