Senior People Relations Partner (Hybrid)

A DAY IN THE LIFE

The Senior People Relations Partner (Sr. PRP) serves as a senior subject matter expert and strategic advisor in employee relations and workplace accommodations, managing the organization’s most complex, sensitive, and high-risk cases while providing mentorship and quality assurance to the People Relations Partner team. In addition to owning the full lifecycle of sophisticated workplace investigations, the Sr. PRP functions as an escalation resource for PRPs on ambiguous or legally complex matters and serves as a key liaison to Legal, HR Compliance, and Senior Business Leadership. This role takes a proactive, enterprise-wide view of employee relations risk—identifying systemic patterns across the ER case portfolio, designing proactive interventions, and influencing policy, training, and program improvements to reduce future escalations. The Sr. PRP partners closely with HR Solutions Partner to ensure transactional accuracy on complex involuntary actions and plays a leadership role in enterprise change management efforts, including large-scale reductions in force and significant organizational restructures. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and is expected to represent the People Relations function credibly at the most senior levels of the organization.

STEP INTO THE ROLE

• Leads and documents the organization’s most complex, multi-party, and high-stakes workplace investigations—including harassment, retaliation, misconduct, discrimination, and whistleblower matters—ensuring thorough, objective fact-finding and consistent application of policy.
• Serves as an escalation resource for People Relations Partners on investigations, accommodations, disciplinary matters, and separation decisions that present elevated legal, financial, reputational, or organizational risk.
• Partners closely with Legal on matters involving active or anticipated litigation, regulatory inquiries, or significant compliance exposure, maintaining clear and documented escalation boundaries.
• Coaches and advises senior and executive leaders on progressive discipline, performance improvement plans, and termination decisions, ensuring actions are documented, consistent, and policy aligned.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5-7 years of progressive HR or Employee Relations experience including demonstrated expertise in complex workplace investigations and high-risk separation scenarios. Strong working knowledge of federal and state employment law with the ability to apply legal frameworks independently.

WHAT SETS YOU APART

• PHR/SPHR certification preferred.
• Proven track record coaching and influencing senior leaders through complex disciplinary, conduct, and organizational change matters.

HOW WE INVEST IN YOU

• Competitive pay
• 100% employer paid HDHP insurance premiums for employees
• 401(k) with company match
• HSA and FSA options
• Dental and Vision insurance
• Education Assistance (Tuition Reimbursement)
• Work/Life balance
• Employee/Family focused culture
• Gym on site
• And more!

WHO ARE WE?

With more than 115 years of construction experience, Blattner has played a vital role in building America’s critical infrastructure, ranging from railroads and highways to dams and mines. Since 1997, the company has focused on renewable energy solutions and is responsible for some of the most significant solar, wind and storage projects in the U.S. Today, Blattner has installed over 20% of America’s utility-scale wind, solar and energy storage capacity. Blattner Company is the parent company of Blattner Energy and D.H. Blattner & Sons, of which all are members of the Quanta Services family of companies. Company headquarters are in Avon, Minnesota.

Blattner is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Blattner will not tolerate discrimination against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental disability, military or veteran status, national origin, physical disability, race, receipt of public assistance, sex, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. This commitment governs all aspects of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, compensation, discipline, and access to benefits and training. Additionally, Blattner is committed, in accordance with applicable law, to making reasonable accommodations for job applicants and employees based on a qualifying disability, a sincerely held religious belief or practice, and for pregnancy, childbirth or related health conditions. Applicants and employees who feel they have experienced or witnessed discrimination or who wishes to request a reasonable accommodation should contact the Human Resources Department. Blattner prohibits retaliation against any individual for making a complaint under this policy, for opposing discrimination, for participating in an investigation pursuant to this policy, or for requesting a reasonable accommodation.