Human Resources Manager

Company Description

Desert Services is a fast-growing, 25-year site-services provider to Arizona’s construction industry. We’re the one-stop shop for SWPPP, temporary fencing, portable toilets, roll-off containers, street sweeping, water trucks (dust control), and site cleaning. Join our team as we continue to invest in our people, our equipment, and technology to scale. If you bring a strong work ethic and a growth mindset, you’ll do great things here.

Role Summary

The Human Resources Manager leads and executes all HR functions for Desert Services with a balanced focus on Compliance (40%), People Operations (30%), and Recruiting (30%). Working in a construction/trucking services environment, this role partners with leadership, field teams, and key vendors to ensure regulatory compliance, strengthen a safety-first culture of accountability, and drive effective talent acquisition. This is a hands-on, highly visible role requiring strong judgment, executive-level communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to independently manage projects from start to finish.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Salary: $100k-$120k, based on experience
• Bonus opportunity
• Medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k)
• Company provided short & long-term disability coverage
• Education reimbursement
• PTO & paid holidays

Requirements: Compliance (40%)

• Develop and maintain the HR compliance framework, including policy governance, training schedules, internal audits, documentation standards, and corrective action plans.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local requirements (FLSA, ADA, FMLA, AZ employment laws).
• Partner with HR vendors to coordinate incident/accident response, investigations, and corrective actions; ensure documentation accuracy.
• Oversee DOT/FMCSA HR requirements: driver qualification files, MVR reviews, clearinghouse queries, medical card tracking, and drug/alcohol testing coordination.
• Conduct routine I-9/E-Verify self-audits; ensure proper classification and wage/hour compliance.
• Lead HR governance with various HR function vendors, including payroll accuracy, benefits administration, policy alignment, and service/audit reviews.
• Manage responses to regulatory, customer, or partner compliance inquiries.

Requirements: People Operations (30%)

• Advise leadership on performance management, investigations, employee relations, separations, and organization design.
• Develop and track employee and manager training (anti-harassment, compliance refreshers, supervisory skills, HR fundamentals, etc.).
• Improve and maintain workflows for onboarding, HRIS accuracy, payroll inputs, personnel file management, and metrics dashboards.
• Communicate policies and expectations clearly to both office and field employees.

Requirements: Recruiting (30%)

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for all positions: planning, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offers, and onboarding handoff.
• Build pipelines for field roles through referrals, community partners, trade programs, and focused local advertising.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience while improving time-to-fill and 90-day retention benchmarks.
• Manage staffing agency relationships selectively and cost-effectively.
• Perform additional HR projects as needed.

Qualifications

• HR experience within construction and/or trucking/transportation preferred; strong understanding of field operations and compliance.
• Demonstrated experience in HR compliance, audits, documentation standards, and corrective action planning.
• Executive-level communication and professional presence; able to influence and coach leaders.
• Self-starter with strong ownership mentality and ability to operate with minimal direction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with strong interpersonal and conflict-resolution skills.
• High integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Exceptional organization, detail orientation, time management, and analytical problem-solving.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or equivalent experience.
• SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR preferred.
• Working knowledge of OSHA interaction (with Safety/PEO), DOT/FMCSA requirements, wage & hour, leave laws, and Arizona employment regulations.
• Experience with PEO administration, HRIS, E-Verify, FMCSA Clearinghouse, and best-practice recordkeeping.
• Fluency in English required; Spanish bilingual strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HRIS/ATS systems.