HR Human Resources Generalist - Self Perform Operations

Division: Columbus Main

Project Location(s): Columbus, OH 43215 USA

Minimum Years Experience:

Travel Involved:

Job Type: Regular

Job Classification: Experienced

Education:

Job Family: Human Resources

Compensation: Salaried Exempt

Position Description: Provide guidance to assigned business units within Self Perform Operations (SPO) for Human Resources functions including recruiting, employee relations, talent management, training, and benefits. Serve as liaison for employees and support key management initiatives across a mixed workforce of staff employees and craft employees, including union and non-union trades.

Demonstrate familiarity with trade unions, collective bargaining agreements, and craft workforce practices. Operate effectively in both office and construction job site environments, and lead or support investigations into workplace employee issues to ensure fair, consistent, and compliant outcomes.

This position is 100% in-person and requires regular on-site attendance in the office or on a project site.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

• Represent company culture, values, and Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) activities across company. Active participation in anti-racism learning, and advocate for equity and employee health and wellbeing.
• Administer and communicate Human Resources (HR) related programs, policies, and procedures to assigned business unit; provide knowledgeable and timely responses to employee inquiries.
• Establish trusting environment to create safe and neutral setting where employees can openly engage with HR. Connect in-person with employees regularly where they work; advocate and provide guidance to Business Unit (BU) leadership on people-related needs and concerns.
• Provide HR support across a mixed workforce of staff employees and craft employees, including union and non-union trades.
• Contribute new ideas to support continuous improvement in overall effectiveness of HR team. Apply basic lean concepts and practices to work efficiently, enhance programs, and reduce waste.
• Demonstrate familiarity with and working knowledge of collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), union practices, and trade workforce dynamics
• Coordinate Talent Acquisition (TA) activities including sourcing, recruitment, and onboarding of staff employees; support craft workforce hiring strategies including union hall coordination and trade labor pipelines.
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with external agencies for candidate referrals.
• Maintain candidate pipelines for potential future new hires.
• Serve as primary candidate contact, coordinate onboarding program, and conduct new hire orientation and other HR-related training. Coordinate with Safety for project specific jobsite orientation.
• Provide guidance to hiring manager for executing offers.
• Support activities relating to employee discipline, involuntary terminations, performance improvement plans, employee claims, investigations, and employee relations counseling.
• Lead and/or support investigations into workplace concerns including employee complaints, misconduct, harassment, and policy violations.
• Manage and facilitate performance and development program processes; provide training and support to managers.
• Conduct exit interviews and coordinate payroll, benefits information, and return of company property with exiting employees.
• Support employee inquiries and provide accurate communication of benefits and policy information; coordinate FMLA and other leave programs.
• Partner with Payroll to maintain accurate employee records, personnel file documentation, and employee data changes across payroll and HR systems; perform routine audits to ensure data integrity, compliance, and consistency between systems of record.
• Generate, analyze, and interpret HR metrics and distribute reports for leadership.
• Facilitate employee recognition programs and engagement efforts.
• Maintain updated records and ensure compliance with Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and adherence to applicable labor agreements.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program in Human Resources or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Professional in Human Resources (HRCI PHR) or Society of Human Resources Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) certification, preferred
• Construction or construction-related industries, or experience supporting craft workforce environments preferred
• Familiarity with trade unions, collective bargaining agreements, and union workforce practices preferred
• Knowledge of Human Resources policies, operations, and processes
• High degree of integrity, maintain confidential information, and exercise discretion
• Professional verbal and written business communication skills
• Effective active listening skills and follow-up practices
• Strong organizational, time management, prioritization, and project management skills
• Possess solid problem solving and analytical capabilities
• Approachable and effectively interact with all employee levels and management
• Work independently with little or no supervision, collaborate with others
• Proficient in Microsoft suite and HRIS systems (SAP preferred)
• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) is preferred
• Some travel required
  
  
  

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile and the employee occasionally travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee occasionally performs work on-site at construction work sites, office locations, and/or off-site venues. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office or remote setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally work at construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.   

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