Bilingual HR Generalist

Tellepsenbuilderslp•Houston, TX

About The Position

Tellepsen is seeking an experienced Bilingual HR Generalist to join their growing team. This is a hands-on role responsible for maintaining accurate and timely core HR operations across Tellepsen Corporation and its operating companies, supporting both professional and craft workforces. The role requires flexibility and adaptability, comfortable shifting between employee-facing, compliance, analytical, and administrative tasks. Fluent English and Spanish communication is essential, along with strong HR judgment, attention to detail, a sense of urgency, and the confidence to support employees and leaders at all levels.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Behavior, or a related field.
5+ years of progressive HR experience across broad Generalist responsibilities.
Bilingual English/Spanish required, with the ability to communicate HR information clearly in both languages.
Working knowledge across multiple HR disciplines: employee relations, onboarding, compliance, benefits administration, employee lifecycle transactions, and federal and state employment law.
Familiarity with Texas Workforce Commission unemployment and state reporting processes.
Experience facilitating orientations, training, or presentations for employee groups.
Knowledge of Viewpoint or a comparable HRIS, plus Microsoft Word and Excel.
Ability to handle sensitive employee information with confidentiality and sound judgment.

Nice To Haves

Construction industry experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with HR leadership to execute HR initiatives, policies, and programs across professional and craft employee populations.
Serve as a primary day-to-day HR resource for employees and managers, providing guidance on policies, programs, and workplace matters, monitoring HR communication channels, and escalating complex issues appropriately.
Own and continuously improve onboarding for professional and craft employees, and facilitate new-hire orientation — presenting HR policies, benefits, and expectations to groups in both English and Spanish.
Support employee relations by gathering information, documenting concerns, assisting with investigations, preparing HR documentation, and coaching employees and front-line leaders on routine matters.
Coordinate employee lifecycle transactions — promotions, pay changes, transfers, status and organizational changes, and terminations — reviewing each for accuracy, approvals, documentation, and compliance.
Manage core compliance activities, including Form I-9 audits and employment eligibility documentation, required policy acknowledgements, and other assigned tasks — completed accurately and on time.
Manage Texas Workforce Commission unemployment claims, including documentation, responses, deadlines, and support for hearings or appeals.
Support federal, state, and company reporting and HR audits; complete employment verifications; and coordinate garnishment setup with Payroll — all accurately and within deadline.
Maintain accurate, compliant employee records and HR data through sound document management and retention, and review regularly to catch and resolve gaps or errors.
Provide first-level benefits support — eligibility, enrollment, qualifying life events, and routine questions — and support open enrollment and other company-wide HR initiatives.
Partner cross-functionally with Payroll, Accounting, Operations, Recruiting, and Training & Development to execute employee-related processes accurately and on time, while keeping HR ownership of the underlying process and documentation.
Identify process gaps, compliance risks, and opportunities to improve efficiency; recommend practical solutions; and use sound judgment on when to add structure, escalate risk, or improve a process.