ELYSIS – Conseiller·ère RH principal / Sr HR Advisor

Rio Tinto•Saguenay, QC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

ELYSIS is seeking a Senior HR Advisor to be based in Saguenay, Quebec. This role serves as a close HR partner to site leaders, collaborating with the HR Director and the Montreal-based HR team. The position operates in a demanding operational environment, requiring strong HR judgment, influence, and risk prevention to ensure stability, performance, and organizational maturity. As a senior HR professional, you will be the primary HR point of contact for site leaders, exercising autonomous and experienced HR judgment, acting as a trusted advisor, and intervening directly in complex people situations. You will have decision-making autonomy for on-site HR interventions, aligned with organizational guidelines and in partnership with the HR Director. The role is focused on value-added field impact, leadership coaching, and sustainable human outcomes, rather than administrative or transactional HR processes which are managed by the Montreal team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in human resources or industrial relations.
15+ years of senior HR experience with strong field exposure.
Proven expertise in labor relations, conflict management, and leadership coaching.
Demonstrated ability to operate in complex and demanding operational environments with composure, sound judgment, and emotional resilience.
Strong credibility with managers and leaders.
Excellent judgment, emotional maturity, influencing skills, and a prevention-oriented, impact-driven approach.
Ability to influence without direct authority.
Fluency in French and English, both spoken and written.
Daily collaboration with colleagues, teams, and partners outside Quebec is required.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary HR contact for all site leaders.
Frame, prioritize, and guide HR matters using senior-level judgment aligned with organizational direction.
Determine, in collaboration with the HR Director when needed, the appropriate level of intervention: direct involvement, leader coaching, or activation of broader HR levers.
Ensure a smooth, credible, and influential interface between site leaders and the global HR function.
Coach leaders in people-related decisions and difficult conversations with a firm, constructive, and respected partnership approach.
Intervene directly in highly complex or sensitive cases.
Maintain a proactive understanding of workplace climate and early warning signals on-site.
Contribute to a stable, predictable, and consistent work environment.
Promote upstream interventions to prevent escalation and enhance leadership maturity.
Act as a positive influencer beyond risk management alone.
Provide structured, field-based insights and recommendations regarding workforce flexibility and evolution.
Support leaders in anticipating and managing the human impact of upcoming transformations.
Escalate to the HR Director when structural or cross-functional decisions are required, providing clear analysis of risks, options, and human impacts.
Act as HR co-lead in collaboration with the HSE (Health, Safety, Environment) team for the Saguenay site.
Support leaders in managing sensitive situations related to psychological health and team well-being.
Contribute to reflections on operational sustainability and prevention levers.
Contribute to cross-functional HR cycles (culture, performance, talent, succession, compensation, engagement) by providing realistic field insights, evaluation of people-related and retention challenges, and a pragmatic perspective on local applicability.