Director of Human Resources

EnSiteUSA • Houston, TX

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About The Position

EnSite is hiring a Director of Human Resources to report directly to the CEO and lead the people function supporting the company’s growth. The role partners with the CEO to recruit senior engineers, surveyors, inspectors, and project leaders with established client relationships, while building and owning the systems for onboarding, deploying, and offboarding a large, rotating temporary full-time field workforce. The Director leads the existing HR and benefits team, owns compensation and the annual bonus process with the CEO and CFO, and oversees compliance across a multi-state workforce. The position offers a pathway to grow into Vice President of People at EnSite.

The Director owns professional recruiting from sourcing through offer and close, including pipeline development, search firm relationships, offer negotiation, and recruiting metrics. For field employees, the role develops hiring and project-based workforce processes, maintains a rehire bench, collaborates on headcount planning, and works to improve retention and redeployment.

The role leads annual compensation reviews, bonus pool recommendations, salary-band development, and administration of the management incentive equity program. It also leads benefits administration and broker relationships, compliance and reporting, employee relations, HR policies, performance management, and the ADP HRIS. The Director supports retention, organizational design, and people integration for acquired businesses.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Ten or more years of progressive HR experience, including at least two years as a Director or Head of HR.
• Demonstrated success recruiting senior, revenue-producing professionals in a professional services, engineering, or technical services firm; candidates should be able to describe specific hires they sourced and closed and the results those hires produced.
• Experience managing a high-volume hourly or field workforce with frequent onboarding and offboarding.
• Expertise in multi-state employment law and wage and hour matters.
• Experience designing and administering compensation structures and bonus plans.
• Experience leading and building an HR team.
• Executive presence and judgment, including the ability to advise a CEO directly and handle sensitive matters with discretion.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in HR, business, or a related field.
• SHRM-SCP or SPHR certification.
• Background in engineering, surveying, pipeline and utility services, oilfield services, or construction.
• Experience at a private equity-backed or high-growth company.
• Experience with incentive equity or profits interest programs.
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now or a comparable HRIS.
• Experience with operator qualification and contractor compliance platforms such as ISNetworld, Veriforce, Avetta, or similar.
• Experience with people integration in acquisitions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CEO to identify, approach, and recruit senior engineers, surveyors, inspectors, and project leaders with established client relationships in utility, pipeline, power, and infrastructure markets.
• Build and maintain a live pipeline of target professional hires by market and service line; conduct direct outreach, manage search firm relationships where used, and support the CEO in closing candidates.
• Structure and negotiate senior-hire offers, including base pay, bonus, sign-on arrangements, and participation in the incentive equity program, with the CEO and CFO.
• Own the professional hiring process from sourcing and screening through interview design, references, offer, and close.
• Report on professional-hiring pipeline, time-to-hire, offer acceptance, and first-year retention.
• Design and own onboarding and offboarding for temporary full-time field employees, including employment documentation, screening, safety orientation, operator qualification, contractor-platform enrollment, equipment issue and return, and final pay.
• Maintain a rehire bench to redeploy proven field personnel quickly on new project awards.
• Work with survey, inspection, and engineering leaders on headcount planning based on backlog and project schedules.
• Improve field workforce turnover and rehire rates through onboarding, communication, and crew management practices.
• Own the annual compensation review and year-end bonus pool process with the CEO and CFO, including pool sizing, allocation recommendations, approvals, and communication.
• Build and maintain salary bands by role, market, and geography, using industry benchmarks to support hiring and retention.
• Administer the management incentive equity program with the CEO, CFO, and outside counsel, including grant documentation, election tracking, participant onboarding, and recordkeeping.
• Lead and develop the HR and benefits team, set priorities, build capacity, and add recruiting resources as EnSite grows.
• Own the benefits program and broker relationship, including open enrollment, the 401(k) audit, ACA reporting, non-discrimination testing, and EEO-1 reporting.
• Ensure employment compliance across more than 40 states, including wage and hour practices, FMLA, ADA, I-9, and multi-state registrations and notices.
• Serve as the employee-relations point of contact, handling investigations, manager coaching, discipline, and terminations.
• Own the employee handbook, HR policies, and performance management process.
• Own the ADP HRIS and drive automation, data quality, and reporting.
• Build retention programs for key employees, conduct exit interviews, and act on findings.
• Partner with the CEO on organizational design as EnSite grows and integrates acquisitions.
• Lead people integration for acquired businesses, including harmonization of benefits, policies, compensation, and systems.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and annual performance bonus tied to individual performance and company results.
• Eligibility for EnSite’s long-term incentive program.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Company-paid life and disability insurance.
• HSA with employer contribution.
• 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off and company holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director