Employee Relations Coordinator(HR)(Construction)

Trueline • Bastrop, LA

36d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Bilingual Human Resources (HR) Employee Relations Specialist to join the team in Rayville, Louisiana. In this role you will act as the bridge between field employees and management on a large construction project, helping to resolve employee concerns, drive retention initiatives, and support a positive site culture. This is an exciting opportunity to bring your employee relations experience and bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency to a hands on, high visibility environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant employee relations or HR experience, preferably in construction or engineering environments.
• Fluency in both English and Spanish.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams, Outlook and comfort with digital workflows.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong organizational skills, high attention to detail, ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment, able to interface with field staff, supervisors, and corporate HR.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in a construction, engineering or field operations HR role.
• Exposure to union or multi craft workforce environments.
• Experience leading or facilitating HR training programs (e.g., performance reviews, HR policy roll out).
• Demonstrated track record in retention strategy or employee engagement programs in a field workforce context.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison for employees and supervisors on site, investigating complaints, coaching, and facilitating conflict resolution.
• Walk the job site regularly to engage with employees, answer questions, assess the work environment, and escalate issues as needed.
• Advise supervisors on the application of labor laws, company policies and procedures, and ensure compliance throughout the site environment.
• Facilitate new hire orientation, annual performance review process (in collaboration with corporate HR), training for staff and supervisors, and exit interviews.
• Educate employees year round (and during open enrollment) on benefits and other HR related programs.
• Propose and implement retention strategies, improvements to the employee experience, and enhancements to HR processes as they apply in the field.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life, disability).
• Paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Opportunity to work with a respected national firm, on meaningful projects, in a bilingual employee relations capacity with a visible impact.
• A chance to build and influence site HR practices and experience in a supportive yet challenging field environment.

What This Job Offers

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