HR Director

Lochner•Dallas, TX

34d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lochner, an Egis company is a global consulting and engineering firm working in construction, transport and mobility services. Joining our Group and its over 22,000 employees means, above all, sharing our values as a people-first company, strongly committed to sustainability and innovation. As one of the world’s leading consultancy, construction engineering and operating firms, we hold ourselves responsible for today’s biggest challenges; fighting climate change, the digital transition and meeting the needs of growing populations. We do this by designing smart, green infrastructure, transport and buildings, creating a sustainable future for communities everywhere. Are you ready to join us on this journey? As a people-centric company, Lochner’s purpose is to empower our team to put their knowledge to work, enhancing communities across the US. To achieve this, we hire candidates of all experiences and skillsets because amazing things happen when people with diverse backgrounds come together to solve problems. We believe collaboration is more than a buzz word — it is a guiding principle in which every point of view is valued and heard and is the driving force in delivering our best work. At all levels of the organization, we foster an entrepreneurial spirit and culture of autonomy to advance our strategic vision and continually seek our next success story. We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner Director with 15+ years of HR experience to help with a growing business in the US. This role partners with senior leaders across design, engineering, project management, and construction operations to translate business strategy into people strategy, drive workforce planning for complex project-based environments, and deliver pragmatic, compliance minded HR solutions that improve performance, retention and culture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or other related field; SHRM-SCP, SPHR or other senior level certification preferred.
15+ years human resources and 10+ years HRBP experience, highly skilled in partnering with leadership to formulate strategic business goals.
Demonstrated experience driving organizational change initiatives, developing work force plans, and influencing business leaders.
High ethical standards, confidentiality and resilience in high-pressure environment.
Proficiency with data analytics and HR systems (Oracle HCM and SmartRecruiters experience a plus).
Working knowledge of employment, tax and benefits regulations across the Americas or proven experience partnering with local legal/tax experts.
Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
Excellent relationship building, influencing and change-management skills.

Nice To Haves

SHRM-SCP
SPHR
Oracle HCM experience
SmartRecruiters experience

Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership Act as a trusted partner to business unit leaders on organization design, workforce planning, change management, and people risks tied to project delivery and commercial objectives.
Assesses HR Implications of the business strategy, identifies opportunities and uses the industry and market mindset to further meet business needs and designs solutions.
Champions the Regional and Global HR Strategy, ensuring proposed HR programs are viable to the business.
Compensation & Rewards Partner with compensation to develop market-aligned pay structures, incentive, retention and recognition programs.
Performance & Career Framework Design and implement performance management, competency frameworks, career pathways and succession planning.
Employee Relations & Investigations Lead complex employee relations cases, disciplinary processes and investigations with sound judgement, and legal compliance.
Change management & Culture Understands change management concepts and organizational objectives needdto drive execute transformation and talent priorities.
Drive culture initiatives supporting safety, collaboration between office/site teams, client focus and inclusion across multi-disciplinary teams.
Support major transformations, integrations (mergers, reorganizations, systems).
Learning & development Identify critical capability gaps (technical, leadership, safety culture) and build development programs, mentoring and on-the-job learning aligned to project lifecycle needs.
Helps to develop talent solutions based on business objectives.
Risk & compliance Ensure HR practices comply with employment law (state and federal), health & safety and immigration requirements relevant to multi-jurisdictional projects.
HR analytics & insights Applies data interpretation and analysis to understand business and organizational challenges to design solutions.
Use people data and project KPIs to influence decisions — attrition trends, bench capacity, billable utilization, time-to-fill and diversity metrics.
Coach & capability building Mentor HR generalists and HR coordinators; elevate HR service delivery and subject-matter expertise within the function.
Coaches senior leadership to drive engagement with the business or function.
Team Leadership and Development Build and lead a high-performing team, providing guidance and support for career growth.
Foster a culture of continuous learning development.