Sr. Human Resources Generalist

City of Missouri City•Missouri City, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position in the City’s Department of Human Resources & Organizational Development (HR/OD). An individual in this position will provide professional, administrative, analytical, and technical support for civil service and non-civil service employees on behalf of the HR/OD Department.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field, from an accredited college or university
At minimum three (3) years of relevant professional experience required.

Nice To Haves

Equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

Serves as a primary HR liaison to Department Heads and City leadership; provides guidance on policy interpretation, employee relations, and workforce planning while routing specialized inquiries to appropriate subject matter experts.
Leads HR process improvement initiatives, special projects, and citywide training programs; analyzes operational challenges to recommend and implement effective HR solutions.
Acts as the initial point of contact for employee relations concerns, leading or assisting with intake, preliminary fact-finding, and the coordination of neutral workplace investigations.
May assist in the coordination of the full-lifecycle recruitment and onboarding for both Civil Service and non-Civil Service positions, ensuring strict adherence to statutory provisions, entry and promotional examination rules, and local charter requirements.
Partners with hiring departments to process personnel transactions, including recruitments, offer letters, promotions, transfers, and demotions within HR systems.
Facilitates comprehensive onboarding, and New Employee Orientation—including materials preparation, policy instruction, data entry, and post-hire follow-up.
Executes advanced, high-level personnel changes, complex status adjustments, and payroll-related transactions in City HRIS databases with a high degree of accuracy.
Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of federal, state, and local employment regulations (including Texas Civil Service rules, if applicable) to ensure organizational policy, process, and practice remain fully compliant; liaises with legal counsel as needed.
Responds to employee, leadership, and public inquiries in a timely manner; drafts clear, professional correspondence and administrative reports.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Subject to 24-hour recall.