Regional Director, Human Resources

Green Infrastructure Partners•St. John's, NL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Vice President HR Business Advisory, the Regional Director, Human Resources provides strategic and operational HR leadership across all locations in Eastern Canada. This role is accountable for setting the direction, standards, and priorities for HR Business Partnering support and for leading a team of HR professionals across the region. Working in close partnership with Operations leadership, this role ensures consistent, compliant, and effective people practices that support safe operations, positive employee relations, strong leadership capability, and an engaged workforce. The Director plays a critical role in translating company people strategy into practical, site ready execution while bringing operational realities back into corporate HR strategy and decision making.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business Administration, or a related field.
10+ years of progressive HR Leadership experience, with significant experience supporting multi site, unionized and non-unionized environments.
Demonstrated experience leading HR team members (regional or site based) and influencing senior operational leadership.
Strong knowledge of labour relations, employment legislation, and HR best practices in unionized environments.
Proven ability to balance strategic thinking with hands on, practical execution.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data to drive decisions and measure the effectiveness of HR programs.
Strong leadership presence, sound judgment, and the ability to navigate complex and sensitive issues.
Demonstrated experience in leading and developing high-performing HR teams
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities and multiple stakeholders.
Experience in working in acquisitive environments with experience in facilitating company acquisitions from a people perspective.
Willingness and ability to travel regularly across the region.

Nice To Haves

Bilingualism is an asset.

Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership and direction for HR support across the region, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with company strategy.
Acts as the senior HR advisor to Operations leadership on workforce planning, employee relations, leadership effectiveness, and organizational change.
Balance enterprise standards with local operational needs, ensuring solutions are practical, scalable, and sustainable.
Lead, coach, and develop the HR team across the region.
Set clear expectations, priorities, and performance standards for the HR team.
Build strong bench strength and succession plans for HR roles within the region.
Collaborate with the SVP Labour Relations to ensure unionized work sites and Major Projects are performing work in a positive productive manner utilizing labour relations best practices.
Ensure consistent, fair, and legally compliant approaches to investigations, discipline, and conflict resolution across all sites.
Champion positive employee relations across the region.
Partner with Operations and corporate HR teams to strengthen leadership capability at all levels within the region.
Oversee talent planning, succession management, and leadership pipeline development for Operations leadership roles.
Support executive and senior leadership recruitment for Operations roles, as required.
Ensure compliance with employment legislation, collective agreements, company policies, and industry regulations across all sites.
Partner with Total Rewards, Health & Safety, Corporate Human Resources and Labour Relations and Legal to proactively manage people related risk.
Monitor trends and risks related to turnover, engagement, absenteeism, grievances, and compliance, and recommend mitigation strategies.
Review and analyze key HR and workforce metrics for the region and use insights to drive continuous improvement.
Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and strengthen HR processes within Operations.
Lead or support cross functional initiatives that improve the employee and leader experience.