Sr. HR Generalist

Lakeside HR Group • Maple Grove, MN

10d • $100,000 - $125,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Lakeside HR Group has been engaged by our client to recruit a Senior Human Resources Generalist to join their team. Our client is a family-owned enterprise with over 60 years of history and investment in our industry and communities. Their core business is diversified highway and heavy civil contracting – managing major highway, bridge, and earthwork projects like the recent I-94 rebuild between Maple Grove and Rogers, and the 494 expansion in Bloomington. They have also managed, or joint ventured several light rail transit projects in the Twin Cities. They have affiliated companies providing aggregate and asphalt materials, steel pipe and rebar coating, and real estate investments. They are known for their ethics and respectful work culture and recognized by their customers and business partners as an organization that is great to do business with and delivers what they promise. The Senior Human Resources Generalist is a strategic partner and subject matter expert in HR practices, policies, recruitment, leave administration, and workforce strategies that contribute to the operation of the business such as leadership and employee development. The Sr. HR Generalist works closely with leaders and team members on performance management to promote a high-performance culture and ensure compliance with policies and employment laws. This role also provides work direction and leadership to HR team members to coach and develop them and is integral in promoting a culture that embraces the Core Values.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, a related field, or equivalent combination of education, training, and related experience.
• At least five years of related experience in an individual contributor role, one year in a leadership capacity; industry related knowledge a plus.
• Thorough understanding of and ability to enforce federal, state, local, and company employment regulations; including, knowledge of the industry regulatory requirements.
• Excellent verbal/written communications and interpersonal skills, with both external and internal colleagues at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to manage individual contributors.
• Aptitude to deliver results and influence behaviors indirectly and through relationships.
• Collaborative, collegial, and cooperative team player.
• A proven ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Ability to assess, attract, and develop talent.
• Experience in outreach strategies to build candidate pipelines.
• Promote and support the enterprise vision and values.
• Proven ability to deliver training and interact with large audiences to share information.
• Exceptional skills in negotiation and conflict resolution.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Self-motivated and organized, with the ability to establish priorities, meet deadlines, exercise independent judgment, and make solid business decisions to achieve results.
• Work closely with Safety team to promote health and safety awareness/education to employees.
• Proficient with the use of Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Familiar with HR technology and adept at enhancing automated processes to streamline workflow.
• Ability to travel in the domestic U.S. for short periods of time on an infrequent basis estimated at 5%.

Nice To Haves

• Construction industry experience and understanding of construction business operations
• Understanding of family-led business culture and priorities
• Experience in a similar-sized private company
• Current or recent experience in a HR leadership role

Responsibilities

• Supervision & Mentorship: Lead, coach and develop the HR team members, leaders, and employees across the Enterprise.
• HR Strategy & Programs: Design, launch and manage initiatives organization-wide to ensure that they are competitive, develop capability and deliver results.
• Recruitment & Outreach: Contribute to the candidate and new hire experiences through effective outreach and onboarding strategies.
• Reward Strategy: Ensure that their compensation data remains current and their benefits are competitive.
• Retention and Engagement: Create innovative ways to engage their team members in the work that they perform.
• Technology & Metrics: Apply systems to promote efficiencies and measure results to inform decision-making.
• Compliance: Manage the Employee Relations and reporting function to ensure timely and thorough investigations, as needed, with effective remedies to resolve matters and proactively address trends.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, target range $100,000 to $125,000.
• Incentive plan eligible.
• A generous benefits package including medical, dental, employer paid Life/AD&D/LTD, Short-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, 401(k), Voluntary Life/AD&D and vision.
• A Responsible Time Off (RTO) plan that gives our team the flexibility to take time off responsibly, including 6 recognized holidays and 2 scheduled floating holidays.
• The chance to work with an organization that lives their core values.

What This Job Offers

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