Job Title: Senior HR Business Partner - Project Based
Job Summary:
Serve as the onsite human resources resource for the project team, providing strategic and hands-on HR support with a primary focus on employee relations, workplace investigations, and problem resolution. This role is a trusted advisor to project leadership and a direct, accessible resource for employees. The Sr. HRBP is responsible for identifying and resolving workplace concerns promptly, conducting thorough and impartial investigations, and promoting a respectful, compliant, and productive work environment. The role also supports performance management, policy communication, workforce mobilization/demobilization, onboarding, and benefits and wellness initiatives at the project level.
Primary Duties:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employee concerns and complaints. Provide a confidential and approachable avenue for employees at all levels to raise issues directly.
- Lead objective, thorough, and timely investigations into allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, misconduct, policy violations, and hostile work environment claims. This includes conducting interviews, gathering and evaluating evidence, documenting findings, and preparing formal investigation reports.
- Recommend and implement appropriate corrective actions, resolutions, and follow-up measures in partnership with project leadership and corporate HR as needed.
- Proactively identify employee relations trends, cultural concerns, and morale issues. Develop and implement strategies to address root causes before they escalate; involving corporate HR as needed.
- Mediate and resolve interpersonal and team conflicts, including disputes between employees, supervisors, departments, and joint venture or trade partner personnel.
- Advise and coach project leadership on leadership conduct, communication practices, and fair, consistent application of accountability and discipline.
- Ensure compliance with all company policies, as well as applicable federal, state, and local employment laws.
- Act as a strategic partner to project executives and senior management on workforce planning, organizational structure, role clarity, and people-related risks.
- Coach and support managers through the performance management process, including goal setting, documentation, and performance improvement plans.
- Oversee onsite onboarding and orientation, introducing new hires to company standards, practices, policies, and culture.
- Lead workforce mobilization/demobilization, reductions in force, and termination processes, ensuring consistency, documentation, and legal compliance.
- Deliver policy presentations and company standard briefings to onsite personnel and leadership. Topics include anti-harassment, code of ethics, and other policies and procedures as applicable.
- Coordinate and champion open enrollment, benefits communication, and wellness initiatives at the project site.
- Partner with corporate HR, recruiting, payroll, safety, and training teams to resolve timekeeping/pay discrepancies and other employee issues.
- Maintain strict confidentiality and exercise sound, independent judgment in handling sensitive matters.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive Human Resources experience, including at least four (3) years focused on employee relations and workplace investigations.
- Demonstrated experience independently conducting and documenting complex investigations, including harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims.
- Five (5) or more years of experience within construction or engineering. Prior commercial onsite project experience is strongly preferred.
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR or SPHR certification highly preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of federal and state employment law.
- Must be able to work 100% on site at the designated project location, or be based out of Dallas/Irving Texas office with onsite presence required multiple days per week.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and HRIS systems.
Yates Construction provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal and state law requirements.
Yates complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.