Senior Human Resources Partner

Overview

Kimley-Horn is looking for a Senior Human Resources (HR) Partner to join our Warrenville, IL office as a member of our Regional HR team! Due to the importance of building and maintaining strong employee relationships, this is an in-office opportunity.

Responsibilities

Support to Practice

• Propose solutions and engage partners in the areas of retention efforts, general employee relations support, performance management, terminations, teambuilding, complaint / conflict resolution, and career development
• Build and maintain relationships with practice staff, including office leaders and other senior leaders.
• Assist practice teams throughout the region to ensure high morale and the development of healthy teams.
• May lead the integration efforts for senior Practice Builder hires and / or Finishing Well (retirement) meetings for shareholder and non-shareholder retirements
• Conduct new hire orientations and lead the integration planning for new hires at all levels.
• Lead the coordination of regional training plans and facilitate these trainings.
• May facilitate at firmwide training programs.
• Lead HR subcommittees that have a regional and / or firmwide impact.
• Serve as a benefits point-of-contact by responding to questions and educating employees on company benefit programs
• Manage leaves of absence, including FMLA and workers’ compensation

Support to HR Team

• Oversee day-to-day operations, workload planning, and team leadership of the regional HR team.
• Directly supervise and mentor some regional HR Partners, HR Coordinators, and / or HR Assistants.
• Train other HR team members on technical aspects of the role, including tasks like the leave of absence process, exit interview process, etc.
• Lead recruiting and integration of new HR team members, primarily HRAs, HRCs, and HRPs.
• Provide support to members of the HR team on complex ER issues.
• Manage the selection process of several firmwide training programs utilizing other HR team members to execute these processes.
• Partner with HR Manager to lead annual processes like salary, class change, and annual bonus reviews.
• Ensure the quality of the HR team deliverables (., exit interviews, HRIS data) are of the highest standards.
• Lead team staff meetings : partner with HR Manager and / or fills in, as needed, in various meetings like regional team, office leader calls, etc.

Qualifications

• 9 or more years of directly related experience including employee relations experience
• Bachelors (or Master's degree) in Human Resources or related field
• Day travel is required to support the needs of the region, approximately 20%; overnight travel required occasionally
• Knowledge of federal and state labor and employment law
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and HRIS systems
• Strong interpersonal skills, including verbal communication, presentation, and relationship building
• Excellent organization and follow-through skills as well as the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with limited daily supervision
• Ability and desire to work collaboratively with team members within the region, as well as across the firm, to meet goals
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and provide excellent internal and external client service
• PHR / SPHR or SHRM-CP / SCP strongly preferred
15 days ago