People and Culture Manager

We are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels heard and respected, and extending our culture of care so that every individual can reach their full potential. We want you to have a sense of belonging and feel valued for your contributions and the perspectives you bring.

The People & Culture Manager serves as the primary People & Culture partner for business leaders and management teams, typically supporting Director and VP level leaders. The role is responsible for translating business and people strategy into practical solutions that strengthen organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, workforce planning, employee engagement, and business performance.

Working within RES's People & Culture operating model, the P&C Manager serves as a trusted advisor and leadership coach, helping leaders navigate organizational change, talent decisions, workforce challenges, and employee relations matters. The role acts as the escalation point for complex employee relations concerns and investigations while partnering closely with Senior Strategic Partners, P&C Specialists, and Centers of Excellence to deliver integrated people solutions.

This role will be hybrid requiring a minimum of 3 days in office.

• Leadership Advisory & Coaching
  • Serve as the primary People & Culture advisor to assigned business leaders and leadership teams.
  • Build trusted partnerships and develop a deep understanding of business objectives, workforce needs, and organizational priorities.
  • Coach leaders on leadership effectiveness, accountability, employee engagement, team performance, and culture.
  • Influence and challenge leaders to make sound people and business decisions aligned with RES values and business objectives.
  • Partner with leaders to build leadership capability and create high-performing teams.
• Organizational Effectiveness & Workforce Planning
  • Facilitate workforce planning activities to ensure the business has the talent, structure, and capabilities needed to achieve strategic objectives.
  • Partner with leaders on organizational design, restructuring, role clarity, team effectiveness, and workforce optimization.
  • Assess organizational capability gaps and develop action plans to address business needs.
  • Support implementation of business transformations, reorganizations, acquisitions, integrations, and workforce transitions.
  • Utilize workforce analytics and people data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Talent Management & Succession Planning
  • Lead talent review discussions and succession planning activities for assigned client groups.
  • Partner with leaders to identify high-potential talent and critical successor pipelines.
  • Support talent assessment and organizational capability reviews.
  • Develop strategies to improve retention, engagement, leadership development, and workforce readiness.
  • Facilitate annual people processes including talent reviews, salary reviews, performance management, and engagement action planning.
• Employee Relations & Investigations
  • Serve as the escalation point for complex, sensitive, and high-risk employee relations matters.
  • Lead investigations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, ethics concerns, policy violations, and other significant workplace issues.
  • Partner with Legal and business leaders to manage risk and ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies.
  • Determine investigation outcomes and provide recommendations regarding corrective action and organizational risk mitigation.
  • Identify trends from employee relations matters and proactively implement solutions to address systemic issues.
• Change Leadership
  • Implement the people aspects of organizational change initiatives.
  • Partner with leaders to assess organizational readiness and develop change management strategies.
  • Support communication planning and leadership alignment during periods of change.
  • Coach leaders through workforce impacts associated with organizational changes and business transformation initiatives.
• Team Collaboration & Capability Building
  • Partner with Senior Strategic Partners to implement people strategies within assigned business areas.
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to P&C Specialists.
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