Lakes Division HR Director

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails acting as the primary strategic Human Resources Business Partner for one Division, supporting division strategic planning and partnering with the Division President to assess, anticipate, and identify opportunities to support and maintain business growth. Leads a team of HR Business Partners who support the development, execution, and administration of people related initiatives.

• Provides support to management and staff for the implementation and administration of HNTB's HR programs and initiatives, policies and/or procedures.
• Guides managers through the execution of HR programs, processes and strategic initiatives (e.g., performance management, recruitment and selection, talent management and succession planning, compensation planning)
• Keeps abreast of changing state and national laws. Provides leadership assessment and development program to local management in strategic and day-to-day HR activities.
• Focuses on succession planning and talent development by partnering with senior management and HR Learning and Development to identify key candidates and create a strategy for the development of selected internal staff.
• Consults with employees and managers to address root causes of human resources and business performance issues, making recommendations and implementing solutions to resolve and mitigate issues.
• Conducts all, including the most complex, employee relations investigations either independently or with the assistance of legal counsel; proactively identifies HR issues, develops solutions and involves the appropriate resources to ensure a fair, positive and timely resolution.
• Accountable for developing and implementing processes, covering HR related issues to ensure compliance with federal, state and company HR policies and regulations.
• Influences and encourages a learning environment/training that provides the necessary tools, education and materials to management and employees through workshops for continuous improvement.
• Protects interests of employees and the company in accordance with HR policies and governmental laws and regulations.
• Increases efficiency of recruiting process; participates with Leadership Team in evaluating staff needs based on the business plan and where necessary, the cost effective sourcing of external candidates; collaborates with the Recruiting Manager to ensure company interviewing and hiring standards are uniformly applied.
• Leads division HR team ensuring consistency and collaboration across the division and within the HR function.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field and 10 years of relevant human resources experience.

• Recognized as a key partner, able to "think with" not "think for" business.
• Able to challenge the thinking of business leaders in a way the provokes innovation and value creation to meet long range objectives.
• Thinks creatively in seeking solutions to problems, making decisions & integrating new ideas with current approaches. Critically address complex problems through a client-centric approach that aligns with HNTB objectives.
• Develops approaches and solutions that are linked to HNTB’s business strategy and goals for optimal performance.
• Understand external issues key risk indicators (KRI), that could have potential talent risks (e.g. competition, talent availability, succession risk).
• Understands the individual goals, objectives and motives of stakeholders and can navigate conflicting priorities to reach consensus and develop solutions in the best interest of the firm.
• Maintains a client-centric, “one HR” mindset in collaborating across HR to deliver a global, unified experience for the business. Leverages cross-functional teams and collaboration with other business…