HR Compliance & Employee Relations Specialist

Comprehensive Energy Services, Inc. is hiring a HR Compliance & Employee Relations Specialist.

Join an award-winning company that values people and is passionate about making a difference.

Medical, Dental, Vision, Company Paid Life Insurance, Additional Life Insurance, Paid Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Accident, Cancer, Hospital, 401 K-Match, Paid Time Off, Holiday pay, and more!

We're growing, and we're looking for a detail-oriented and experienced HR Compliance & Employee Relations Specialist to support employee relations, workplace investigations, HR compliance, performance management, employment documentation, and employment-related legal matters across multiple locations and states.

This position will work closely with employees, managers, HR leadership, and outside employment counsel. The ideal candidate is an HR professional with strong investigative, documentation, analytical, and organizational skills who can handle confidential and sensitive matters with professionalism and sound judgment. Experience with employment law or paralegal work is highly valued.

• Serve as primary HR resource to employees and managers regarding employee relations, workplace concerns, attendance, performance, conduct, and Company policies.
• Partner with managers to address employee performance and conduct concerns consistently and appropriately.
• Conduct and document workplace investigations involving complaints, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, policy violations, conflicts, and other employee concerns.
• Conduct employees and witness interviews and review relevant documentation and communications in a professional, objective and confidential manner.
• Prepare investigation summaries and recommendations for HR leadership.
• Maintain accurate, organized, and confidential investigation and employee relations files.
• Support corrective actions, performance improvement plans, written warnings, and other performance documentation.
• Identify recurring employee relations issues and potential areas of risk and elevate sensitive matters appropriately to the Head of Human Resources.

• Monitor federal, state, and local employment requirements.
• Maintain an HR compliance calendar and track required notices, filings, deadlines, and other actions.
• Assist with HR compliance audits, personnel file reviews, I-9 audits, and employment documentation.
• Research employment requirements as the Company expands into additional states.
• Maintain state-specific compliance information, policies, notices, and handbook supplements.
• Monitor changes in employment laws and regulations and communicate relevant updates to HR leadership.
• Assist with updating HR policies, procedures, forms, and employee communications.

• Serves as primary HR administrative liaison with outside employment counsel under the direction of the Head of Human Resources.
• Assist with employment-related legal matters, claims, agency charges, complaints, and litigation.
• Gather, organize, and preserve documents and information requested by counsel or government agencies.
• Assist with preparation of responses to employment-related claims and agency inquiries and regulatory research.
• Prepare timelines, chronologies, summaries, and other materials for employment matters.
• Track legal matter deadlines and follow-up items.
• Assist with litigation holds and document preservation when directed by counsel.
• Maintain confidential legal and employment matter files.

• Provide managers with guidance regarding employee relations, documentation, performance management, and Company policies.
• Assist with manager training and resources related to workplace conduct and employee relations.
• Assist with Employee Handbook and HR policy updates.
• Maintain standardized HR forms, investigation templates, corrective action forms, and other documentation.
• Track employee relations cases, investigations, corrective actions, and compliance metrics.
• Prepare reports identifying trends and areas requiring management attention.
• Support state-specific HR compliance as the Company expands.
• Research state and local employment requirements and coordinate implementation.
• Assist with handbook updates, policies, notices, and procedures.
• Maintain a centralized HR compliance matrix.
• Ensure consistent HR practices while meeting state and local requirements.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business…