Manager, HR​/Recruitment

HR Manager – Craft Operations (On-Site)

Play an integral role in leading the workforce strategies, employee experience, and People Operations activities that support the successful delivery of major industrial construction projects. As an HR Manager – Craft Operations (On-Site), you will serve as the senior People Team leader on the project, driving workforce planning, mobilization, employee relations, compliance, talent strategies, and workforce engagement for large craft populations throughout the project lifecycle.

This is a field-based leadership role located on an active industrial construction site. The successful candidate will work closely with Project Leadership, Construction Management, Craft Leadership, Workforce Development, Talent Acquisition, Payroll, Benefits, Employee Relations, client representatives, and project support teams. This is not a corporate HR position. Success in this role requires a strong site presence, the ability to build trusted relationships across a diverse workforce, and the capability to balance strategic workforce planning with day-to-day operational execution.

This highly visible role directly influences workforce productivity, employee engagement, mobilization effectiveness, retention, compliance, and overall project performance.

The HR Manager – Craft Operations is responsible for leading and managing project-based People Team activities in support of large construction and industrial operations. You will provide both strategic and operational leadership across workforce planning, talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, workforce administration, mobilization, workforce development, and demobilization activities.

Serving as the senior on-site People Team representative, you will act as a trusted advisor to Project Leadership, Construction Management, Craft Leadership, home-office People functions, and client stakeholders. You will ensure the consistent execution of People policies, workforce practices, and employment processes while supporting project objectives, workforce stability, and employee engagement.

Working across all phases of the project lifecycle, you will help ensure the project attracts, develops, retains, and mobilizes the workforce required to support safe and successful project execution.

• Leading, coaching, and developing project-based People Team personnel, including Lead People Advisors, Craft Recruiters, People Advisors, and People Administrators.
• Providing guidance on workforce planning, employee relations matters, project requirements, and People processes.
• Ensuring consistent application of company policies, procedures, standards, and workforce practices.
• Conducting regular People Team meetings, performance reviews, workload assessments, and workforce planning discussions.
• Assessing staffing requirements and allocating People Team resources to support project growth, peak workforce activity, and demobilization phases.
• Promoting collaboration between Construction, Workforce Development, Talent Acquisition, Payroll, Benefits, Employee Relations, HSE, and other support functions.

• Partnering with Project Leadership and Construction Management to forecast workforce demand, labor requirements, and mobilization schedules.
• Developing workforce strategies aligned with project execution plans and operational priorities.
• Monitoring staffing levels, labor availability, turnover, retention, workforce demographics, and hiring trends.
• Coordinating recruiting strategies and workforce plans with Talent Acquisition and operational stakeholders.
• Overseeing onboarding, orientation coordination, employee documentation, and workforce…