People Governance Partner

People Governance Partner

Phoenix

Arizona-based Willmeng Construction is a 100-percent employee-owned general contractor that has been dedicated to helping our people build their "Genuine Place of Purpose" since 1977. We prioritize our exceptional company culture, which has us ranked in the Top 5 of the Phoenix Business Journal's Best Places to Work for more than a decade and made us the only Arizona construction firm on the Inc.

Best Workplaces list for three consecutive years. We have earned multiple appearances on AZ Big Media's Most Admired Companies list, and ranked No. 1 for Healthiest Employers for two consecutive years.

Our people and our culture have also created an atmosphere that encourages going above and beyond for our clients and our community. Our team's dedication to its craft has earned us NAIOP (CREDA) Arizona General Contractor of the Year six times, while at the same time donating more than $1 million annually to community organizations.

Our strategic vision focuses on supporting prelease transactions, competitively bidding projects of all sizes, and fostering our altruistic service culture by recruiting highly talented individuals of great character who want to make a genuine impact on our communities.

The People Governance Partner is responsible for ensuring the organization's People Operations practices, policies, and documentation comply with federal, state, and local employment law across all states of operation. This role partners closely with the Head of People Operations to identify regulatory changes, manage compliance risk, maintain governance documentation (handbooks, policies, recordkeeping), and support audits, investigations, and reporting. This is a hands-on role — the person will also support broader People Operations functions (employee relations, onboarding compliance, training compliance) as needed, with compliance and governance as the primary focus.

Multi-state compliance

• Monitor and interpret employment law changes across current states with employees, regardless of operations (wage & hour, paid leave, pay transparency, final pay timing, meal/rest break rules, etc.).
• Maintain state-specific handbook addenda and policy documentation; flag gaps or unresolved legal questions for Head of People Operations/legal review.
• Track new-state expansion triggers (e.g., first employee in a new state) and initiate compliance onboarding checklists.

Governance & recordkeeping

• Maintain HR compliance calendars (EEO-1, OSHA logs, ACA reporting, I-9 audits, state new-hire reporting, etc.).
• Own document retention practices for personnel files, I-9s, and required postings across all offices.
• Support internal audits of HR practices and prepare documentation for external audits when needed.

Policy & employee relations

• Draft, update, and maintain the employee handbook and standalone policies in coordination with legal counsel.
• Audit compliance regarding employee relations issues, investigations, and disciplinary actions.
• Ensure job classifications (exempt/non-exempt) are reviewed and documented consistently across states.

Training & reporting

• Coordinate mandatory compliance training (harassment prevention, safety, state-specific requirements) and track completion.
• Prepare compliance-related reporting for executive leadership (e.g., open risk items, upcoming regulatory deadlines).
• Support onboarding process compliance (offer letters, new-hire paperwork, I-9/E-Verify) across all states.

Cross-functional support

• Serve as a point of contact for field/office managers on compliance questions.
• Support broader People Ops projects (workforce analytics, comp reviews, onboarding improvements) as capacity allows.

Work environment

• Primarily office-based in Phoenix, AZ, with regular travel to satellite offices/jobsites.
• 10% travel expected.

• 3–5 years of HR generalist experience, with meaningful exposure to multi-state compliance.
• Working knowledge of FLSA, FMLA, ADA, EEO, and state-specific leave/wage laws.
• Strong documentation and organizational skills; comfortable owning compliance calendars and recordkeeping.
• Experience maintaining or…