HR Compliance Manager

The Opportunity

Our client is a privately owned, union testing and inspection firm — associated with Operating Engineers Local 12 and Local 3 — delivering third-party materials testing and special inspection across California, Nevada, and Utah, with experience on over 100 large-scale power projects nationwide. As they build their first dedicated HR function, this hire will own the ground-up build: safety training compliance, HR administration, and regulatory/client compliance for a 70-person, majority union-represented field workforce. This is exactly the kind of role Oak Tree exists for — a foundation being laid from the ground up, for a team that keeps critical infrastructure safe. Growth path: within the next 12–18 months, this role is positioned to cross-train into Risk Compliance leadership as part of the client's succession plan.

What You'd Own

• Talent & Onboarding
• Employee & Labor Relations
• Safety & Risk Compliance
• Licensing & Prequalification
• HR Admin & Reporting

Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Risk Management, or related field, or equivalent experience plus HR certification (PHR, SHRM-CP)
• 3–5 years of progressive HR administration, HR compliance, or safety/training compliance experience, with working knowledge of California employment law
• Track record administering training programs and auditable compliance records; LMS experience strongly preferred
• Comfortable building from scratch — process, documentation, and reporting — in a fast-moving, field-based environment
• Preferred: engineering, testing/inspection, or energy field-services background; union/labor relations exposure; familiarity with ISNetworld/Avetta/Highwire, Cal/OSHA programs, or PE/NCEES and nuclear gauge licensing

Compensation & Process

$85,000–$95,000 base, DOE, reviewed as the role expands into Risk Compliance leadership. Candidates advance through Oak Tree's structured search process — screening, client presentation, and interview support.

About Oak Tree Education Consulting
Strong Roots, Vibrant Futures. Oak Tree Education Consulting LLC is a retained direct placement search firm that partners with growing organizations — across education, nonprofit, social service, private sector, and beyond — to design roles, build HR infrastructure, and place candidates who last. Just like a great oak tree, we believe that strong careers and thriving institutions are cultivated intentionally, with deep support and a solid foundation. Beyond this search, Oak Tree is building a specialized network of HR, compliance, and operations professionals across the engineering, inspection, and field-services sector — applying here connects you to a talent pool curated for current and future direct-hire opportunities with organizations that share our commitment to equitable, people-first workplaces.