HR Generalist

About the Role

Balfour Beatty seeks an HR Generalist to join our team in Dallas, TX. This is an in-office position. The HR Generalist provides a wide range of HR process support to the department and company. In addition, this individual maintains and builds knowledge and skills in all HR disciplines: employee orientation and recruitment, compensation and benefits, EEO, legal requirements for employers, and training and development.

Essential Functions

• Collaborates with key personnel to develop and implement appropriate employee recruiting tools and processes.
• Teaches or coaches others to use company selection tools, methods, and processes, such as competency-based interviews, background/reference checks, substance abuse testing, etc.
• Manages aspects of company's hiring due diligence practices such as substance abuse testing, background and credit checking, etc. Ensures preemployment screens are successfully completed prior to onboarding new employees; when appropriate, present case to management with recommendations. Follows through with adverse action process.
• Supports management by serving as an employee relations specialist.
• Interprets HR policies and employment law for employees and managers, and coaches them to ensure consistency, effectiveness, and compliance.
• Supports campus recruiting process: on-campus recruiting, planning, coordination, participation; assist with intern and new graduate offers.
• Designs, implements, and facilitates assigned curriculums, training topics (technical and behavioral), and organization training initiatives.
• Reviews, executes and manages third party vendor contracts; ensures services rendered align.
• Audits various documents and processes.
• Reports on various HR function metrics (hires, terminations, trends, training, overall activity, etc.)
• Manages assigned areas of organization development and performance management including assisting with administration of one-on-one coaching of management and employees to increase effectiveness/results of the performance assessment process.
• Conducts New Employee Orientation. Ensures all necessary new hire paperwork is completed and follows up with supervisors to ensure compliance with payroll deadlines.
• Oversees the exit interview process: ensures terminated employees are interviewed, completes random verbal exit interviews, compiles monthly results for executive review, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field and at least 2 years experience in Human Resources or related field or 6 years of progressive, relevant Human Resources experience.
• Able to build rapport with all levels of staff; can clearly put into words people's strengths and limitations and accurately project what people are likely to do in various situations.
• Able and willing to face challenges and change with energy and composure while producing results and effectively managing conflict.
• Excellent communication, organization, presentation, facilitation and conflict resolution skills are essential.
• Able to relate well and create effective customer-focused relationships with all organization levels.
• Able to organize people, tools, equipment, and other resources and orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish desired results.
• Able to independently make decisions and recommendations under tight deadlines with composure, occasionally in the face of incomplete information.
• Capable of maintaining confidential information.
• Act in a manner of integrity that shows support for the company, its values, and the employees, while maintaining constant focus on meeting/exceeding customer requirements and expectations.
• Strong computer skills in word processing, spreadsheet, scanning, database and presentation communication software. Demonstrates proficiency using a personal computer (PC) and company communication tools, such as email, internet, and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office, Outlook).

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus