Human Resources Business Partner

Centuri Group is a utility infrastructure enterprise operating throughout the US and Canada, safely delivering gas, electric, and utility services. We invest in employee development and value unique skills, perspectives, and backgrounds, providing a stable foundation for continuous growth and career opportunities.

About the Role

As a Human Resources Business Partner, you will serve as a trusted advisor to operational leaders, support departments, supervisors, and employees across union and non-union environments. This role requires a strategic mindset, sound HR judgment, and a strong focus on compliance and HR best practices to help leaders make effective people decisions that support business objectives. You will build strong relationships while maintaining an independent HR perspective, providing candid counsel, identifying risk, and challenging decisions when necessary to ensure fairness, consistency, and compliance.

This is a highly people-facing role based in Berlin, Connecticut. Initially, an in-office presence five days per week is required. Following successful training and acclimation, flexibility for remote work up to two days per week may be available based on business needs. Occasional travel to Springfield, Massachusetts, and Woodbridge, Connecticut is required to support employee relations, onboarding, New Hire Orientation, and other workforce needs. You will report to the Regional HR Manager.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted HR advisor to assigned operational teams and support departments, developing a strong understanding of business priorities and workforce needs.
• Counsel and coach leaders on employee relations, performance management, policy interpretation, organizational change, and other people matters.
• Influence and appropriately challenge leaders when proposed decisions may create compliance, employee-relations, consistency, or organizational risk.
• Promote consistent application of company policies, collective bargaining requirements, employment laws, and HR best practices.
• Manage employee-relations matters from intake through resolution, including workplace investigations, documentation, risk assessment, and recommended actions.
• Build productive relationships with employees, management, and union representatives and serve as an effective liaison when workplace matters arise.
• Partner with Operations and Talent Acquisition on workforce planning, recruiting, candidate selection, and current and future staffing needs.
• Build relationships with technical schools, trade organizations, military organizations, and other strategic talent sources.
• Lead New Hire Orientation and support effective employee onboarding.
• Coach leaders on performance management, corrective action, documentation, and other management practices.
• Facilitate HR and management training and support organizational change initiatives.
• Analyze workforce data and trends—including turnover, retention, staffing, hiring sources, and time to fill—to identify risks and recommend improvements.
• Maintain accurate HRIS records, personnel documentation, and employee-relations case records.
• Coordinate leaves of absence, return-to-work activities, unemployment claims, and employee benefits support.
• Maintain a visible presence with the workforce and proactively identify opportunities for HR support.
• Travel periodically to Springfield, Massachusetts, and Woodbridge, Connecticut, to support employee relations, onboarding, and other HR needs.
• Perform other responsibilities and HR initiatives as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of progressive HR experience, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• HR Generalist or HR Business Partner experience supporting leaders and employees in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Union and/or labor-relations experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of employment laws, HR compliance, employee relations, and core HR disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to assess risk, exercise sound judgment, and provide practical HR recommendations.
• Confidence to influence without authority, deliver difficult messages, and appropriately challenge leaders when needed.
• Strong employee-relations, investigation, consultation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to balance employee needs, compliance requirements, and operational business priorities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build credibility at all levels.
• Experience with HR systems; SAP and/or SuccessFactors knowledge is beneficial.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, work through ambiguity, and exercise appropriate independent judgment.
• High degree of professionalism, discretion, integrity, and confidentiality.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• 401K with Company Match
• Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Vacation/Sick Time and Paid Holidays
• Potential Bonus Opportunities
• Career Development Opportunities
• Employee Discounts
• Weekly Payroll

Schedule

Position is based in Berlin, Connecticut and initially requires five days per week in the office. Following successful training and acclimation, remote work up to two days per week may be available based on business needs. Occasional travel to Springfield, Massachusetts, and Woodbridge, Connecticut is required. Work is primarily performed in an office environment with periodic presence in warehouse, field, and construction-site environments. Flexibility in work schedule may occasionally be required to address employee or operational needs. Mobility is required within office, warehouse, and construction-site environments, with the ability to occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.