Human Resources Generalist

Modern Construction Services is a certified WBENC women‑owned commercial construction and facilities maintenance company headquartered in Charlotte, serving clients nationwide.

Responsibilities

• Own full‑cycle onboarding and offboarding: background checks, drug screening, I‑9s, new hire paperwork, and the new hire announcement.
• Keep personnel files and compliance documentation clean, current, and audit‑ready.
• Run 30/60/90‑day check‑ins for every new hire and keep performance evaluation cycles on schedule for every employee.
• Handle day‑to‑day benefits questions and run open enrollment logistics.
• Be the first, friendly point of contact for PTO, policy, and everyday employee questions, and know what genuinely needs to be escalated.
• Own recruiting administration: job postings, interview scheduling, extending offers, and keeping Predictive Index job targets current for every open role.
• Prepare bi‑weekly, multi‑state, multi‑site payroll for Finance approval, and back up Finance on payroll when needed.
• Execute programs leadership designs, such as the career ladder and remote‑work policy, and embody company values in interactions with office and field teams.

Qualifications

• HR generalist experience across the employee lifecycle: onboarding, offboarding, personnel files, benefits administration, and basic employee relations.
• Multi‑state, multi‑site payroll experience.
• Job costing experience (a plus).
• HRIS administration experience with a fast learning curve on new systems.
• Comfort working with both office staff and field‑based teams and the ability to earn their trust.
• Sound judgment about what to handle directly versus what to escalate, and a habit of proactive communication.
• Detail‑obsessed; ensures forms, check‑ins, and compliance work are completed accurately and on time.
• Follows established processes and anticipates issues before they become problems.
• Owns work through completion or a clean handoff.
• Enjoys moving between office staff and field crews and cares about company culture.
• Nice to have: construction or facilities experience; familiarity with Workable or a similar ATS; familiarity with Predictive Index or a similar assessment tool.

Benefits

• Annual company performance bonus.
• Full benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) plan with a 3% matching contribution.