Human Resources Manager

Build the HR function at KenHome — recruiting, onboarding, compliance, compensation, and the day-to-day people work — for a growing construction business. The role KenHome is the size where the absence of a dedicated HR function starts to show. We are hiring an HR Manager who can professionalize recruiting, onboarding, compensation, and compliance — while staying close enough to the business to be useful in the field, not just in the office. This is a broad, senior-individual-contributor role today, with a clear path to HR Director as the team grows. What you'll do Run full-cycle recruiting for non-executive roles in partnership with hiring managers; own our careers portal and candidate experience.Build and maintain the employee handbook, onboarding program, and 30/60/90 review cadence.Administer compensation, benefits, and PTO; partner with brokers at renewal.Own HRIS data hygiene; produce the monthly people metrics pack for the executive team.Lead EEOC, OFCCP (if/when applicable), ACA, and state-specific compliance — including I-9, E-Verify, and certified payroll HR components for federal work.Investigate and document employee relations issues; partner with outside counsel where appropriate.Drive DEI-in-hiring practices that are defensible on both merit and federal program grounds.Lead performance management; coach managers through difficult conversations.Partner with the COO on organizational design as new roles are added. What we're looking for 7+ years of HR experience, with at least 3 years as an HR Generalist Lead or HR Manager.Construction, engineering, manufacturing, or other blue-collar-plus-white-collar industry background strongly preferred.Working knowledge of federal labor law (FLSA, FMLA, ADA, Title VII), Texas employment law, and construction-specific compliance (Davis-Bacon, certified payroll coordination, OSHA recordkeeping partnership).Proficiency with at least one modern HRIS (Rippling, Gusto, BambooHR, Paylocity, ADP Workforce Now).Bachelor's degree; SHRM-CP / SHRM-SCP or PHR / SPHR strongly preferred.Discretion — this role sees everything. Nice to have Experience scaling HR from ~50 employees to ~200+.Prior HR work with federal primes (DBE / HUB / SDVOSB compliance experience).Bilingual English / Spanish. Benefits Medical, dental, and vision coverage (employee premium 100% covered; dependents heavily subsidized)401(k) with 4% company match, vested immediately20 days PTO + 11 paid holidays; separate sick bank12 weeks paid parental leave$3,000 annual continuing-education and certification stipendLife, AD&D, and short/long-term disabilityRelocation support for role-critical hires