Job Description

The Human Resources Generalist supports the full employee lifecycle with a focus on recruiting, employee relations, payroll coordination, and safety compliance for designated business units within the construction industry. This role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local employment regulations – including OSHA and prevailing wage requirements – while helping to cultivate a positive and productive workplace culture.

Essential Functions

HR Operations & Recordkeeping

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date HR files, employee documentation and records in accordance with company policy and retention requirements.
• Performs periodic audits of HR files and records to ensure that all required documents are collected and filed appropriately.
• Support benefit enrollment and maintenance, and respond to employee questions regarding health, retirement, and leave programs.
• Assists with planning and execution of special events including organization-wide meetings, holiday parties, and retirement celebrations.

Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

• Lead recruitment for open positions, including sourcing, screening, interviewing and coordinating offers with business leadership.
• Build and maintain a talent pipeline for skilled trades through relationships with local trade schools.
• Coordinate pre-employment screening and maintain new hire compliance requirements.
• Manage the onboarding process, ensuring new hires complete required documentation, safety training, and jobsite orientation.

Employee Relations & Engagement

• Serve as the first point of contact for employees regarding workplace concerns, policy questions, and conflict resolution.
• Support supervisors and managers with coaching conversations, corrective actions, and performance management.
• Promote positive employee relations and assist with recognition programs, retention initiatives, and culture-building activities.

Workplace Compliance & Safety

• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommends best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.
• Partner with operational leaders to support OSHA compliance, workers compensation claims management, and incident reporting.
• Maintain accurate OSHA logs and coordinate required annual postings.
• Ensure all new hires complete safety orientations and refresher training as needed.
• Track and maintain required certifications (e.g., CPR/First Aid, equipment operation)

Payroll Administration

• Process weekly payroll data, ensuring accuracy for all employee pay groups.
• Administer prevailing wage reporting for public works project, ensuring correct fringe benefit and wage rates and maintain compliance with state prevailing wage laws.
• Support certified payroll submissions and maintain documentation for audits.

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least five years’ Human Resource experience, preferably in the construction or skilled trades industry.
• Experience with recruiting skilled trades, prevailing wage payroll, and OSHA safety compliance strongly preferred.
• PHR or SHRM-CP certification a plus

Additional Eligibility Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong note taking skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, accuracy and attention to detail, ability to prioritize effectively.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Proven track record of reliability and confidentiality.
• Ability to multitask, adapt and work efficiently in a rapidly changing dynamic environment with deadline pressures.
• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Light to moderate lifting may be required.
• Ability to sit at a computer for an extended period of time.

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