Kiewit Corporation

Field HR Manager

Kiewit Corporation$75K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related discipline preferred
  • 5+ years of progressive HR experience across multiple HR disciplines
  • 8+ years of professional work experience
  • Preferred background in the construction industry
  • Experience as an HR Business Partner, HR Manager, or HR Generalist preferred

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the main point of contact for HR-related questions and issues for employees and managers
  • Manage HR functions including employee changes, special pays, and separations
  • Plan and conduct new hire and transfer orientation and onboarding
  • Resolve HR issues in a professional and customer-focused manner
  • Ensure completion of new hire paperwork and I-9 documentation
  • Address and resolve employee concerns, fostering a positive work environment
  • Oversee performance management processes, including evaluations and development plans

Benefits

  • Top-tier medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and dependents
  • Voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Retirement plans with matching contributions
  • Generous paid time off
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 180925

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Industrial District

Department: Human Resources

Market: Industrial

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

The Field Operations HR Manager is responsible for delivering HR functions and actions aligning with business objectives at large construction project field locations. This role will work as the manager of the on-site field HR team, delivering human resource-related support for the Project team, as well as acting as an employee champion, and change agent. The HR Manager is crucial in executing and improving the "Field HR" delivery model, used throughout the entire Kiewit organization. A successful person in this role maintains an effective level of business literacy about the projects schedule of completion, key performance indices, current objectives, culture and competition.

Location

This Field Operations role will be based on a project site in the United States. Potential assignments include Abilene, TX; El Paso, TX; Point Pleasant, WV; Forsyth, GA; and Portsmouth, OH. Prior training/onboarding in Lenexa, KS may be required.

Responsibilities
• Serve as the main point of contact for employees and managers regarding HR questions, issues, and problems (phone, chat, e-mail, face-to-face interactions).
• Manages various HR functions including employee changes, special pays, leave requests, separations, and miscellaneous reporting requests.
• Plans and conducts new hire and transfer orientation and onboarding.
• Quickly and accurately resolves issues in a professional, sensitive, customer-focused manner in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Manage completion of all new hire and transfer paperwork, I-9 documentation, and required paperwork for the project. Ensures documentation is submitted and maintained through the appropriate channels.
• Address and resolve employee concerns and conflicts, ensuring a positive and productive work environment.
• Oversee performance management process for employees on the project including evaluations, feedback, and development plans.
• Manage staffing plans throughout project phases to ensure the job is adequately staffed with qualified personnel.
• Work closely with jobsite supervision on processing separations for exiting employees.
• Partner with operations to determine training needs, coordinate training across the project with multiple groups, and maintain a project-wide training calendar, providing visibility to leadership of status

Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related discipline perferred
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience, with a working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines
• 8+ years of professional work experience
• Construction industry experience preferred
• Previous experience as an HR Business Partner, HR Manager, and/or HR Generalist preferred
• Experienced HR professional who can strike a balance between systems thinking, HR program execution and process innovation
• Proven ability to take initiative and build strong and productive personal relationships
• Sound business acumen, strong analytical skills, and high attention to detail
• Ability to relocate for future growth opportunities in HR preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus #LI-AK1

Other Requirements:
  • Regular, reliable attendance
  • Work productively and meet deadlines timely
  • Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
  • Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
  • Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
  • May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.


We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

About Kiewit Corporation

Kiewit Corporation is an employee-owned Fortune 500 contractor based in Omaha, Nebraska. Privately held, it is one of the largest contractors in the world. Recent projects have included several bridge retrofittings in the San Francisco Bay Area, Interstate H-3 project in Hawaii, and building the world's largest geodesic dome at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. Along with significant mining and off-shore operations, the company also contracts small grading (dirt moving) projects for residential or commercial development.

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