Talen Energy Corp

HR Business Partner

Talen Energy Corp$90K — $110K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in HR or related field
  • 8+ years of progressive HR experience in regulated industries
  • Strong understanding of employment law and HR best practices
  • Experience with labor relations, contract and grievance administration
  • Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • Ability to build trust and influence leaders
  • Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple priorities in rigorous environments
  • Certifications like PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred

Responsibilities

  • Develop relationships with leaders and employees as an HR advisor
  • Manage recruitment processes for various roles
  • Support compensation, benefits, and rewards program delivery
  • Drive performance management and talent development initiatives
  • Administer labor relations activities and grievances
  • Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations
  • Analyze HR metrics to improve organizational effectiveness

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
  • Life and disability insurance
  • 401(k) plan participation
  • Competitive vacation and sick leave
  • Supportive workplace for health and wellness
Full Job Description

Talen Energy is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to join the HR Team at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant near Berwick, PA.  In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees, providing strategic and hands-on HR support in a highly regulated environment.

The HRBP is responsible for delivering a broad range of human resources services in close collaboration with corporate and local HR teams. This position supports organizational success through expertise in employee and labor relations, talent acquisition, performance management, talent development, compensation and benefits, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and HR processes and systems.

The successful candidate will build strong relationships across the organization, influence business decisions through sound HR counsel, and help foster a safe, engaged, and high-performing workforce that supports the plant's operational and strategic objectives.

How You’ll Power the Future

At Talen Energy, your work fuels progress. In this role, you’ll do more than contribute you’ll drive meaningful change by:

  • Develop strong, collaborative relationships with business leaders and employees, serving as trusted advisor on all human resources matters, policies and processes.

  • Full-cycle recruitment for hourly and salaried roles in partnership with Talent Acquisition, including workforce planning, candidate selection, onboarding and retention strategies.

  • Support the delivery and communication of compensation, benefits, and rewards programs, ensuring consistency, compliance and a positive employee experience.

  •  Partner with leaders to drive performance management, talent development, succession planning and retention initiatives.

  • Administer labor relations activities, including collective bargaining agreement interpretation and grievance administration.

  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, company policies, and nuclear industry regulatory requirements.

  • Analyze workforce trends and HR metrics to identify opportunities that enhance organizational effectiveness and support business objectives

What You Have:

  • Bachelor's degree in HR or a related discipline

  • Eight (8) or more years of progressive Human Resources experience, preferably supporting power generation, energy, manufacturing, or other highly regulated environments.

  • Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices

  • Demonstrated Labor and Employee Relations experience, including contract and grievance administration, investigations, conflict resolution, and performance management.

  • Strong critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills.

  • Proven ability to build credibility, influence leaders, establish trust, and navigate sensitive employee matters with sound judgment and discretion.

  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and deliver results in a highly regulated, process-driven environment.

  • PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP Certification preferred

  • Ability to obtain and maintain unescorted access authorization to a nuclear generating facility.

Talen Energy offers an exceptional benefits program to its employees. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental, vision, prescription plans, life insurance, and disability insurance.  In addition, employees are eligible to participate in Talen Energy’s 401(k) plan.  Talen Energy also provides competitive vacation and sick time to its employees.

Please be aware that Talen Energy requires extensive Nuclear Power Plant background security clearance.

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Note: You will have an opportunity to add attachments to your application. Please use this opportunity to upload your resume, cover letter, and any relevant documents .

About Talen Energy Corp

Talen Energy is an American power generation and transmission company. The company was formed in 2015 as a spin-off from PPL Corporation and Riverstone Holdings. Talen Energy owns and operates power plants in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, and Montana. The company also provides energy management services to commercial and industrial customers. Talen Energy is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Learn more about Talen Energy Corp
Size
2,200 employees
Industry
Founded
2000

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