Essential Utilities, Inc.

Human Resources Business Partner III

Essential Utilities, Inc.$85K — $110K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of HR experience in mid-sized or larger companies.
  • Bachelor's degree in business, HR, labor relations, or related field.
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel; capability to build financial models.
  • Ability to manage conflict and creatively problem-solve.
  • Experience leading projects and setting priorities to achieve results.
  • Demonstrated capability in building senior level relationships and influencing stakeholders outside of HR.
  • SPHR/PHR certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead people strategies in partnership with leadership to meet business objectives.
  • Create and execute employee relations strategies to enhance engagement within the organization.
  • Address HR strategies for unionized workforce integration and management post-acquisition.
  • Advise leaders on various HR topics including performance management and workforce planning.
  • Stay informed on labor issues to ensure positive labor relations.
  • Provide support for employee and labor relations, enhancing performance and collaboration.
  • Conduct thorough investigations following employee complaints or grievances.
  • Work with leadership on succession planning initiatives.
  • Collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence to develop innovative workplace solutions.
  • Analyze employment data to identify trends and propose enhancements to employee experience.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for strategic partnership with senior leadership.
  • Engagement in high-impact HR initiatives that align with business goals.
  • Exposure to complex employee and labor relations issues.
  • Professional development through collaboration with HR experts and subject matter specialists.
  • Ability to influence organizational decisions and craft viable solutions.
  • A supportive role that enhances communication and collaboration across teams.
Full Job Description
Step into the role of HR Business Partner III, a strategic partner who collaborates with key business leaders to drive HR initiatives that align with bold business objectives. This position puts you at the heart of the action - serving as a strategic consultant to management on human resource related issues, expertly handling complex employee and labor relations issues, while assessing, anticipating, and resolving HR related needs. You must be able to forge partnerships across the business to deliver value added service to management and employees that are aligned with the business objectives of the organization.

Beyond mastering HR, you'll dive deep into the business, influencing decisions to achieve standout results, crafting creative solutions to tricky challenges, and leveraging your analytical skills to create impactful financial and economic models.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
  • Develop and lead the people strategies for the business segment in partnership with the leadership team to achieve desired business objectives.
  • Develop and lead employee relations strategy ensuring continuously improving employee engagement while achieving the objectives of the business.
  • Develop and lead the business segment's strategy with respect to its unionized workforces as well as unionized workforces acquired through acquisition.
  • Provides guidance to leaders on a range of HR topics including coaching, counselling, performance management, career development, compensation, workforce planning, etc.
  • Maintain knowledge of labor/union issues and best practices to promote positive labor relations.
  • Provide employee and labor relations support, counseling employees and managers on ways to improve performance and collaboration.
  • Conduct investigations in response to complaints from various sources.
  • Partner with leadership to develop succession plans.
  • Work collaboratively with subject matter experts in HR Centers Of Excellence, including benefits, HRIS, talent acquisition, payroll, and compensation to develop creative solutions, programs, and policies to create a workplace where talented people want to come, stay and thrive.
  • Track and analyze relevant employment related data, identify trends and engagement opportunities, and propose creative solutions to enhance employee experience.


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
  • Advanced knowledge of all aspects of human resources, including, but not limited to, employee and labor relations, organizational design, workforce planning, employment law, human resource best practices, HR policies and procedures, etc.
  • Ability to quickly understand the organizational structure, practices, and interdepartmental communications.
  • Demonstrated business acumen and a willingness to lead and effect change
  • Demonstrated personal leadership
  • Demonstrated executive presence and in depth experience working with senior management
  • Experienced in Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and Workday.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal, listening, public speaking).
  • Ability to develop creative and effective solutions with confidential, sensitive, and complex variables


EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

  • 7+ years of human resources experience in mid-sized or larger company.
  • Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, labor relations, or related field.
  • Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills and demonstrated ability to build financial models.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage conflict and creatively and effectively problem-solve.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead projects, set priorities, and achieve results.
  • Demonstrated ability to build senior level relationships and influence others in functions outside of HR to achieve the appropriate business result.
  • Travel approximately 10% to work sites of Essential Utilities.
  • SPHR/PHR certification a plus.


About Essential Utilities, Inc.

Essential Utilities, Inc. is a regulated utility holding company that provides water and wastewater services to more than 5 million people in 10 states across the United States. The company's subsidiaries include Aqua America, which provides water and wastewater services in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Georgia, and Peoples, which provides natural gas distribution services in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Essential Utilities was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Learn more about Essential Utilities, Inc.
Size
2 employees
Market Cap
$12.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$284.8 million
5 Year Trend
+18%
Revenue
$1.4 billion

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