Human Resources Assistant

Halifax Water; Halifax; On-site; CAD 58,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Halifax Water is looking for a Human Resources Assistant to support their People & Culture Team. This role involves a variety of HR functions such as recruitment, employee relations, and policy development. Ideal candidates will have a degree in a related field along with HR generalist experience. Halifax Water fosters a diverse workforce and encourages applicants from all backgrounds, offering a competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

On-the-job training

Tuition assistance

Diversity Equity and Inclusion efforts

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• University degree in a related field and CPHR designation preferred.
• HR generalist experience required, proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience in a unionized environment is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Assist in recruitment, employee relations, training, and performance management.
• Develop and implement HR programs and policies.
• Build strong relationships with employees at all levels.

Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Excel

HR generalist experience

Communication

Relationship building

Education

University degree in a related field

CPHR designation (or willingness to obtain)

Tools

HRIS system

Job description

Halifax Water is seeking a Human Resources Assistant to join the People & Culture Team. Halifax Waters goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the community we serve at all job levels. Halifax Water believes a diverse workforce positively contributes to its success and therefore encourages applications from qualified African Nova Scotians LGBTQ racially visible persons women in nontraditional positions persons with disabilities and Indigenious persons. Halifax Water encourages applicants to selfidentify in the cover letter.

A copy of the job description and minimum qualifications for this nonunion position may be viewed on our corporate website : . Interested applicants are asked to submit completed cover letters and resumes stating Competition #HW2587E by 4 : 30pm on May 21 2025 .

As part of the selection process applicants meeting minimum qualifications for the position may be required to demonstrate their knowledge skills and abilities for the position through a set of practical applications

What youll do

Responsibilities

As a Human Resource Assistant you will work in conjunction with other People & Culture team members to provide handson support in a broad range of human resources functions including recruitment and retention employee relations labour relations training and development performance management policy development and workforce planning ensuring consistency in application. You will be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with employees at all levels and communicating and delivering various HR programs and initiatives to the business. The HR Assistant will assist with the development and implementation of strategic Human Resources plans and the provision of HR support to internal clients.

What youll need

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications for this position include :

• University degree in a related field and the ideal candidate holds a CPHR (Chartered Professional in Human Resources) designation or is willing to obtain.
• Other suitable equivalent combinations of directly related formal education and experience may be considered.
• The successful incumbent has broad related HR generalist experience and is proficient with Microsoft Excel.
• Previous experience in a unionized environment along with experience with an HRIS system would be considered assets.

A little bit about us

As Atlantic Canadas Largest Water Utility our purpose is to supply and safeguard sustainable highquality water services.

Everything we do at Halifax Water is tied to our purpose. With employees who are dedicated to supplying highquality services for water wastewater and stormwater through a One Team One Water attitude we can meet the challenges of a growing population aging infrastructure and increasing regulatory compliance.

Halifax Water employees strive to be stewards of our environment and are fueled by a passion to serve our communities. Employee commitment and dedication of service mean a great deal to our customers stakeholders and to Halifax Water.

As an employee Halifax Water is proud to offer you :

• Pension & Benefits : We invest in our employees. As a member of our team you will have access to a competitive benefits package including health insurance retirement plans longterm disability paid holidays vacation sick leave fitness incentives and much more. Learn more about the benefits of working at Halifax Water on our website;
• Diversity Equity and Inclusion : We continually foster a more diverse workforce representative of our communities at all job levels. We know that a diverse workforce positively contributes to our success and the success of our community.
• Career & Professional Development : We encourage job development opportunities for all employees including onthejob training tuition assistance eLearning courses classroombased training and more.

We are committed to providing a safe and hazardfree work environment. Our employees health and wellbeing are a top priority and we promote a safetyfirst culture to provide daily healthy safe sustainable and reliable services. We take this responsibility seriously and feel immense pride in reaching beyond industry service standards.

As a public service utility operating critical infrastructure on behalf of our customers our employees are trained in Emergency Measures Operations (EMO) and Incident Command System (ICS). This type of training allows Halifax Water to respond to all emergencies from simple water main breaks to keeping customer water flowing (water wastewater and stormwater) through Hurricanes and other major natural events.

To learn more about What We Do visit Halifax Water .

Key Skills

GIS,Heavy Machinery,Hardware Sales,Access Control,Fusion,Gsm

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 58330 - 72912

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