Human Resources Business Partner

EXP; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

EXP is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner in Burnaby, BC. You will provide HR guidance, coach managers on employee relations, and ensure compliance with provincial legislation.

The role collaborates with recruitment and other HR functions to support the full employee lifecycle. Based in Burnaby with a minimum four days per week in the office, you will lead HR projects, manage onboarding and performance processes, and maintain HR records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field.
• 5–8 years of progressive HR experience.
• Strong knowledge of BC and/or AB employment legislation.
• Experience in engineering consulting or professional services is a plus.
• Ability to work autonomously and be proactive.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud HCMS is a plus.
• Organized with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR guidance to Western Canada and coach managers on employee relations.
• Interpret and support clarification of policies and procedures as well as relevant legislation.
• Collaborate with HR centers of excellence, such as recruitment, to ensure coordination across the employee life cycle.
• Support employees on HR questions and escalate complex matters to the Director, Human Resources.
• Lead HR projects and initiatives and roll out strategic priorities.
• Ensure onboarding, performance reviews, and compensation cycles run smoothly.
• Maintain HR records and compile reports from the database.

Skills

Autonomous

Proactive

Time management

Team player

Learning new systems

Investigations

Communication

HR experience

Education

Bachelor’s in HR

Tools

Oracle Cloud HCMS

Job description

Burnaby, BC

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee‑owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

Job Description

Human Resources Business Partner

Burnaby, BC

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee‑owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

Are you ready to design your future?

Be our next Human Resources Business Partner!

Your work environment at EXP

Reporting to the Director, Human Resources, the HRBP will play a key role in providing HR guidance and support for Western Canada, including but not limited to coaching managers on employee relations, interpreting and supporting clarification of policies and procedures as well as relevant legislation, communicating and actioning strategic HR priorities. This position will be based in our Burnaby, BC office and requires a minimum office presence of 4 days per week.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Provide advice and guidance to the organization to ensure compliance with applicable provincial legislation.
• Cultivate relationships with leaders across the Western Canada group to provide strategic advice and guidance using innovative HR solutions.
• Partner with HR centers of excellence, such as recruitment, to ensure coordination and collaboration throughout the employee life cycle.
• Provide support to employees on HR questions and use sound judgement to ensure complex matters are escalated to the Director, Human Resources.
• Support day to day HR related initiatives / tasks and partner with people leaders to provide coaching, guidance, and general HR support.
• Participate and potentially lead key HR projects and initiatives and contribute to rolling out, communicating and actioning HR strategic priorities.
• Review employment practices to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures as well as provincial legislation for both British Columbia and Alberta.
• Ensure HR processes (onboarding, performance reviews, compensation cycles) run effectively.
• Maintain HCMS records and compile reports from the database.

What Your Experience Looks Like

• 5-8 years of progressive HR experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR or a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Strong knowledge and experience in working under British Columbia and/or Alberta employment legislation.
• Experience working in an engineering consulting or professional services firm considered a strong value added.
• Ability to work autonomously, extremely proactive and results driven.
• Ability to learn new systems quickly and create improved processes for efficiency (prior experience with Oracle Cloud HCMS a nice to have).
• Organized with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Must have experience conducting formal investigations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and HR systems.
• Team player and willing to assist colleagues whenever possible.

This job posting is for an existing position vacancy within our organization.

The base salary range for this role is $80,000 to $105,000. Actual compensation will be based on factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, depth of experience, professional designations, market conditions, and specific work location.

EXP subscribes to the Workplace Equity Program. Applications from women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities are encouraged. Persons with disabilities can obtain accommodation for the selection process by contacting us at the following email address: [e-mail] .

About Us

Our story

With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments.

Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP’s predecessor companies started its engineering infrastructure practice. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.

What Makes Us Different

The passion, enthusiasm, diversity and industry‑leading capabilities of our employees make us who we are. We’re committed to providing a challenging work environment that cultivates career growth, encourages creativity and rewards excellence.

Find out more about life at EXP by visiting www.exp.com .