Senior HR Business Partner

April 2, 2025

Founded in 1956, BPA is a consulting engineering firm that specializes in buildings for institutional, commercial, multi-unit residential, and industrial markets. With a Canada-wide presence, we offer our clients expertise in mechanical and structural engineering, electricity and power, sustainable development and energy efficiency, telecommunications, security, building automation, acoustics, food service, and commissioning.

Motivated by our values of integrity, excellence, accomplishment, and passion, we will fully accomplish our mission: To build a sustainable future. Our team is growing and we are looking for a Senior HR Business Partner to join our office in Toronto or Ottawa.

Reporting to the Vice President of Talent and Culture, the HR Business Partner (HRBP) plays a key role in the strategic support of assigned team managers and drives culture and HR initiatives. As a true generalist, the individual serves as both a strategic and operational partner for managers and employees, ensuring proactive management aligned with the organization's priorities.

Main Responsibilities:

1. Influence and guide managers and local leadership to implement HR strategies aligned with business objectives.
2. Act as a change agent and ambassador for the HR vision while staying attuned to the realities of the business.
3. Optimize and deploy the implementation of programs such as workforce planning, succession management, compensation management, performance management, across the various units to which they are assigned.
4. Collaborate with the Talent team to develop and implement recruitment strategies, and, when necessary, take on certain local recruitment mandates.
5. Support and advise managers and employees on HR-related issues: labor relations, professional development, performance, work environment, to foster a positive and engaging workplace.
6. Lead and actively participate in the continuous improvement of HR practices and processes.
7. Ensure compliance with HR programs, policies, and applicable laws, while providing recommendations for improvements.
8. Coordinate or lead training and skills development activities based on local needs.
9. Analyze HR metrics to diagnose organizational issues and propose concrete action plans to management.
10. Continuously monitor innovative HR practices and offer recommendations suited to the organizational context.
11. Collaborate closely with other HR and Talent team members at the national level to ensure alignment and share best practices.
12. Perform any other related tasks, including certain administrative responsibilities.

Desired Profile:

1. Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, or a related field.
2. CRHA or CRIA membership (an asset).
3. Minimum of 4 to 9 years of relevant experience in an HR generalist or business partner role.
4. Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build trust-based relationships.
5. Good knowledge of Ontario labor law (and/or Quebec, an asset).
6. Initiative, autonomy, and results-oriented.
7. Excellent communication skills, in both French and English.
8. Knowledge of an HR system such as Dayforce (an asset).

A career at BPA means:

1. A dynamic environment that promotes teamwork, knowledge sharing, and technological innovation.
2. A 37.5-hour work week, with flexible hours and the possibility of finishing at noon on Fridays.
3. Recognized overtime (banked or paid hours).
4. A complete and competitive total compensation package.
5. Training and professional development under the umbrella of our entity UniversiT.
6. A structured mentorship program.
7. State-of-the-art technologies (BIM).
8. Social activities and employee discounts.

We adhere to the principles of employment equity and uphold the AODA. We encourage women, visible minorities, Indigenous people, and persons with disabilities to apply. Accommodations can be made upon request for individuals involved in the selection process.

Thank you for your interest. Only selected candidates will be contacted by the Talent team.

For the purposes of inclusivity and simplicity, the third-person pronoun "they" may be used to refer to an individual person. If there is any specific mention or gender in a general context, it should be construed to include any gender.