HR Business Partner

Ulteig Engineers, Inc.; Fargo (ND); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Workplace

Employee Ownership

Competitive Pay

Benefits Package

Collaborative Environment

Innovative Culture

Job summary

Ulteig Engineers, Inc. is seeking an HR Business Partner to align HR strategies with business objectives and partner across the company. The role blends strategic and tactical HR work with a people-centric culture, offering flexibility to work from home or in-office for moments that matter.

Candidates must reside within commuting distance of Fargo, Boise, Denver, or Minneapolis offices. You will advise leaders on employee relations, performance management, compensation, and policy, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of professional HR experience, including ≥2 years as HR generalist/business partner.
• Strong business partnering with financial acumen.
• Proven integrity and trust-based relationships.
• Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural skills.
• Ability to travel 10–20% for business.
• Authorization to work permanently in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Engage as trusted advisor to leadership teams to enhance their leadership effectiveness.
• Support leaders in implementing HR strategies to achieve business objectives including strategic planning and organizational alignment.
• Serve as the main contact to Managers on employee relations, performance management, compensation, employee development and policy issues.
• Identify attrition trends and partner with leaders on improvements.
• Advise and influence managers with day-to-day HR-related issues.
• Provide proactive, innovative HR solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Champion and align HR Strategy to deliver value-added services and ROI.
• Coordinate compensation and rewards processes and communications.
• Forecast human capital requirements and support succession planning and talent development.

Skills

Business partnering

Leadership coaching

Employee relations

Performance management

Talent development

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

HR policy

Labor law knowledge

Cross-cultural skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Opportunity

Ulteig is currently looking for a Human Resources Business Partner to join our growing team. Your primary mission is to partner in the execution of the strategic objectives of the business unit(s) and/or corporate function(s) that you support. You will build partnerships across the company to deliver value-added services that align with the business's strategic objectives.

Ulteig is proud of our strong people-centric culture and our reputation as a destination employer. The HR Business Partner will play a key role in enhancing both. This role has the flexibility to work both from home and in the office for moments that matter. This position requires candidates to be located within a reasonable commuting distance of our Fargo, Boise, Denver, or Minneapolis office locations.

What You'll Do

Business Leader

• Engage as a trusted advisor and coach to leadership teams to enhance their leadership effectiveness.
• Support leaders in implementing Business/HR strategies to ensure achievement of business objectives including strategic planning, organizational alignment, talent insights and employee experience.
• Serve as the main point of contact to Managers on employee relations, performance management, compensation, employee development and policy issues.
• Identify attrition trends and partner with leaders on appropriate improvement measures.
• Advise and influence managers and supervisors with day-to-day HR-related issues.
• Provide proactive, innovative, and business-focused HR solutions based on knowledge of the business, employees, and established objectives.
• Champion, develop, and align HR Strategy to ensure added value services and Return on Investment to the business.
• Participate in compliance-related activities including HR audits and investigations.
• Coordinate and execute compensation and rewards core processes, including appropriate communications.

Talent Leader

• Actively participate in forecasting human capital requirements to support the business' strategic objectives, including supervisor and manager succession planning, talent development, career planning, engagement, and long and short-term workforce plans.
• Support the talent development strategy and assist with programs that foster individual and leadership development.
• Promote and drive the Performance Management process for the business/functions through coaching, training, and providing tools/resources to employees, managers, and leadership.
• In cooperation with business leaders, support the identification, assessment, calibration, development, placement, and deployment of talent. Contribute to talent management initiatives and support integrated talent management processes, understanding the talent needs and issues before they impact the business.
• Support movement of resources across the businesses and ensure constant alignment with company policies and procedures.
• Work with appropriate business partners to ensure workforce/resource planning deliverables are executed.
• Coach individuals/teams, building strong capabilities amongst people managers.
• Facilitate talent development trainings and programs for groups or individuals.

Change Leader

• Lead transformation and integration efforts for organizational changes, growth, and merger/acquisition activities.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Suggest optimization of existing processes and systems to support strategic objectives.

Culture Steward

• Play a key role in reinforcing and communicating organizational culture and engagement.
• Ensure HR services are aligned with culture and compliance with policies and regulations.
• Purposefully help build an inclusive culture of excellence where everyone can be themselves and contribute their best.
• Participate in and influence action planning on engagement activities. Work with managers to enhance the overall team and department engagement.
• Promote communication across the business/function to ensure key messages foster employee engagement and ensure Ulteig is a great workplace.
• Provide analysis and recommendations on engagement actions and benchmarking.

HR Process Implementation and Administration

• Collaborate with other HR partners on the execution/deployment of strategies for Total Rewards, Employee Engagement, Talent Development, Performance Management, HR Compliance/Audit, Budgets, etc.
• Primary contact for Strategic HR Initiatives as assigned.
• Ad hoc projects as assigned.

What We Expect from You

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5 years of professional experience in Human Resources, including at least 2 years in an HR generalist/business partner capacity.
• Business partnering skills, business, and financial acumen.
• Proven ability to operate with integrity and build trust-based relationships.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, including building and maintaining effective relationships with business partners and gaining their trust and respect.
• High emotional intelligence.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo and be tenacious but respectful in pursuing meaningful change.
• Strong drive for results; results/outcome focused.
• Self-starter and ability to work independently in an ambiguous environment.
• Ability to handle both tactical and strategic assignments.
• Ability to make sound, quick decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage networks to implement HR best practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills: ability to effectively create and tailor written communications to inform, persuade, influence, and/or recognize employees and managers at all levels in the organization.
• Practical understanding of applicable labor laws and their application to workplace situations.
• Knowledge of Canadian employment laws a plus
• Ability to travel 10-20% for business needs and additional offsite events
• Demonstrates openness to innovation by embracing and applying evolving technology and AI tools to enhance workflows, solve problems, and drive continuous improvement
• Must have authorization to work permanently in the U.S.

As you consider applying for a position at Ulteig, we encourage you to think outside the box - because we do! You might not meet 100% of the skills listed in a description, but we are committed to hiring people with exceptional talent, ability and potential, and then creating an environment where they can become the best versions of themselves. We don't want to miss out on the possibility of speaking with the next outstanding Ulteig team member, so please apply if you think this role is a great match for your unique skills and strengths. And, yes, relevant military experience is absolutely considered for transitioning service members.

What You Can Expect from Ulteig

Ulteig is a purpose driven organization that has built a culture focused on people - both our clients and our employees -for over 80 years. Working at Ulteig is more than a job, opening opportunities to make an impact by creating and solving for a sustainable future. We recognize our success relies heavily on the dedication and focus of our workforce; this is why we make investing in our employees a top priority. We prioritize flexibility and staying connected to meet your needs and help you achieve your goals. We value your unique perspective, respect your individuality and celebrate your contributions. At Ulteig, we take our own success and the success of our clients personally.

We offer our team members:

• Flexible Workplace
• Employee Ownership
• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Collaborative Environment
• Innovative Culture

Our vision is to be the most trusted partners transforming our world's critical infrastructure. Ulteig connects people and resources to develop compelling, integrated solutions across multiple Lifeline Sectors, including Power, Renewables, Transportation and Water. Ulteig is a trusted partner in engineering North America's essential infrastructure and leverages its expertise with a wide range of public and private clients.

At Ulteig, we care deeply about our team, listening to their needs and ensuring they have the tools necessary to be productive whether they choose to work remotely, hybrid or in office. Regardless of where you work, you are empowered to build a workday that best suits your strengths. We strive to ensure a balance and separation between home and work life. We support a flexible working schedule so employees are able to focus on what's important to them.

Ulteig is a Drug Free Workplace

ACHIEVE | GROW | COLLABORATE

Additional Opportunity Details: Target Base Compensation Range for this role is $93,800 - $126,900 * Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your job specific skills, education, training, job location, number of years of experience related to this role and comparison to other employees already in this role

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 60 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

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