HR Business Partner (HRBP)

Willmeng Construction; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Discretionary bonus

401k with match

100% health insurance

Flexible time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Willmeng Construction seeks an experienced HR leader to serve as a strategic advisor to market, department, and operational leaders. You’ll navigate workforce planning, onboarding, performance support, employee relations, and organizational change with clarity, care, and accountability.

The role emphasizes proactive coaching, alignment with business goals, and maintaining Willmeng’s people-first culture across jobsites and offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Psychology, Organizational Development, or related field.
• 3+ years of progressive HR experience in corporate or field-based settings.
• Strong leadership coaching and relationship-building skills.
• Sound judgment navigating employee relations and sensitive issues.
• Ability to influence leaders with empathy and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to align people strategies with business needs and workforce plans.
• Coach leaders through performance, team dynamics, feedback, accountability, and difficult issues.
• Support workforce and capacity planning based on business needs.
• Assist onboarding to ensure clarity, consistency, and safety culture.
• Guide fair application of company policies and practices.
• Handle employee relations matters, investigations, and risk mitigation.
• Identify team needs and organizational challenges affecting engagement or performance.
• Support change management during growth, restructuring, and new working methods.
• Build relationships across sites and offices to surface people-related concerns.

Skills

Leadership coaching

Relationship building

Judgment & discretion

Influence leaders

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/related field

Job description

About Willmeng

Since 1977, Arizona-based commercial general contractor Willmeng Construction has been committed to staying true to building excellence and preserving the company’s high value to the clients we serve. Willmeng gives back to our community and has been recognized for a multitude of awards for project excellence and company culture including Contractor of the Year by AZRE Magazine, #1 General Contractor by Ranking Arizona, Best Workplace by Inc. Magazine, General Contractor of the Year by NAIOP, and Best Places to Work by Phoenix Business Journal.

Our strategic vision focuses on three fundamental aspects: supporting prelease transactions, maintaining our ability to competitively bid projects small and large, and fostering the “altruistic service” corporate culture established by recruiting highly talented individuals of great character.

The Role

This role serves as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to market, department, and operational leaders, helping them navigate workforce planning, onboarding, performance support, employee relations, and organizational change with clarity, care, and accountability. In this role, leaders view you as a credible, trusted advisor, and people issues are addressed earlier—not later—so teams gain stronger clarity, consistency, and accountability. You handle employee relations matters thoughtfully, fairly, and effectively, while supporting growth and change without losing what makes Willmeng special. The right person is proactive and grounded, able to influence leaders with confidence so our leaders and teams feel supported, challenged, and aligned.

What you will accomplish

• Partner with leaders to align people strategies with business needs, operational goals, and workforce plans.
• Coach leaders through employee performance, team dynamics, feedback, accountability, and difficult people matters.
• Support workforce and capacity planning based on business needs, project demands, and growth.
• Partner on onboarding to help new hires enter the business with clarity, consistency, and a strong connection to safety and culture.
• Guide leaders in fair and consistent application of company policies and people practices.
• Support employee relations matters, investigations, documentation, and risk mitigation with sound judgment and professionalism.
• Help leaders identify team needs, role clarity gaps, and organizational challenges that may impact engagement or performance.
• Support change management efforts tied to growth, restructuring, new ways of working, and business evolution.
• Build strong relationships across jobsites, offices, and leadership teams to proactively surface and address people-related concerns.
• Champion a people-first, values-based culture while balancing what is right for both the individual and the organization.

What we would like you to have

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Psychology, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• 3+ years of progressive HR experience (construction, skilled trades, or field-based environments strongly preferred).
• Strong leadership coaching and relationship-building skills.
• Sound judgment and confidence navigating employee relations and sensitive issues.
• Ability to influence leaders with both empathy and accountability.
• Strong business acumen; able to connect people strategy to operational outcomes.
• Comfortable working across field and office environments.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on support.
• Clear communication, follow-through, and professionalism.
• Genuine care for people while maintaining standards, expectations, and business needs.
• Working knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.
• Ability to travel to jobsites as needed.
• HR certification (SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR), preferred.

You’re inspired by our values

• Altruistic - Our foundation is built upon the authentic, selfless concern we share for the success and wellbeing of others.
• Fair 360 - We illuminate with kindness by seeking to understand before being understood and by caring more than may seem reasonable so we can achieve genuine success for all.
• Strategic - The blueprint that guides the creation of a genuine place of purpose expresses the clarity of our vision, the rigor of our thought and the character of our word.
• Sincere - We present no facades, only genuine elevations of truth, trust, and wholehearted loyalty to the employees we mentor, the clients we serve and the communities we call home.
• Nimble - Our structural integrity is ensured through the balance of resourcefulness, responsiveness, and adaptability and strengthened by being well‑rounded in the market to serve at the highest levels.

Compensation

Alongside cash, our total compensation package includes comprehensive benefits and 100% employee ownership. From wellness to work life, our benefits support our employees’ total wellbeing.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• 401k with employer match
• Employee medical, dental, and vision insurance 100% covered, with options to add dependents at 50% coverage by Willmeng
• Flexible Time Off Policy
• 9 paid company holidays
• 3 consecutive weeks of parental bonding leave, with an additional 3-5 weeks of disability leave for delivery recovery
• Spacious break rooms with healthy meals & snacks provided at no additional cost
• Team-building activities, including volunteer opportunities

Willmeng places nothing more important to the organizational health of the company than its overall focus on culture. By bringing different personalities together and embracing their individual contributions, the culture is rich, strong and uniquely different. With a true family feel and the opportunity to participate in building a genuine place of purpose for clients and employees, Willmeng has the distinct advantage of something exceptional and special in the culture.