HR Coordinator

ARCO Companies; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP

Traditional and Roth 401k

Tuition reimbursement for associates

Scholarship for associates' children

1-month paid sabbatical after every 5y

1-week paid volunteer leave

Family Planning support

12 weeks of paid Maternity leave

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

ARCO Companies in Saint Louis, MO is seeking an organized HR Coordinator to support associates throughout their employment journey, from onboarding to learning and engagement. You will collaborate across HR, Talent Acquisition, IT, and leadership to deliver timely, thoughtful HR support.

The role emphasizes process improvement, stakeholder communication, and handling confidential information with discretion, in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• 2-4 years of HR, recruiting coordination, or employee experience preferred.
• Experience with HRIS, ATS, and learning platforms is a plus.
• Strong communication and customer-service mindset are essential.
• Ability to balance priorities and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end onboarding experience, including preboarding communications, orientation, Form I-9 completion, workstation preparation, onboarding schedules, and coordination with HR, IT, and hiring managers.
• Process associate and organizational changes in partnership with our COE, including promotions, transfers, reporting relationships, department changes, etc.
• Coordinate employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, internal transitions, and offboarding.
• Support associate engagement and recognition programs, including onboarding events, milestone celebrations, parental gifts, and other associate-experience initiatives.
• Maintain onboarding resources, new-hire materials, swag, and orientation supplies.
• Respond to routine associate questions regarding HR policies, procedures, programs, and resources.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

MS Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook

HRIS/ATS experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Communications, or related field

Tools

HRIS/ATS familiarity

Learning Management System

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Are you an organized, service-oriented HR professional who enjoys creating positive employee experiences and keeping important processes moving? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are exactly the same? We are looking for a Human Resources Coordinator to support associates throughout their employment journey—from candidate experience and onboarding to learning, engagement, and ongoing HR support. This role partners across Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, IT, and business leadership to ensure associates receive timely, thoughtful, and consistent support. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable balancing recurring responsibilities with evolving priorities. They enjoy improving processes, communicating with a variety of stakeholders, and finding ways to make work easier and more effective for others.

A Day in the Life:

• Lead the end-to-end onboarding experience, including preboarding communications, orientation, Form I-9 completion, workstation preparation, onboarding schedules, and coordination with HR, IT, and hiring managers.
• Process associate and organizational changes in partnership with our COE, including promotions, transfers, reporting relationships, department changes, etc.
• Coordinate employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, internal transitions, and offboarding.
• Support associate engagement and recognition programs, including onboarding events, milestone celebrations, parental gifts, and other associate-experience initiatives.
• Maintain onboarding resources, new-hire materials, swag, and orientation supplies.
• Respond to routine associate questions regarding HR policies, procedures, programs, and resources.
• Manage and maintain the organization’s job description library, partnering with HR and business leaders to ensure job descriptions are accurate, consistent, and updated as roles evolve.
• Create and maintain HR templates, process documentation, standard operating procedures, and shared resources.
• Support team projects, annual initiatives, and continuous-improvement efforts.

Talent Acquisition

• Partner with Talent Acquisition to deliver an organized and positive candidate experience.
• Coordinate interviews, candidate communications, travel arrangements, and interview schedules.
• Maintain accurate and timely candidate information within the applicant tracking system.
• Assist with job postings, interview materials, offer-process coordination, preemployment activities, and recruiting events.
• Support recruiting reporting, and other Talent Acquisition projects as needed.

Learning & Development

• Provide coordination support for training communications, calendar invitations, participant materials, room logistics, and manager reminders.
• Curate e-learning and one-off training requests for associates while maintaining accurate and current training records and learning data.
• Support leadership-development programs, new-manager resources, and other learning initiatives.

Necessary Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Communications, or a related field.
• 2-4 years of experience in Human Resources, recruiting coordination, employee experience, or a related experience.
• Working knowledge of fundamental HR practices and the associate lifecycle.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with a service-oriented approach.
• Clear, professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
• Sound judgment, resourcefulness, and the ability to determine when an issue should be escalated.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience working within an HCM, HRIS, ATS, learning management system, or similar business platform.
• Results-oriented approach with effective project and time-management skills, a sense of urgency, and personal accountability.

What We Can Offer You:

We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.

• Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates' children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• Family Planning support
• 12 weeks of paid Maternity leave
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage

At ARCO, our first core value is to treat people fairly and do the right thing. We are committed to building and sustaining a culture that supports diversity and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

From recruiting, training, and hiring practices to selecting our subcontractors, we understand that diversity of all those involved in the construction process enhances our ability to deliver the best solutions to our customers. We hire the best and the brightest from across the country - constructing a team of experts in architecture, design, engineering, project management, and business services.

MAKE YOUR MOVE

We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 7,500 design-build projects nationwide. We ranked #9 on ENR's Design-Build Firms list and #34 on ENR's Top 400 Contractors list of 2026. Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us, and want to do business with us. We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion, and respect for the hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person who can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is "Yes!" we look forward to meeting you.

ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from ARCO's Human Resources team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. Agencies must have a fully executed vendor agreement in place as well as written approval to submit candidates from an ARCO TA Manager for a specific position before submitting candidates.

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