HR Intern A1 - Part-Time

GRAEF; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Hours/Hybrid Schedule

Free downtown parking

Onsite fitness center

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Retirement Savings Plan

Mentorship Programs

Job summary

GRAEF, a leading U.S. consulting firm, offers a part-time HR internship at our Milwaukee Corporate Office. The role supports HR Director with confidential activities and a variety of HR tasks, with 10–20 hours/week during the school year and potential full-time progression during breaks.

Responsibilities include benefits administration, HRIS processing, recruiting support, onboarding, and intranet updates, while promoting a positive, professional image to employees.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or comparable HR experience preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; InDesign experience a plus.
• Experience with Paylocity or similar HRIS is a plus.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision in a multitask environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Background in professional services consulting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with benefit administration including auditing, vendor communications, and answering benefit questions.
• Process employee information changes in the HRIS for accuracy.
• Assist with recruiting: schedule interviews, background checks, and postings.
• Attend career fairs at various schools.
• Maintain employee data and personnel files; respond to data requests.
• Support onboarding and new hire orientations as needed.
• Maintain HR content on the company intranet.
• Assist in planning wellness initiatives and corporate events.
• Assist with offboarding paperwork and tasks.
• Reconcile department credit card receipts and coordinate with Finance.
• Support miscellaneous projects as assigned.

Skills

Microsoft Office

InDesign

Paylocity

Independent work

Communication skills

Multitasking

Professional services experience

Education

Pursuing Bachelor’s in HR

Tools

InDesign

HRIS (Paylocity)

Job description

GRAEF, a leading U.S. consulting firm, has been providing exceptional careers and quality engineering, planning and design services to our clients since 1961. We recognize that the best workplaces are filled with technically excellent, innovative, creative, and highly motivated people and are proud to be recognized as a 2026 Top Workplace.

GRAEF is more than just a business. We are a committed employer and community member. We invest in our employees as we do our clients, providing a challenging and rewarding environment where you can grow both personally and professionally. GRAEF values exciting work and lasting relationships; we embody values that speak to loyalty, service, quality and integrity; and we strive to grow with these ideas leading the way. We’re looking for people who agree that in addition to technical excellence, it's all about relationships!

We have an opportunity available for a dynamic HR Intern working Part-Time in our Milwaukee Corporate Office who will work under the general direction of our HR Director. Working in a collaborative fast-paced firm, this position requires an individual with the capability to maintain the highly confidential nature of HR activities, and the ability to convey a positive, professional, and friendly image to all our employees. Our HR Intern will be an integral part of our team and enjoy a variety of HR tasks. This position would be part time during the school year, working 10 to 20 hours a week or more based on availability and could evolve into full time over the summer and breaks.

HR Intern responsibilities will include:

• Assist with benefit administration. Tasks may include: auditing, communicating with insurance vendors, and assisting employees with benefit questions.
• Process employee information changes in the HRIS for accuracy.
• Assist with recruiting by scheduling interviews, starting background checks, and posting positions.
• Assist with attending career fairs at a variety of schools.
• Maintain employee data and personnel files and assist with responding to requests for employee data (employment verification, reference checks, etc.
• Involvement in new hire orientations and onboarding tasks as needed.
• Maintaining HR content on the company’s intranet.
• Assist in the planning and coordination of various employee welfare opportunities which include wellness initiatives and corporate event planning
• Involvement with preparing offboarding paperwork and assist with offboarding tasks.
• Assist with reconciling departmental credit card receipts and submitting required documentation to the Finance team.
• Provide assistance on a variety of miscellaneous projects as assigned.

To be considered for our HR Intern opportunity, we are considering candidates who meet the following minimum qualifications:

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or comparable experience in HR preferred.
• Must be competent with Microsoft Office Suite. Experience with InDesign considered a plus.
• Experience with Paylocity or comparable HRIS system would be considered a plus.
• An individual who has experience working independently with minimum supervision in a multi-task oriented environment.
• Superior oral and written communication skills.
• A background in professional services consulting (engineering, architecture, construction, real estate development) would be considered a plus.

Why GRAEF? We are proud to offer you a complete benefit package to include:

• Training, Mentorship, and Leadership Development Programs
• A team atmosphere dedicated to open communication and collaboration
• Flexible Hours/Hybrid Schedule
• Embed yourself in the community by participating in numerous outside activities that GRAEF endorses and supports
• Exciting downtown office location, with free amenities, including onsite fitness center, pickleball courts, and more
• Free covered downtown parking
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer - Disabled/Vets