HRP021-HR Business Partner 2

Team Georgia; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Team Georgia is seeking an experienced Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to provide comprehensive HR support to GDOT offices in Georgia. You will act as the strategic partner to leadership, addressing workforce needs while ensuring compliance with policies and employment laws.

You will lead recruitment, onboarding, performance guidance, and workforce planning; maintain job docs and HRIS data; and collaborate with Benefits, Training, and Workforce Planning to deliver high-quality HR

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field with two years of professional HR experience or eight years of professional HR experience.
• Experience advertising and filling vacancies, workforce planning, succession planning, FLSA classifications, job analysis, and compensation studies.
• Strong communication with management, co-workers, and employees; committed to customer service.
• Ability to make sound decisions, solve problems, and work with others toward agreement.
• Experience in recruitment, classification/compensation or HR generalist roles.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive HR support to assigned GDOT offices and leadership teams.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment from vacancy request to job offer.
• Oversee onboarding, orientation, and staff integration.
• Advise managers on employee relations, performance, and disciplinary actions.
• Maintain job descriptions, min qualifications, and HR data in HRIS.
• Collect market pay data and prepare compensation and workforce reports.
• Collaborate with HR specialties including Benefits, Training, and Workforce planning.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Conflict resolution

Decision making

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related

Tools

PeopleSoft

Workday

Job description

Job Specific Duties:

• Under general supervision, the Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) provides comprehensive human resources support to assigned Georgia Department of Transportation offices and business units. The HRBP serves as the primary HR contact for assigned areas and a strategic partner to leadership to address workforce needs while ensuring compliance with GDOT policies, State Personnel Board Rules, and applicable employment laws.
• Provides HR support to assigned offices in areas of recruitment, classification/compensation, employee relations, onboarding and workforce planning.
• Manages full-cycle recruitment activities, from receipt and review of the vacancy request through candidate selection and extension of the job offer.
• Posts vacancies, screens applicants, schedules/interviews candidates, and supports selection packages
• Conducts/coordinates new hire onboarding and orientation
• Serves as primary HR contact for business units; partners with leaders on staffing needs and workforce planning
• Advises Managers on employee relations matters, performance expectations, attendance, workplace conduct, disciplinary actions, and conflict resolution.
• Updates and maintains job descriptions, summaries, and minimum qualifications, organizational information and other position-related documentation.
• Collects and analyzes market pay data and prepares classification/compensation reports and workforce reports.
• Collaborates with HR specialty areas including Employee Relations, Benefits, Training and Development and Workforce planning.
• Ensures HR actions and position data align in HRIS and required documentation is complete
• Supports internal and external audits and maintains confidentiality
• Provides employee training (onboarding, performance, difficult conversations, respectful workplace)
• Communicates HR updates and supports rollout of HR initiatives
• Performs other duties as assigned.

AGENCY SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related degree AND Two years of PROFESSIONAL-level human resources experience OR Eight years of PROFESSIONAL level human resources experience.
• NOTE: The above-mentioned experience should include advertising and filling vacancies, workforce planning, succession planning, FLSA classifications, job analysis, classification and compensation job studies.
• Demonstrated professional level Human Resources experience performing duties in one or more of the following areas: Recruitment and Selection, Classification and/or Compensation or an HR Generalist.
• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively with management, co-workers, and employees
• Committed to providing excellent customer service
• Demonstrated experience in making sound and well-informed decisions; perceiving the impact and implications of decisions
• Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills; identifies and analyzes problems; gathers, interprets, and evaluates information to determine its accuracy and relevance; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and recommend a solution.
• Demonstrated ability to encourage and facilitate cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity
• Demonstrated experience fostering commitment and team spirit
• Demonstrated ability to persuade others to accept recommendations; work with others toward an agreement; negotiate to find mutually acceptable solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in performing multiple tasks successfully
• Displays a professional image and commitment to work.

AGENCY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with government and department’s HR policies, processes, and practices
• Experience using HRIS to include PeopleSoft, Workday or any other similar employee management software.
• Professional experience in any HR related areas.
• Demonstrated ability to perform in a fast-paced customer service-oriented environment
• Demonstrated ability to create innovative solutions to streamline practices and procedures
• Possess organizational skills with the ability to multi-task priorities
• Possess strong facilitation and presentation skills
• Ability to utilize tools, processes and communication in both print and digital
  High school diploma/GED and two (2) years of job-related experience in human resources; or one (1) year of experience required at the lower level HR Spec 1 (HRP020) or position equivalent. Note: An equivalent combination of knowledge, education, job or intern experience, training, or certifications that provides the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully perform the job at the level listed may be substituted year-over-year.
  Additional Information

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• Requisition ID: HUM02CD
• Number of Openings: 1
• Shift: Day Job
• Posting End Date: Nov 5, 2026