Human Resources Business Partner

HNTB; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 110,384 - 215,816; Full time

Job summary

HNTB is looking for an HR Business Partner in Milwaukee to support multiple offices in HR functions including talent management, employee relations, and HR data analytics. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or Business and 8 years of relevant HR experience.

This position offers the opportunity to work closely with business leaders to implement HR strategies and drive improvements in employee engagement and performance.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant human resources experience.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to align HR strategies.
• Provide guidance on HR policies and best practices.
• Support talent management and workforce planning.
• Analyze HR data to identify trends for improvement.
• Conduct exit interviews and develop engagement strategies.

Skills

Expert understanding of HR function

Financial performance metrics knowledge

Strong stakeholder communication

Proactive risk identification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or Business

Job description

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee‑owners.

This opportunity entails being an HR business partner to an office or multiple offices, providing support and guidance to the business in all areas of Human Resources and may include talent management, employee relations, benefits, compensation, and HR data analytics and reporting. This position serves as the primary point of contact for the business unit leaders and employees, providing expertise in HR policies, procedures, and best practices to drive business performance.

This is an office position and can be located at either our Chicago or Milwaukee office locations.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with business leaders to understand their needs and align HR strategies and solutions with their goals. Develop positive working relationships and business partnerships in the designated offices and throughout the company.
• Provide guidance and support to business units on HR policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Work with the HR departments to implement, administer, educate, and deliver on HR services, programs, training, and policies that support the business units and HR objectives. Provide guidance and support to managers on performance management and coaching.
• Manage employee relations including investigation and developing solutions that result in fair and timely conflict resolution.
• Support talent management initiatives, including workforce planning, succession planning, and leadership development. Collaborate with office leadership teams to identify employee development and training needs, and create and implement a plan to address those needs.
• Partner with the business to routinely analyze compensation and provide guidance to maintain or support external competitiveness and internal equity.
• Ensure compliance with HR‑related legal requirements, including labor laws and regulations.
• Analyze HR data and metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement. Regularly evaluate data and provide analytics to assigned groups.
• Conduct exit interviews, analyze turnover trends, and work with leadership to develop strategies to increase engagement and retention.
• Evaluate current HR practices, recognize and recommend enhancements. Participate in the development and implementation of HR programs and initiatives.
• Provide regular status updates to HR leadership on the HR Business Partner’s progress and impact on the business units.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or relevant field and 8 years of relevant human resources experience.

What You'll Bring

• Expert understanding of the HR function and how to integrate that expertise to add value to the business. Serve as a key advisor who makes recommendations which help shape how work gets done.
• Understanding of financial performance metrics and the levers that impact and influence the overall financial performance of the organization.
• Lead talent discussions with business leaders to identify critical skill gaps and future hiring needs.
• Recommend succession strategies; predict talent needs and drive talent flow through development, experience, education, and exposure.
• Build compelling narratives using data and visualizations to convey findings that help stakeholders understand people‑related business issues. Use analytics trends to identify root causes and develop/implement proactive solutions.
• Apply systems thinking – address challenges comprehensively through analysis of inter‑related data and simplify for understanding/action.
• Disambiguate complex problems and identify root causes through effective stakeholder communications. Approach problem solving systematically and make timely, well‑thought‑out solutions or areas of improvement.
• Proactively identify and mitigate potential risk to business decisions and situations before they arise. Partner and collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to address potential or existing risk to provide the most appropriate solution.
• Collaborate and direct work and business requests to appropriate channels within HR (e.g., appropriately leveraging COEs as needed).
• Challenge the status quo, focus on continuous improvement, be organization‑savvy.
• Knowledgeable about the office and division goals in the context of the firm’s approaches when piloting new things.
• Demonstrate ability and willingness to continually learn, grow, and use new strategies to solve increasingly complex business problems.
• Must have the ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

What We Prefer

• 8 years of HR Business Partner experience consulting with leaders on HR strategy and administration of programs.

Compensation

The approximate pay range for Illinois is $121,423.35 – $189,918.58. The nationwide pay range for this position is $110,384.86 – $215,816.57. Actual compensation will depend on factors, including but not limited to the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

Locations

Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI (East Wisconsin Avenue)

Visa Sponsorship

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Equal Employment Opportunity & Disability Accessibility Statement

HNTB provides a fair and equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or other status protected by law. The HNTB Companies ensure nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Any applicant with limited English proficiency or a qualifying physical or mental disability who believes they require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact [e-mail] or call 816‑527‑2600 for assistance. Hearing and speech‑impaired individuals who seek assistance or accommodation in applying for a position via TTY may dial 711 in the United States. The HNTB Companies will not accept any resume submitted via this email address. To properly submit your application to the HNTB Companies and to ensure that our recruiters have immediate access to your resume/CV, please search our open positions online and apply directly through our careers website.