Human Resources Generalist

Confidential Careers; City of Yonkers (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex is seeking an HR Generalist reporting to the VP, People & Culture, to support core HR functions across its construction and development workforce. You will oversee onboarding, offboarding, benefits, HRIS administration, and lifecycle activities with a focus on compliance and a positive employee experience.

Collaborating with executive leadership, site managers, and external partners, you will help manage employee relations, policy adherence, performance processes, and engagement initiatives

Responsibilities

• Onboarding & Offboarding: Lead the end-to-end onboarding process for field and office staff, ensuring a welcoming, seamless introduction to the company. Manage the offboarding process, including exit interviews and asset retrieval, with professionalism and care.
• Benefits Administration: Oversee daily benefits administration, acting as the primary point of contact for employee inquiries, coordinating annual open enrollment, and managing leaves of absence.
• HRIS & Systems Administration: Serve as the primary administrator for the HRIS/POE platform, ensuring data integrity, managing employee profiles, processing status changes, and generating workforce analytics or compliance reports.
• Employee Relations: Serve as a trusted, accessible resource for employees. Address grievances, conduct initial investigations under the guidance of the VP, and foster a positive, collaborative workplace culture.
• Compliance Management: Ensure company policies align with local, state, and federal labor laws specific to the construction and development industries (e.g., OSHA awareness, certified payroll reporting support, or union/non-union dynamics if applicable). Maintain secure, confidential digital and physical personnel files.
• Performance & Talent Management: Partner with the VP to support the annual performance review cycle, assist managers with performance improvement plans (PIPs), and help track talent development goals.
• Career Development & Org Design: Assist in mapping out clear career pathways, updating job descriptions, and supporting organizational design updates as the company grows.
• Employee Engagement: In partnership with the Office Manager and site teams, coordinate initiatives, surveys, and internal celebrations aimed at boosting morale, strengthening team connection, and driving a high-performance culture across office and job sites.

Job description

Reporting directly to the VP, People & Culture, the HR Generalist plays a critical role supporting key people strategies and programs across Apex’s construction and development workforce. This role ensures the effective and compliant delivery of core HR functions while supporting a positive employee experience throughout the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding and employee development through performance management, employee relations, and offboarding.

The HR Generalist partners closely with Executive Leadership, department leaders, managers, employees, and external partners to support employee relations, HR compliance, benefits and leave administration, performance management, employee engagement, and other people initiatives. Together with the full People & Culture team, the HR Generalist will strengthen Apex’s culture and organizational effectiveness in support of ABG’s goal of building superior affordable properties that revitalize and strengthen communities.

Key Responsibilities

Core HR Operations & Lifecycle Management:

• Onboarding & Offboarding: Lead the end-to-end onboarding process for field and office staff, ensuring a welcoming, seamless introduction to the company. Manage the offboarding process, including exit interviews and asset retrieval, with professionalism and care.
• Benefits Administration: Oversee daily benefits administration, acting as the primary point of contact for employee inquiries, coordinating annual open enrollment, and managing leaves of absence.
• HRIS & Systems Administration: Serve as the primary administrator for the HRIS/POE platform, ensuring data integrity, managing employee profiles, processing status changes, and generating workforce analytics or compliance reports.

Employee Relations & Compliance:

• Employee Relations: Serve as a trusted, accessible resource for employees. Address grievances, conduct initial investigations under the guidance of the VP, and foster a positive, collaborative workplace culture.
• Compliance Management: Ensure company policies align with local, state, and federal labor laws specific to the construction and development industries (e.g., OSHA awareness, certified payroll reporting support, or union/non-union dynamics if applicable). Maintain secure, confidential digital and physical personnel files.

Talent & Strategic Support:

• Performance & Talent Management: Partner with the VP to support the annual performance review cycle, assist managers with performance improvement plans (PIPs), and help track talent development goals.
• Career Development & Org Design: Assist in mapping out clear career pathways, updating job descriptions, and supporting organizational design updates as the company grows.
• Employee Engagement: In partnership with the Office Manager and site teams, coordinate initiatives, surveys, and internal celebrations aimed at boosting morale, strengthening team connection, and driving a high-performance culture across office and job sites.