Human Resources Manager

Confidential Jobs; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company is seeking a hands-on Human Resources Manager to lead and strengthen the company’s people operations, supporting a dynamic, project-based workforce spanning corporate, development, construction, and property operations. The HR Manager will serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and managers while remaining accessible to employees in both office and field environments.

The ideal candidate combines strong California employment-law expertise with practical

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of progressive HR experience
• Experience in construction, real estate development, engineering, or property management preferred
• Strong knowledge of California employment law
• Experience supporting project-based and field workforces is valuable

Responsibilities

• Lead and strengthen people operations for a project-based workforce
• Advise executive leadership and managers on HR strategies and policy
• Build scalable HR processes, policies, and reporting across corporate, development, construction, and property operations
• Oversee employee relations, investigations, and performance management
• Partner with operations, safety, legal, and payroll/finance on risk, compliance, and compensation

Skills

People leadership

HR analytics

Employee relations

Payroll & benefits

Recruiting coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SCP certification (preferred)

Tools

Paylocity

LinkedIn Recruiting

Juicebox

Job description

Confidential Company is seeking a hands-on Human Resources Manager to lead and strengthen the company’s people operations. This true generalist role supports a dynamic, project-based workforce spanning corporate, development, construction, and property operations. The HR Manager will serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and managers while remaining accessible and responsive to employees in both office and field environments. The ideal candidate combines strong California employment-law expertise with practical experience in construction, real estate development, engineering, or property management. This person will build scalable HR practices that support growth, accountability, safety, employee engagement, and Company's commitment to creating inspiring places to live and work.

About the Role

The HR Manager will lead and strengthen the company’s people operations, supporting a dynamic, project-based workforce while serving as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and managers.

Responsibilities

HR Leadership & Business Partnership

• Partner with executive leadership to align people strategies, organizational structure, workforce planning, and HR priorities with business and project needs.
• Provide practical coaching and guidance to leaders on performance, employee relations, organizational change, and team effectiveness.
• Build and improve scalable HR processes, policies, and reporting while maintaining a responsive, service-oriented approach.

Employee Relations & Culture

• Serve as the primary point of contact for employee concerns and personnel matters, ensuring fair, timely, and consistent application of company policies.
• Lead workplace investigations, conflict resolution, corrective action, and separation processes with sound judgment, discretion, and thorough documentation.
• Develop initiatives that strengthen engagement, communication, retention, accountability, and collaboration across corporate, project, and field teams.
• Promote a respectful, high-performance culture consistent with Company's community-focused and entrepreneurial approach.

Compliance, Safety & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with federal, California, and local employment laws, including wage-and-hour requirements, leaves of absence, reasonable accommodation, anti-harassment, and equal employment opportunity obligations.
• Maintain compliant personnel records and oversee I-9, E-Verify where applicable, required notices, training records, and HR documentation.
• Partner with operations, safety, legal counsel, insurance partners, and third-party administrators on workers’ compensation, return-to-work, OSHA-related documentation, and risk-reduction efforts.
• Monitor legal and regulatory changes affecting construction, development, property management, and California employers; recommend policy or process updates as needed.

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for corporate and project-based roles, including development, construction, project management, estimating, finance, property operations, and administrative positions.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, sourcing strategies, interview processes, compensation parameters, and hiring decisions.
• Manage external recruiting partners and platforms, including LinkedIn Recruiting, and track recruiting effectiveness, time to fill, and quality of hire.
• Create an effective onboarding experience that introduces employees to Company's business, culture, job expectations, safety requirements, and operating practices.

Performance, Talent & Organizational Development

• Lead the performance-management cycle and coach managers on goal setting, KPIs, feedback, documentation, development planning, and accountability.
• Identify capability gaps and coordinate practical training for managers and employees, including required compliance and safety-related learning.
• Support succession planning, internal mobility, and talent reviews for critical roles as the organization grows.

Total Rewards, Payroll & HR Operations

• Oversee benefits administration, including renewals, open enrollment, employee communications, vendor relationships, and issue resolution.
• Partner closely with payroll and finance to ensure accurate, timely payroll and compliant administration of compensation, deductions, bonuses, and timekeeping.
• Provide oversight or support for construction-related payroll requirements, including prevailing wage, certified payroll, and union/non-union considerations, when applicable.
• Administer and optimize Paylocity and related HR tools; maintain data integrity and produce meaningful workforce dashboards and metrics.
• Manage HR vendors, policies, employee files, audits, and day-to-day HR service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience: 7–10 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 years in an HR leadership or management role.
• Industry: Direct experience in construction, real estate development, engineering, or property management is strongly preferred. Experience supporting project-based and field workforces is highly valued.
• California Expertise: Strong, current knowledge of California employment law and practical experience applying it in a fast-paced operating environment.
• Systems: Hands-on experience with Paylocity required or strongly preferred. Familiarity with LinkedIn Recruiting and Juicebox is a plus.
• Technical: Strong HR operations, HRIS, reporting, documentation, investigation, and data-analysis skills. Ability to track and interpret metrics such as turnover, time to fill, staffing levels, and retention.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred. PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SCP certification is a plus.

Ability to work primarily onsite in Chatsworth and visit active project or property locations as business needs require.

• Business Partnership: Balances strategic thinking with practical execution and sound business judgment.
• Adaptability: Moves comfortably between executive discussions, HR administration, property operations, and active project environments.
• Communication: Builds trust and rapport with a diverse workforce and communicates clearly at every organizational level.
• Discretion: Handles confidential, sensitive, and executive-level matters with maturity and integrity.