Lead HR Business Partner

Amentum; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is seeking an experienced Lead HR Business Partner to support NASA's Johnson Space Center. You will serve as the primary HR partner for 300 employees across JSC, Sonny Carter Training Facility, and Ellington Field, guiding employee and labor relations, compliance, and HR programs.

You will lead investigations, advise managers, ensure policy consistency, and drive engagement while partnering with leadership, employees, and union representatives in a complex, high-stakes environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as Lead HR Business Partner or comparable role in government/contracting settings.
• Proven ability to manage employee and labor relations within a union-represented workforce.
• Strong knowledge of compliance with employment regulations and collective bargaining agreements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and lead employee relations investigations, addressing workplace concerns and disciplinary actions.
• Advise supervisors on performance management, coaching, corrective actions, and conflict resolution.
• Ensure consistent application of policies and employment practices across Johnson Space Center facilities.
• Prepare investigation documentation, findings, and corrective action plans.
• Promote a positive work environment through proactive employee engagement initiatives.
• Support labor relations, contract compliance, grievance handling, and cooperative labor management.
• Interpret and administer CBA provisions and maintain productive relationships with union representatives.
• Assist full-cycle recruitment for exempt and non-exempt roles, and support onboarding processes.
• Coordinate workforce planning, talent management, promotions, and employee transfers.

Skills

Employee relations

Labor relations

Recruiting

Workforce planning

Performance management

Organizational development

Compliance

Training

Employee engagement

HR administration

Job description

Join Our Team

We are seeking an experienced and driven Lead HR Business Partner to support the Facilities Sustainment Services Contract (FSSC) at NASA's Johnson Space Center. This position serves as the primary Human Resources partner for a workforce of 300 employees supporting engineering, operations, maintenance, construction, and facility services across Johnson Space Center, the Sonny Carter Training Facility, and Ellington Field.

This role provides both strategic and hands‑on HR leadership while partnering closely with contract leadership, management, employees, and union representatives. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor, driving employee engagement, supporting labor relations, ensuring compliance, and delivering HR solutions that support business objectives and workforce success.

Position Summary

The Lead HR Business Partner is responsible for supporting all aspects of Human Resources for the FSSC workforce. Reporting directly to the Regional Human Resources Director and receiving daily direction from the Human Resources Manager, this role serves as the lead HR representative supporting day‑to‑day HR operations and employee services.

The position provides expertise in employee relations, labor relations, recruiting, workforce planning, performance management, organizational development, compliance, training, employee engagement, and HR administration. This role also supports the implementation of strategic HR initiatives while ensuring compliance with company policies, collective bargaining agreements, and federal employment regulations.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Conduct and lead employee relations investigations involving workplace complaints, policy violations, misconduct allegations, attendance concerns, performance issues, and disciplinary actions.
• Advise supervisors and managers on employee relations matters, performance management, coaching, corrective actions, and conflict resolution.
• Ensure consistent application of company policies, procedures, and employment practices.
• Prepare investigation documentation, findings, recommendations, and corrective action plans.
• Promote a positive work environment through proactive employee engagement initiatives.

Labor Relations

• Serve as a key HR resource supporting a union‑represented workforce.
• Interpret and administer Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) provisions.
• Advise leadership on labor relations matters and contract compliance.
• Support grievance administration, investigations, fact‑finding activities, and resolution efforts.
• Participate in labor‑management meetings and maintain productive working relationships with union representatives.
• Partner with operational leadership to ensure compliance with negotiated agreements and established practices.

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

• Support full‑cycle recruitment activities for exempt, non‑exempt, technical, professional, operations, maintenance, and construction positions.
• Partner with hiring managers to identify staffing needs and develop recruiting strategies.
• Coordinate candidate sourcing, interviewing, selection, offer development, onboarding, and orientation processes.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, talent management, promotions, and employee transfers.