Workforce Admin Specialist

MYR Group Inc.; Colorado; On-site; USD 72,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) Plan with company match

Paid Time Off

Education assistance

Travel accommodations

Job summary

Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc. in Colorado is seeking a Workforce Administration Specialist to streamline onboarding for field and bargaining unit employees, ensuring timely communication and professional interaction with union partners.

The role requires meticulous records management, DOT/commercial driver compliance, LOA administration, and cross-functional collaboration across departments to standardize processes and implement digital onboarding tools such as iCIMS.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of progressively responsible HR/workforce administration experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with HR systems and digitizing processes.
• Minimum 2 years of training/experience with DOT/commercial driver compliance (FMCSA).
• Minimum 2 years of LOA administration (FMLA, WC, etc.).
• Strong onboarding, compliance tracking, and HR process standardization experience.
• Experience with unionized workforces and CBAs is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee onboarding coordination for field/CBAs Colorado operations and act as primary contact for workforce communications.
• Foster team communications across operations and administrative teams, including union partners.
• Lead employee records cleanup and ongoing management of correspondence for bargaining unit employees.
• Track DMV/MVR and FMCSA documentation; ensure regulatory testing and background checks are completed.
• Monitor leaves of absence (FMLA, FMLI, WC) and coordinate with Leave Specialist for administration.
• Develop and implement onboarding checklists, termination protocols, and drug screen processes.

Skills

Onboarding

Regulatory compliance

DOT/FMCSA

LOA administration

Union relations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

High school diploma or GED

HR/regulatory compliance training

Tools

iCIMS

Rivet

JDE-E1

FMCSA systems

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

This new Specialist role will be critical to improving operational efficiency for new and existing field/bargaining unit employees for Sturgeon's Colorado C&I employees (HBU's 1542 & 1556). The Workforce Administration Specialist will be responsible for leading onboarding functions, ensuring consistency, professionalism, and timely communication for field/union employees across both departments. The Specialist must possess exceptional customer service skills and maintain a high level of professionalism in representing Sturgeon C&I Colorado (HBU 1542 & 1556), both internally and externally with union partners.

Company Overview

Since 1912, Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc. (Sturgeon Electric) – a subsidiary of MYR Group Inc. – has provided complex, large-scale electrical construction services for our clients throughout the western United States. As a full-service electrical provider, we offer industry leading electrical transmission, commercial and industrial, and renewable energy services. Sturgeon Electric has two divisions, offering both powerline construction and commercial/industrial electrical construction, making it a full-service electrical provider.

Sturgeon Electric’s Commercial and Industrial (C&I)electrical construction division specializes in large-scale commercial electrical projects, telecommunications, traffic signalization, gas distribution, high voltage distribution service and maintenance to clients. We also offer design-build and pre-construction services and has in-house pre-fabrication and AutoCAD capabilities.

Essential Functions

• Onboarding Coordination: Oversee and streamline the onboarding process for Sturgeon Electric Company - C&I Colorado (HBU's 1542 and 1556); primary point of contact for HBU 's 1542 and/or HBU 1556 workforce for nearly 700 new and existing union/field workforce members
  • Ensure a more streamlined onboarding experience with better regulatory adherence
• Communications
  • Team Communication: Foster strong communication channels across Sturgeon Colorado's C&I operations and administrative teams, and with other MYR departments
  • Union Communication: Manage all correspondence and documentation with bargaining employees and representatives from the local unions (IBEW)
• Employee Records Management: Lead the cleanup, organization, and ongoing management of employee files and for all collective bargaining unit employee correspondence
  • Advancements & Promotions: Maintain and coordinate advancement and promotional activities internally and externally with local union partners
• DOT Commercial Driver Compliance
  • Commercial Driver Compliance: Track MVRs, manage FMCSA-required documentation, and maintain commercial driver files
  • Work closely with the MYR Group's DOT group to ensure Sturgeon Colorado C&I maintains compliance with applicable regulations
  • Regulatory Testing & Checks: Oversee and complete pre-employment and random drug testing, background checks, and ensure compliance
• Internal Leave of Absence Tracking / Communication: Monitor leaves of absence, including FMLA, FMLI, WC, and furloughs; collaborate with corporate Leave Specialist to administer leaves
• Process Standardization:
  • Develop and implement processes including onboarding checklists, termination checklists/protocols, drug screen processes, and badging procedures for Sturgeon Colorado C&I field/bargaining unit employees
• Technology Integration: Assist with transitioning locations like Grand Junction and Wyoming to digital onboarding systems (iCIMS), eliminating paper-based processes
  • System Support: Contribute to the effective use and management of Rivet and other applications for the department
  • Prioritize other initiatives as work continues on continuous improvements
• Other duties as assigned
• Regular & predictable attendance
• Essential functions of this position are to be performed at a Company-designated office or field location
• Understand and comply with the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Policy and other industry-specific professional and ethical standards

ABOUT YOU

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 - 5 years of progressively responsible Human Resources or workforce administration experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience working with HR systems and digitizing processes
• Minimum 2 years of training and/or experience with DOT/commercial driver compliance / FMCSA
• Minimum 2 years of Leave of Absence (LOA) administration (FMLA, WC, etc.) is crucial
• Strong background in onboarding, compliance tracking, and HR process standardization
• Solid experience working with unionized workforces
• Experience working with collective bargaining agreements (CBA's) in electric construction field is highly preferred
• Experience in a lead or supervisory role would be beneficial

Preferred Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development – Preferred
• High school diploma or GED – Required
• Training in Human Resources administration, labor relations, and/or regulatory compliance – Preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Solid understanding and knowledge of relevant systems, platforms and digitizing processes; e.g., JDE-E1, iCIMS, Rivet, FMCSA
  • Advanced knowledge of onboarding processes
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Solid understanding of DOT Commercial Driver Compliance guidelines (FMCSA)
• Strong background in onboarding, compliance tracking and HR process standardization
  • Solid understanding of HR process standards
  • Solid understanding of Collective Bargaining Agreements
  • Solid understanding of Leave of Absence (LOA) administration
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Must be detailed oriented
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives that scale with organizational growth

WHAT WE OFFER

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary$71,932 -$83,669/ year
  • Commensurate with experience, paid weekly. Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. MYR Group reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.
• Comprehensive benefits package - Medical, Dental, Vision, Teledoc, Hearing, Prescriptions, Mental Health, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP), Short Term Disability, Retiree Coverage, and Life Insurance under LINECo – (Low deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums) - Fifteen Dollar weekly premium for employee or employee plus family coverage.
• ThrivePass Health & Wellness Reimbursement Program - Twelve hundred dollars annually for health and wellbeing-related purchases.
• Annual Paid Time Off starting at 15 days plus 10 paid Holidays (our Cultural Celebration Day is a floating holiday).
• Generous 401(k) Plan with 100% match up to 6%; immediate vesting, and Annual profit-sharing potential.
• Superior educational assistance program (support for educational costs, internal training, and more!).
• Company-paid short and long-term disability, life, and accidental death & dismemberment.
• Company-paid business travel accident insurance.
• Various voluntary plans available including supplemental vision, accident and critical illness, ID theft, group legal, group auto & home, and additional voluntary life insurance plans for employee and dependents.

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three days. The posting will remain active and automatically extend until the vacancy is filled.

Position may be subject to pre-employment screening, which may include background check and drug testing. Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, contact our Employment Hotline at 1-855-635-1321.

MYR Group, Inc. and our subsidiaries are proud to be Equal Opportunity Employers. We promote diversity of thought, culture, and background, which connects our family of brands. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, or other protected characteristics. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

MYR Group does not sponsor applicants for work visas. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

MYR Group, Inc. and our subsidiaries do not work with any third-party recruiters or agencies without a valid signed agreement and partnership with the Corporate Talent Acquisition Team.