Craft HR Leader

Why Black and Veatch

Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work, Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. 

At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use. 

The Opportunity

As the Craft HR Leader, you will have the opportunity to:

• Be responsible for managing all domestic staffing, international assignment, relocation and immigration programs
• Support organization’s business objectives through strategic human resources (HR) acquisition and retention program development and implementation
• Passionately promote “employer of choice” image within the marketplace, while creating this reality within the company
• Utilize and create tools and processes to create a consistent flow of qualified candidates throughout the organization
• Work in a collaborative fashion with all levels of management and other HR Directors

This role will be designated in our business traveler work schedule. We are committed to providing a healthy, safe and flexible work environment for all professionals while helping them remain productive and connected. Our business traveler work schedule includes BV professionals who travel consistently 60% or more of their work schedule and provide flexibility around being in an office location.  

• Days during travel weeks that are non-travel days, professionals may work in the office or at a remote location
• On non-travel work weeks, professionals may work in a BV office location 3 days a week and in a remote location 2 days a week
   

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of professionals who work with and on construction job sites to meet HR needs
• Provides recruiting strategy and operational planning to grow and recruit for the BV Craft workforce
• Manages day to day HR direction for onsite field HR teams on various BV project sites 
• Collaborates with compensation on setting wage rates and ranges for craft professionals
• Develops process and procedures that support streamlined recruitment and onboarding processes of craft workers
• Participates in reduction in force and management termination activities
• Informs or advises Division HR Director regarding staffing or termination activities and issues
• Conducts exit interviews
• Serves on various project teams or committees, as assigned
• May provide employee relations support to managers, department heads and employees as needed
• Identifies and assesses improvement opportunities which will add value. Champions continuous improvement efforts. Assesses and supports the change management effects associated with the implementation of improvements. Proactively supports, encourages, and facilitates staff to engage in continuous improvement activities.
• Assists with planning and forecasting for all construction project needs
• Must be able to travel a minimum of 60% of the time
• Experience with HR compliance and knowledge of outreach and sourcing
• May conduct Training Classes
• Assist with construction project setup and planning
   

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years progressive HR and/or Staffing experience; Workforce planning experience required.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years progressive craft recruiting experience at the project level
• Progressive supervisory experience
• Ability to demonstrate headhunting/sourcing experience
• Experience in the EPC industry
• Experience working with Craft professionals across large and small jobs
• Experience managing shifting priorities and team assignments.
• Experience in high paced fast environment
• Experience with self performing craft recruitment
• Experience handling employee relations
• Experience looking at craft labor rates

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• Travel a minimum of 50% of the time
• Typical office environment with a hybrid work schedule: 3 days in office and 2 days remote 
• Extensive Sitting; Regular Keyboarding

Salary Plan

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