HR Business Partner - Oil, Gas, & Chemical

Position Overview

At Kiewit, our Human Resources Operations team has transformed our business, utilizing best-in-class strategies, turning them into real-world execution.  With 30,000 people and 7 complex markets, our HR Business Partners work closely with the front line – partnering with leaders to improve people programs in their organizations, while supporting employees at all levels.  We are looking for an Assistant Human Resources Business Partner who knows how to execute HR strategies that support the business to help achieve their objectives. 
 
In this role, you will be expected to execute both strategic and tactical initiatives for our Kiewit OG&C Engineering and Kiewit OG&C Business Development groups based in Houston, Texas.  We value HR Leaders who are willing to roll up their sleeves and jump in and enjoy working in an engineering and construction environment. We expect you to serve as a trusted advisor and consult with leaders in the organization, providing HR guidance as appropriate.   Under the direction of an HR Director, you will have the opportunity to make decisions and influence the business with great coaching to get you there.  
 
Your primary responsibility will be to ensure HR execution and performance for your organization, a team of 420 Staff employees focused on engineering/business development for oil & gas, refining, petrochemical, biofuels and other process industries.  You’ll act as a liaison with HR Shared Services teams, to ensure the delivery of support to exceed internal client needs, while leading various projects and initiatives as determined in the annual planning cycle.  

District Overview

HR Operations is an integral partner and service provider at Kiewit.  In recent years, we have gone from decentralized HR groups to a unified, shared service team, with various HR Centers of Excellence.  Our vision is to be a best-in-class international HR organization. 
 

Location

This position is located in our Dairy Ashford Road office in Houston Texas. 

Responsibilities

•    Support the organization with both transactional/tactical and strategic functions/actions.  
•    Ability to extract and analyze data to inform leaders and drive business decisions that positively impact the workforce within the organization.
•    Monitor workforce productivity, retention and engagement for trends and changes that require intervention.  Develop and lead programs that maximize employee development, engagement and retention.
•    Manage interim wage adjustments as needed – adjustments, title change, hourly to salary conversion, etc.  
•    Support the development of HR related strategies and ensure implementation and execution.  
•    Provide day to day performance management guidance to your division and frontline leadership.  Ensure coaching, feedback and performance systems are in place to maximize workforce productivity;  provide support and guidance on internal transfers and promotions.
•    Support the execution of performance improvement plans and provide consultation as necessary.  Lead succession planning processes & consult with managers on effective staff assignments and strategy.
•    Development of succession plans and skills gap analysis, ensuring that they are consistently reviewed and that effective actions are in place.

Qualifications

•    Bachelors’ degree in HR or business-related field.   
•    Minimum of 4+ years in an HR Manager, HR Generalist or HRBP role with similar responsibilities as outlined above in a position where you have executed systems thinking, program execution and process innovation.   Broad background in HR required.  Demonstrated ability to execute both tactical and strategic initiatives for an organization.   
•    Experience in Energy, Industrial, Oil and Gas, Petrochemical or related process industries or Engineering is preferred.  
•    Ability to travel overnight throughout the US up to 15% of the time and willingness to go to Construction project sites regularly to support employees and leaders within the division.
•    Demonstrated ability to communicate and influence individuals and groups to gain buy-in and acceptance of new ideas and approaches.  Proven ability to take initiative and build strong and productive personal relationships with Leaders and employees, displaying sound business acumen and knowledge in the HR field.  
•    Strong analytical skills, utilizing data to inform and drive business decisions.  Experience using analytical software/dashboards, and advanced use of MS Office Suite.
 
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