Sr HR Generalist - Construction

Position Summary The Human Resources Manager is accountable for the design, enforcement, and ongoing effectiveness of the company’s people function. This role ensures the workforce is properly staffed, legally compliant, consistently managed, and aligned with the business's operational and financial needs. This role is accountable for ensuring that job expectations, people policies, benefits, and culture remain aligned with the company’s mission, operational reality, and long-term goals. 1. Workforce Planning & Staffing Accountability The Human Resources Manager is accountable for ensuring the organization maintains a stable, qualified workforce aligned with current and anticipated operational needs. Maintaining a continuous recruiting pipeline for carpenters, installers, drivers, warehouse staff, estimators, project managers, and other key office roles Anticipating staffing risks related to turnover, growth, seasonality, and skill gaps Ensuring all roles have current, clearly defined job descriptions tied to performance expectations Supporting leadership decisions with accurate staffing and labor data 2. Employment Compliance & Documentation Accountability The Human Resources Manager is accountable for ensuring all employment relationships are legally compliant, properly documented, and defensible. Employment eligibility and classification accuracy Complete and current employee personnel files Consistency between employment records, payroll data, and benefit enrollment Timely response to documentation requests related to audits, claims, or disputes 3. Performance Management & Accountability Support The Human Resources Manager is accountable for ensuring performance management is consistent, documented, and enforceable across the organization. Enforcing performance review cadence for all applicable roles Supporting supervisors with documentation standards and expectations Identifying patterns of underperformance, repeat discipline, or unmanaged issues Ensuring performance conversations are recorded and actionable 4. Retention & Workforce Stability The Human Resources Manager is accountable for stabilizing the workforce and reducing preventable turnover, particularly in critical roles across carpentry, installation, and project management. Tracking and analyzing turnover by role, tenure, and department Identifying systemic drivers of voluntary turnover Providing leadership with actionable retention insights Supporting initiatives that improve workforce continuity and engagement 5. Safety & Employment Risk Administration The Human Resources Manager is accountable for the people-side administration of safety and risk, ensuring the company is prepared to respond to incidents, claims, or audits. Employment-related safety documentation and training records Workers’ compensation reporting and coordination Incident documentation completeness and timeliness Supporting leadership with risk visibility and trend analysis 6. Human Resources Reporting & Leadership Visibility The Human Resources Manager is accountable for providing leadership with accurate, timely, and actionable people-related information. Workforce metrics supporting planning and decision-making Clear visibility into staffing risk, compliance gaps, and performance trends Reducing reactive Human Resources escalations through proactive reporting Experience Minimum 5 years of progressive Human Resources experience Construction, manufacturing, or skilled-trades workforce experience strongly preferred Credentials Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Management, or related field or equivalent experience in Human Resources leadership Professional Human Resources Certifications: PHR – Professional in Human Resources (HRCI) SPHR – Senior Professional in Human Resources (HRCI) SHRM-CP – SHRM Certified Professional SHRM-SCP – SHRM Senior Certified Professional Knowledge Maryland and federal employment law fundamentals Wage & hour compliance and classification standards Human Resources practices in hourly, multi-role environments Skills Strong attention to detail and follow‑through Ability to enforce standards consistently Clear written and verbal communication Independent judgment with appropriate escalation #J-18808-Ljbffr Cogentanalytics