HR Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching

Full-time | Greater Philadelphia

Exact Solar is hiring a hands-on HR Manager to take ownership of how we hire, support, and take care of our team. You’ll lead recruiting, benefits, payroll, employee relations, safety administration, and workers’ compensation for a growing local solar company. You’ll have the backing of company leadership and an experienced external HR consultant who knows our business and will continue to advise us.

We’ve spent about 20 years building a reputation for doing good work and treating people well. Today, our teams design, install, and service solar systems for homes and businesses across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. That takes people with very different skills working together, from installers and service technicians to engineers, sales consultants, and office staff. We want someone who takes the time to understand how those teams work and makes it easier for them to do their jobs well.

This is a newly created role. Day to day, you’ll make sure payroll is right, employees get answers, and hiring and onboarding keep moving. As we grow, you’ll help managers become better at hiring, giving feedback, and developing their teams. You’ll have room to build practical systems that support the kind of company people want to stay with.

What you’ll own

• Recruiting and onboarding. Partner with managers to define what they need, write job postings, source and screen candidates, coordinate interviews, manage offers, and give new hires a strong start. You’ll recruit for field, technical, sales, and office roles.

• Payroll and timekeeping. Own the payroll process from timecard review through submission. Manage employee changes, pay adjustments, and deductions, resolve pay questions, and coordinate with Accounting on reconciliation and reporting.

• Benefits and leave. Be the point person for employee questions, enrollments, qualifying life events, and leave administration. Work with our broker and vendors on renewals, open enrollment, and day-to-day issues.

• Safety and workers’ compensation. Work with field and operations leaders to keep safety training, records, incident reporting, and corrective actions on track. Manage workers’ compensation claims from initial reporting through resolution, coordinating with employees, supervisors, and the carrier on work restrictions and return-to-work plans.

• Employee relations and manager support. Be someone employees can come to with a question or concern. Help managers set clear expectations, give timely feedback, handle sensitive situations consistently, and document decisions appropriately.

• HR policies, records, and compliance. Maintain the handbook, personnel records, and core HR processes. Coordinate required training and employment documentation, and work with our external HR consultant on policy updates, complex employee matters, and questions that need specialized guidance.

• Build the HR function as we grow. Bring work currently spread across Accounting and other teams into one clearly owned function. Make recurring processes dependable, clarify who handles what, and give leadership a clearer view of hiring needs and workforce priorities.

What you’ll bring

• Several years of hands-on HR experience across recruiting, payroll, benefits, and employee relations, with direct responsibility for running recurring processes.

• Experience handling workers’ compensation claims and coordinating with field or operations leaders on workplace safety.

• The judgment and discretion to handle confidential issues, have direct conversations, and know when to bring in expert guidance.

• Comfort supporting both field and office employees. Experience in solar, construction, the skilled trades, or another field-based business is a plus.

• Strong follow-through and a practical approach to building processes managers and employees can use. Multi-state HR experience is helpful.

Why Exact Solar

You’ll work directly with leadership and get to know the people doing the work. You’ll have the chance to shape how a growing local company hires, supports, and develops its team in an industry that helps customers generate their own power. If you enjoy earning trust across a business and turning everyday frustrations into better ways of working, we’d like to hear from you.