Senior Director, People & Culture

Join McKissack & McKissacks team! We have an immediate opening for a Senior Director People & Culture in Washington D.C. or Chicago IL. Apply now for this exciting opportunity!

McKissack & McKissack offers opportunities to grow your career while working on transformative projects in program and construction management architecture and interior design. We combine technical expertise and creative vision to deliver exceptional results. Our culture values diversity professional development and performance. We seek team players who are humble hungry and smart with strong academic or professional experience integrity and a client-focused mindset. Join a team that invests in your success and rewards ambition integrity and collaboration.

McKissack & McKissack is seeking a Senior Director of People & Culture to build strengthen and scale our people function as the firm continues to grow. This is a highly handson role for a leader who has stood up or rebuilt HR departments in startup highgrowth or evolving consulting environments particularly within construction engineering or professional services. This role is about creating structure clarity and consistency where they are still forming while staying deeply connected to daytoday realities of the business. The ideal candidate is comfortable working closely with leadership managers and employees alike and is willing to step in wherever needed to keep the organization moving forward.

Responsibilities

• Personally own and execute the full scope of the people function including HR operations employee relations compliance and performance management and talent development
• Act as a visible approachable leader who is comfortable working alongside teams solving real issues as they arise
• Balance strategic thinking with daytoday execution ensuring people programs are practical clear and consistently applied

• Design and implement core HR systems processes and policies that support a growing construction consulting organization
• Build structure that supports both officebased and projectbased teams
• Create scalable solutions without overengineering prioritizing what is needed now while planning for growth

• Develop career paths progression frameworks and role clarity that resonate in a consulting and projectdriven environment
• Lead a performance management process that sets clear expectations supports accountability and drives professional growth
• Partner with managers to strengthen people leadership and supervisory effectiveness

• Strengthen a culture rooted in accountability teamwork problemsolving and mutual respect
• Use workforce data feedback and direct employee engagement to identify retention risks and implement solutions
• Build trust by being present consistent and responsive to employee needs

• Ensure compliance with all employment laws and HR best practices across multiple jurisdictions
• Oversee benefits administration employee relations and HR operations in partnership with external vendors
• Leverage HR metrics and analytics to support workforce planning and decisionmaking

• Manage and optimize HR systems including Deltek Vantagepoint
• Partner effectively with a PEO provider (e.g. Insperity) while maintaining strong internal ownership of the people function

Qualifications

• 1015 years of HR experience with significant time spent in a startup scaleup or evolving organization
• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration or related field (Masters preferred)
• Strong working knowledge of employment law compliance and HR best practices
• Experience using HR metrics and workforce data to inform decisions
• Demonstrated experience building or significantly reshaping an HR function not just operating within an established one
• Experience in construction consulting engineering architecture or professional services strongly preferred
• Comfort supporting a workforce that includes technical professionals project teams and fieldadjacent roles

• Highly handson and executionoriented comfortable stepping in wherever needed
• Practical grounded approach to HR that values clarity fairness and followthrough
• Able to earn credibility with leaders and staff through presence responsiveness and consistency
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and making progress without perfect information

Salary range: $170000 to $200000 (dependent on years of experience competency location)

Employee Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Dependent Care
• Commuter Benefits
• Tuition Assistance
• Adoption Assistance
• Matching 401k Plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid-Time-Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Marketplace Perks-at-Work

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