The Director of HR in an AEC firm is a senior executive partner responsible for shaping the companys peoples strategy fostering organizational culture and ensuring HR programs drive business performance. This role focuses on high-level HR strategy organizational development executive advisory and compliance rather than day-to-day recruitment or transactional HR activities.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic HR Leadership
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the executive team on all HR and organizational matters including workforce planning succession planning and organizational design.
- Develop and implement long-term HR strategies that support company growth project delivery excellence and talent optimization.
- Lead organizational change initiatives and support large-scale project-driven transformations.
Organizational Development & Culture
- Champion company culture employee engagement diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
- Oversee leadership development programs executive coaching and performance management frameworks.
- Drive initiatives to improve productivity retention and employee satisfaction at all levels.
- Compensation Benefits & HR Policy
- Oversee strategic compensation planning executive incentives and benefits programs aligned with AEC industry benchmarks.
- Ensure compliance with federal state and local employment regulations (ADA FLSA OSHA interface EEOC).
- Develop policies that balance organizational objectives with workforce well-being.
HR Operations & Metrics
- Oversee HR operations systems analytics and reporting to inform business decisions.
- Set HR performance metrics and provide insights to the executive team to measure organizational health.
- Partner with finance and operations to align HR budgets and resources with strategic objectives.
Executive Advisory
- Advise executives on high-impact HR issues employee relations labor relations (if applicable) and leadership decisions.
- Lead senior-level organizational initiatives such as mergers acquisitions or large-scale reorganizations.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration or related field; Masters or MBA preferred.
- 10 years of progressive HR experience with senior leadership roles ideally within the AEC or professional services industries.
- SHRM-SCP SPHR or equivalent executive-level certification preferred.
- Proven experience leading organization-wide HR strategy culture development and executive HR advisory.
- Strong knowledge of employment law compliance and HR systems including workforce analytics.
Required Experience:
Director
The Director of HR in an AEC firm is a senior executive partner responsible for shaping the companys peoples strategy fostering organizational culture and ensuring HR programs drive business performance. This role focuses on high-level HR strategy organizational development executive advisory and co...
The Director of HR in an AEC firm is a senior executive partner responsible for shaping the companys peoples strategy fostering organizational culture and ensuring HR programs drive business performance. This role focuses on high-level HR strategy organizational development executive advisory and compliance rather than day-to-day recruitment or transactional HR activities.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic HR Leadership
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the executive team on all HR and organizational matters including workforce planning succession planning and organizational design.
- Develop and implement long-term HR strategies that support company growth project delivery excellence and talent optimization.
- Lead organizational change initiatives and support large-scale project-driven transformations.
Organizational Development & Culture
- Champion company culture employee engagement diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
- Oversee leadership development programs executive coaching and performance management frameworks.
- Drive initiatives to improve productivity retention and employee satisfaction at all levels.
- Compensation Benefits & HR Policy
- Oversee strategic compensation planning executive incentives and benefits programs aligned with AEC industry benchmarks.
- Ensure compliance with federal state and local employment regulations (ADA FLSA OSHA interface EEOC).
- Develop policies that balance organizational objectives with workforce well-being.
HR Operations & Metrics
- Oversee HR operations systems analytics and reporting to inform business decisions.
- Set HR performance metrics and provide insights to the executive team to measure organizational health.
- Partner with finance and operations to align HR budgets and resources with strategic objectives.
Executive Advisory
- Advise executives on high-impact HR issues employee relations labor relations (if applicable) and leadership decisions.
- Lead senior-level organizational initiatives such as mergers acquisitions or large-scale reorganizations.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration or related field; Masters or MBA preferred.
- 10 years of progressive HR experience with senior leadership roles ideally within the AEC or professional services industries.
- SHRM-SCP SPHR or equivalent executive-level certification preferred.
- Proven experience leading organization-wide HR strategy culture development and executive HR advisory.
- Strong knowledge of employment law compliance and HR systems including workforce analytics.
Required Experience:
Director
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