HR Business Partner IV

This position is ideally suited for an experienced HR professional who wants to provide full-scope HR leadership in a fast-paced growing operational organization with a unique combination of professionals technical employees and skilled trades at our primary office and manufacturing site in Chesapeake VA and shipyards around the areseekingan experienced practical and strategic HR leader who is comfortable rolling up their sleeves building credibility with leaders and frontline employees and balancing strategic people priorities with day-to-day operational needs.

• Partner with leaders at all level of the organization to understand businessobjectives operational realities workforce constraints and skill/capabilityneeds; develop HR solutions that help leaders improve team capability execution engagement and accountability.

• Coach leaders to strengthen their ability to communicate priorities set clear expectations provide needed resources remove barriers give effective feedback recognize strong performance and hold employees accountable when expectations are not met. Enhance frontline leadership effectiveness communication accountability and trust across professional technical skilled trades and shiftbased teams.

• Provide guidance and coaching to managers and employees with regards to employee engagement performance management career development talent assessment and retention.

• Serve as an employee advocate; proactively identify opportunities and develop solutions to improve the employee experience.

• Conduct investigations asrequiredto address employee complaints policy concerns workplace issues or other employee relations matters; provide sound recommendations that balance employee experience business needs and compliance/risk considerations.

• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) in the planning and execution of various HR programs.

• Partner with leaders to develop and implement strategies to drive positive employee relations and effective 2-way communication.

• Lead the annual succession planning talent review and compensation planning processes.

• Assist with the transformational change and communication efforts by providing consultative support to leaders to develop and execute business strategies.

• Partner with department leadership and Talent Acquisition to define staffing requirements assess role requirements support workforce planning and manage staffing strategies for full-time temporary technical professional and skilled trades resources.

• Be a consistent and visible presence with the workforce including shift-based employees as needed to build trust maintain a pulse on the organization and provide feedback and recommendations to leadership.

• Travel to local shipyards regularly and sites around the country quarterly to meet with employees understand field and site-based workforce needs assess risks and recommend/develop solutions.

• Serve as coach and mentor to more junior local HR and Talent Acquisition team members.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution in Business Human Resources Industrial/Labor Relations Industrial/Organizational Psychology or other relevant degree; equivalent directly relevant experience may be considered whereappropriate.

• Minimum 10 years progressive experience in HR Business Partner HR Generalist employee relations organization effectiveness talent workforce planning or related strategic HR roles including experience advising leaders and supporting complex business needs.

• Minimum 5 years experience providing HR business partner or related HR leadership support in a complex operational technical field-based project-based regulated labor-intensive production manufacturing shipyard/marine constructionlogistics utilities energy aerospace government services or similar environment.

• Demonstrated experience translating businessobjectives operational priorities workforce challenges and leadership needs into actionable HR strategies practical solutions and measurable outcomes.

• Thorough understanding of state and federal labor laws and regulations with the ability to apply that knowledge practically in complex employee relations and operational workforce situation.

• Thorough understanding of HR principles concepts practices and standards.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Mastersdegree and/or PHR/SPHR or other relevant HR certification preferred.
• Prefer experienceoperatingin a complex matrixed multi-sitehigh-growth regulated or operational organization. Experience in a large enterprise is helpful but notrequired.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced rapidly changing environment whilemaintainingsound judgment follow-through employee trust and leadership credibility.
• Demonstrated leadership coaching and facilitation skills.
• Excellent communications skills both verbal and written.