HR Generalist - Bilingual (Irving, TX) - Austin Bridge & Road at Austin Bridge & Road, LP in Irving, Texas

Job Description:

Austin Bridge & Road is currently seeking a HR Generalist to be located at our corporate headquarters in Irving, Texas. The Human Resource Generalist will run the daily functions of the Human Resource (HR) department including hiring, onboarding, orientation, administering pay, benefits and leave, and enforcing company policies and practices.

Supervisory Responsibilities

  None

Functional Areas of Responsibility

• Human Resources Administration

• Onboarding

• Employee Relations

• Employment Law Compliance

• Company Policy Administration and Compliance

• Relocation/Per Diem

• Unemployment

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitates the hiring of qualified job applicants for open positions; collaborates with departmental managers regarding the onboarding process.

• Processes new employee-owners, including pre-employment communications, requesting required equipment, orientation, paperwork, tours, and introductions.

• Conducts or acquires background checks and employee eligibility verifications.

• Delivers new hire orientation weekly.

• Coordinates and delivers benefit training for employee-owners in the office, at jobsites and/or at offsite facilities.

• Performs routine tasks required to administer and execute human resource programs including but not limited to data entry of new hires, compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; performance; productivity, recognition, and morale.

• Handles employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees, and supervisors, referring complex and/or sensitive matters to the HR Manager.

• Attends and participates in employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.

• Administers the On the Job Training (OJT) program for the company.

• Responds to unemployment claims on behalf of the company.

• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.

• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.

• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.

• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.

• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS and talent management systems.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required.

• Five or more years of human resources experience required.

• HR experience in construction preferred.

• SHRM-CP or PHR/SPHR certification preferred.

• Must be bilingual (English/Spanish)

 

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about Austin, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/who-we-are.

Austin Bridge & Road is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Austin Bridge and Road

A leader in the heavy highway and transportation infrastructure industry for more than 100 years, Austin Bridge & Road has built landmark projects from Arizona to North Carolina, including complex urban highway interchanges, tollways, runways, port facilities, border crossings, automated people mover guide-ways and specialty bridges. Our customers rely on our expertise in construction management on conventionally bid projects and newer procurement methods, including design-build, construction manager at-risk and construction management/general contracting.

It is the policy of Austin Bridge & Road, L.P. to assure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regards to their race, religion, sex, color or national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected characteristics or status. Such action shall include: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and/or on-the-job training.

No agency inquiries please.

Austin Industries and all operating divisions (Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial, and Austin Industrial) do not accept unsolicited resumes, candidates’ names or summaries from staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters. Any unsolicited resumes, candidates’ names or summaries submitted to Austin Industries, or any of its employee-owners, become the property of Austin Industries and Austin Industries will not pay.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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