HR Generalist (Dallas, TX) - Austin Industries at Austin Professional Svcs, Inc. in Dallas, Texas

Job Description:

Austin Industries is one of the nation’s largest, most diversified U.S.-based construction companies. With more than 7,000 employee-owners, Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial, and industrial construction services through the expertise of our operating companies: Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial and Austin Industrial.

 

Austin Industries has an outstanding opportunity for a HR Generalist at our corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Our HR Generalist will provide a wide range of human resources support to the department and company. This position will be responsible for maintaining and building knowledge and skills in all HR disciplines from employee orientation and recruitment, compensation and benefits, EEO, legal requirements for employers, and training and development.

 

Responsibilities:

• Point of contact for employee-owners and ensures timely resolution to all employee questions and requests.


• Support employee relations and day-to-day HR life cycle matters.


• Interpret HR policies and employment law for employees and managers, and coach them to ensure consistency, effectiveness, and compliance.


• Ensures proper administration of all HR-related policies, procedures, systems, and processes.


• Support management by providing human resources advice, counsel, and decisions.


• Audit various documents and processes.


• Assist with assigned areas of organization development and performance management including coaching employees and managers to increase effectiveness/results of the performance assessment process.


• Assist with annual benefits enrollment, processing forms, and maintaining documents.


• Engages and contributes to various HR project initiatives focused on driving improvements, automation and progressive HR practice.


• All other duties as required.

 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field and 3 - 5+ years’ experience in Human Resources or related field is preferred or 6 - 8 years of progressive, relevant Human Resources experience.


• Bilingual in Spanish highly preferred.


• Strong computer skills in word processing, spreadsheet, scanning, database, presentation and communication software.


• Able to build rapport with all types of people; can clearly put into words people’s strengths and limitations and accurately project what people are likely to do in various situations.


• Able and willing to face challenges with energy and composure while producing results and effectively managing conflict.


• Excellent communication, organization, presentation, facilitation and conflict resolution skills are essential.


• Able to organize people, tools, equipment, and other resources and orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish desired results.


• Able to make decisions under tight deadlines, occasionally in the face of incomplete information.


• Capable of maintaining confidential information, due to the nature of HR.


• Act in a manner of integrity that shows support for the company, its values, and the employees, while maintaining constant focus on meeting/exceeding customer requirements and expectations.

 

Benefits & Compensation

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 our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned.

 

Austin Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

See the “Know Your Rights” poster available in English and Spanish.

See the “Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision” poster available in English and Spanish.

 

About Austin Industries

Austin Industries and its operating companies engage in almost every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction. Austin is owned entirely by its employees through its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Austin Industries has a rich history. We are one of the largest and most diversified construction firms in the nation. Austin stands on the core values of Uncompromising Integrity, Employee-ownership, Exemplary Service and Excellence in Safety. To learn more about our history, culture and operations, visit us at www.austin-ind.com.

 

No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement). 

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company. 

 

Accessibility Note

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact the People Services Team at (877) 831-1217.

Experience

Preferred

• Bilingual in Spanish

Education

Preferred

• Bachelors or better in Human Resource Administration or related field

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