Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner

About Suffolk:

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. Suffolk is an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging its core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies), and innovation research/development.

Suffolk - America's Contractor - is a national company with more than $5.0 billion in annual revenue, 2,600 employees, and main offices in Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Suffolk manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation/aviation, government, mission critical and commercial. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR's list of "Top CM-at-Risk Contractors." For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.

The Position:

The Senior Manager, People & Culture serves as a partner to the Regional HRBP to support our Mission Critical project team in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on driving performance, engagement, and development. Data center construction is the fastest growing sector at both Suffolk and in the industry; this role will be critical in upholding Suffolk's culture at our largest project. This role supports strategic HR planning and operations, providing a broad range of HR consultation, advice, solutions, and services. Additionally, the role ensures a strong focus and commitment on the employee experience & engagement, project standards, retention, and a high-performance culture that embodies Suffolk's core values.

Suffolk is seeking people who are bold. Curious. Innovative. Caring. Looking for the career opportunity of a lifetime. We'll challenge and inspire you to be your very best. We'll embrace what makes you unique and lift you up as you take chances. Here, you'll find a place where you can act with purpose and integrity, bringing intelligence and grit to every aspect of your job. Join us for the chance to leverage your inherent curiosity and proven capabilities to catapult you to the next level.

Serve as a strategic partner and build strong relationships with the project team, effectively using influence and negotiation strategies to secure support from stakeholders of key initiatives.
• Maintain excellent customer service standards for the P&C department by responding to employee inquiries and requests for client group, escalating to Business Partner, P&C Ops Manager or other appropriate P&C team members as needed.
• Be an integral part of the employee experience by owning onboarding and offboarding tasks for the project site. Ensure new hires are equipped with Company technology and understand training tools.
• Support the relocation process with the Mobility team as required, ensuring new hires and transfers have the resources needed to ensure a smooth transition.
• Be a trusted advisor, coaching project leadership on leadership effectiveness and performance.
• Support the Regional HRBP to drive and execute the annual Performance Management and Talent Review process on-site.
• Support the Regional HRBP with the annual and quarterly compensation planning process.
• Effectively use influence and negotiation strategies to secure support from stakeholders for support of key initiatives.
• In line with Suffolk's vision and strategic priorities, drive employee engagement through the entire employment life cycle. This includes supporting the engagement survey process, conducting new hire check-ins and stay interviews, and exit interviews. Use insights to support managers in enhancing and improving the employee experience.
• Lead on-site employee relations resolutions, minimizing risk to the organization by actively responding to and addressing employee concerns in a timely, cost-efficient manner, escalating to Regional HRBP and legal as necessary.
• Conduct complete investigations and make recommendations based on findings/facts, partnering with Regional HRBP and legal counsel.
• Lead and manage change across client group to influence project site culture. Implement change programs as business needs dictate.
• Be a DE&I champion for the project in partnership with the DE&I team.
• Support the broader HRBP team as a trusted colleague and sounding board for new and improved company-wide programs and initiatives.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• 5-8+ years of progressive HR Manager or Business Partner related experience.
• Ability to work on the project site full-time.
• Strong analytical skills to leverage data and a fact-base in delivering HR programs and strategies that effectively address business issues.
• Proven strategic HR coaching skills with a demonstrated track record of exceptional client service delivery in a matrixed organization.
• Hands on approach, willing to roll up sleeves to deliver results.
• Ability to handle highly confidential information.
• Track record of achieving results that contribute significantly to the business.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Sound business judgment with strong planning, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Highly organized with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to travel up to 15%-20%; expectation is bi-monthly travel to a project for the same client in Dallas, TX.

Necessary Attributes:

• Possess and demonstrate Suffolk's Core Values of Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism and Caring.
• Be resilient and adaptable to evolution in the industry and markets.
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills and organizational skills are necessary, along with an ability to be self-directed.
• Be detail-oriented, focused, and thoughtful in driving action.
• Demonstrated experience communicating broad strategic initiatives to both key stakeholders and diverse internal teams.

• All members of People & Culture team must exemplify Suffolk's Core Values; Passion, Integrity, Hard work, Professionalism, Caring

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.

Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk.