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HR Business Partner

Stantec

The Role

Overview

Strategic HR partner advising leaders on talent, performance, and employee relations.

Key Responsibilities

  • training facilitation
  • performance management
  • hr projects
  • workforce planning
  • employee relations
  • data analytics

Tasks

-Facilitates trainings as needed, enables performance management and planning sessions with managers and employees. -Fosters a continuous improvement mindset and continually look for opportunities to increase the return on investment of human resources programs for employees and leaders. -Assists with relevant HR administrative tasks as required. -Develops and implements HR-related projects and participates as a team member on special projects as needed. -Works with human resource service representative(s) to ensure accurate completion of ad-hoc employee changes. -Collaborates within the HR team to communicate, facilitate, and/or present HR programs and initiatives to client groups. -Provides strategic guidance and effectively scale the application of the HR generalist disciplines including employee engagement, retention and talent development, succession planning, change, conflict and exit management, employment legislation, employee relations, performance management, investigations, job evaluation, compensation management, internal communication, coaching, data analytics, workforce planning, policy interpretation, career coaching, facilitation, and inclusion & diversity to positively impact Stantec’s culture of performance and safety. -Proactively partner with clients to identify strategic issues, workforce planning or organizational design challenges and provide advice and expertise to help develop creative solutions. -Serves as a workforce champion and promotes a positive work environment and employee experience. -Quickly establishes and maintains effective working relationships with internal client groups, including employees, managers, and senior leaders.

Requirements

  • ms office
  • coaching
  • facilitation
  • hr policies
  • communication
  • strategic

What You Bring

-Prior experience successfully operating in a geographically dispersed team is a plus. -Ability to travel to other Stantec offices as needed. -Skills in coaching managers, facilitation, conflict resolution and relationship management. -Respected for balancing strategic and operational tasks with strong organizational and time management skills. -Ability to quickly establish and build effective working relationships. -Demonstrated comprehensive understanding of core HR competencies including but not limited to compensation, benefits, employment law, organizational development, talent development and training, mentoring/coaching/facilitation, recruitment and workforce planning and an overall understanding of HR policies and programs and other terms and conditions of employment, along with an understanding of HR best practices. -Practices effective relationship management to elevate working relationships with internal client groups, including managers, senior leaders, and employees along with our global HR specialists. -Valued for your agility and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and having a focus for action-orientation on results. -Regarded as an exceptional communicator and able to influence a broad and diverse range of stakeholders through effective relationships, verbal, and written communication. -Adaptability to rapidly changing demands. -Proficient MS Office Suite skills preferred. -Recognized for your learning mindset, initiative, and ability to understand the business and challenges, and new and innovative approaches that result in improvements in team engagement, productivity, and organizational performance. -Demonstrated experience operating independently to resolve routine HR issues in a large and changing environment. -Proven influencer and collaborator, with the ability to provide guidance and support to business clients.

The Company

About Stantec

-Began as a one-person environmental engineering practice and has grown through strategic geographic and service expansion. -Publicly listed on the NYSE and TSX, Stantec has completed major acquisitions to bolster expertise and strengthen global infrastructure portfolio. -Headquartered in the iconic Stantec Tower in Edmonton, the company has delivered landmark projects like the Panama Canal Expansion and high-profile community developments. -Leverages interdisciplinary teams of designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers. -Typical projects span urban planning, civil infrastructure, water management, environmental assessment, energy delivery, and architectural design, serving public and private sectors. -Blends technical prowess with visionary design in bold ventures such as designing its own mixed-use tower and leading multi-nation infrastructure projects.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Energy

Infrastructure

Buildings

Residential

Commercial

Water Resources

Heavy Civil

Marine

Transport

Utilities

Solar

Wind

Nuclear

Government

Manufacturing

Environment