Job Title
Manager, HR Advisory
Location:
Charlotte, NC, Knoxville, TN
Job Summary And Description
EPRI is a non-profit organization, with a mission to perform research to advance safe, reliable, affordable, and clean energy for society through global collaboration, science, and technology innovation, and applied research. EPRI members represent 90% of the electricity generated and delivered in the United States, with international participation extending to more than 40 countries.
To fulfill this mission as Human Resources Manager, you will partner with the Senior HR Advisor to drive organizational design and effectiveness, value creation for our internal and external stakeholders, strategic business alignment, talent engagement and learning development solutions.
In this role, you will be responsible for the delivery of a full range of human resource services. You will plan, lead, direct, develop and coordinate the HR policies and initiative.
An opportunity to assemble strategic people plans within your business areas, as well as deliver an excellent first-class service to managers and employees.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact at EPRI working with a team of experts.
Key Responsibilities (include But Not Limited To)
- Support and deliver the Human Resources and Diversity (HRD) Strategic priorities
- Advise executives and their managers on HR best practices
- Guarantee consistency in HR practices aligned with the HR policies and practices
- Act as a strategic advisor and thought partner to the business leaders and serve as a valued strategic contributor to the HRD leadership
- Guarantee timely delivery on projects and deliverables to all stakeholders
- Coach, mentor, supervise managers and employees
- Provide advice on policies, procedures, and legislation
- Advise managers on how to approach employee requests, concerns and reported problems
- Partner with managers to advise and manage teams’ performance, talent management, learning solutions, career growth, engagement, and retention
- Manage grievances and disciplinary processes
- Provide HR-related support and guidance in the areas of employment termination, conflict resolution, and performance analyses
- Contribute to improving business processes by overseeing policy implementation
- Identify and recommend areas for improvement by carrying out regular surveys and collecting teams’ feedback
- Design and implement innovative HR processes to boost business operations
- Keep track and manage key performance indicators for each sector
- Lead change management processes in partnership with the managers
- Provide advice to managers on how to approach employee requests, concerns, and reported problems
- Design and advise operational structures and organizational roadmaps that will deliver success, support career development, succession planning, talent management, and performance management to each sector
- Manage employee inquiries and address proactively solutions to help maintain positive employee relations
- Identify learning and development opportunities and partner with the L&D team to deliver accordingly
- Lead calibrations and people reviews discussions per sector
- Adopt and anticipate on strategic initiatives
- Guarantee the HR function as a trusted partner, advisor and resource to leadership and teams at all levels and in all areas of the Institute
- Partner with Talent Acquisition to develop and deliver for sectors a comprehensive strategic recruiting and retention plans to meet the human capital needs for current and future talent needs
- Collaborate with sectors’ leaders to understand the skills and competencies required to achieve EPRI’s goals currently as well as future growth
- Analyze trends in compensation and benefits; research and propose competitive offer for sectors aligned with EPRI’s internal equity to ensure the organization attracts and retains top talent in partnership with Talent Acquisition
- Participate in the budget process for HRD
- Play an integral role with building a culture of trust, respect, collaboration
- Reduce and manage the risks for the Institute
Key Competencies
- Ability to coordinate and lead complex cross-functional projects given multiple competing priorities or perspectives
- Broad understanding of all key Human Resources functions, including, but not limited to Benefits, Compensation, Recruiting, Learning and Development and Employee Relations.
- Excellent verbal and communication skills: ability to communicate in a fast-paced environment
- Outstanding analytical skills, attention to detail
- Ability to understand the vision and to correlate the details
- Critical Thinking skills: at it relates to a problem ability to identify, research, determine data relevance, ask questions, identify best solution, present solution in a constructive manner, and analyze decision in full autonomy
- Demonstrate strong capability of assessing and analyzing common Human Resources issues
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, conflict resolution, and leadership skills
- Ability to organize and oversee multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines, as well as stakeholder expectations
- Strong project management skills
- In-depth knowledge of labor laws and regulations
- Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
- Solution/Result driven with the ability to anticipate vs. reactive
- Entrepreneurial & Accountability
- Customer centric, ability to own the full value-chain of customer delivery and satisfaction
- Business Acumen
Education, Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or equivalent experience required.
- A Professional Certification in Human Resources is required
- 8-10 years of progressive experience in HR advisory roles or related
- 3 years plus of progressive HR leadership experience leading a team
- Proven project management skills, including building sponsorship, communications, and stakeholder management
- Track record of effectively diagnosing, designing, and delivering division-wide interventions
- Demonstrated a leadership track record with the ability to influence senior leaders and employees to enforce company policies and practices
- Working knowledge of the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) and hands on experience with Workday
- Strong computer skills including HRIS, Excel, and database applications.
Experience
- Experience in leading and working effectively in teams
- Experience in providing advice and support to senior executives on strategic matters
- Experience in leading projects and implementing new initiatives
- Experience creating and implementing company policies
- Proven track record of successfully executing HR strategies
- Experience in HR reporting and analytics
- Proven success in delivering high-impact people strategic and operations programs around performance management, value creation, culture, and employee engagement for an enhanced employee value proposition
The salary range for this position is $114,000 USD to $147,000 USD annually. This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on various factors, including without limitation applicant's education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location.
This role is eligible to participate in EPRI’s annual incentive program. The amount of incentive varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the plan.
This role is eligible to participate in EPRI’s standard employee benefit programs, which currently include the following: medical, dental, vision, 401k, STD/LTD and paid family leave, life and accident insurance, paid time off (flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay).
EPRI participates in E-Verify, an online system operated jointly by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration (SSA). EPRI uses the system to check the work status of new hires by comparing information from the employee's I-9 form against SSA and Department of Homeland Security databases.
EPRI is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/AA/M/F/VETS/Disabled
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