Strategic People Director

Are you an individual who takes pride in delivering exceptional work? When you join Brown and Caldwell you will enjoy a unique and welcoming culture. You will find that we offer a non-hierarchical, collaborative, and supportive environment, allowing you to do your best work.

Our Human Resources team is seeking a full-time Strategic People Director to join our growth-oriented professional engineering and environmental consulting company. We are seeking a positive, self-motivated person who enjoys leading and creating strategies to align with the business.

As the Strategic People Director, you will serve as a strategic advisor to business unit and enterprise leaders, providing operational and consultative guidance to them and their leadership teams as it relates to talent strategy. You will develop and implement talent plans for retention, employee training and development, recognition and reward, succession of talent, employee engagement and onboarding in partnership with other HR leaders and our Center of Excellence groups. You will equip business leaders and their teams with the tools and techniques which enable them to manage staff in alignment with Brown and Caldwell philosophies, policies, practices, and programs. You will engage with and provide direction to the HR Business Partners in support of the company-wide talent strategy.

Acting as an HR champion and change agent, you will aspire to be part of a team delivering strong talent and business results. You will have effective communication skills, be engaging, demonstrate resilience and use innovative ideas and an agile approach to deliver the best possible outcomes. In return, this role will offer you an opportunity to progress and thrive professionally within a growing organization working effectively and collaboratively to guide and coach for the effective management of our HR capability.

*This role has the potential to work virtually and can be filled near any BC office, preferenceofDenver, Phoenix, Sacramento, San Diego, Detroit, Atlanta,or Nashville.

Who you are:

You are a leader who has the ability to develop strong partnerships and collaborative relationships with colleagues, employees, and leaders. You are an excellent communicator and exercise good judgment. You operate with a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality. You are scrappy and creative but can navigate a large organization with ease. You seek to understand employee and business needs in order to create balanced and innovative solutions.

What you will do:

Leadership & Strategy Execution:

• As a key member of the HR leadership team, lead and shape the long-term vision and strategy for HR.
• Partner with leaders on business strategy and strategic planning, utilizing data to understand needs of the business and assess what value added impact HR can provide to the business.
• Leverage and analyze people data and synthesize information to help leaders see trends and make informed and effective business decisions.
• Translate strategic and tactical business plans into operational, HR, and talent strategy plans that align to overall BC strategy. Plans to include strategy around recruiting/internal mobility, training/learning and development, succession, restructuring and org design.
• Partner with the HRBPs on the execution of talent strategy plans including engaging leaders and people managers.
• Drive value added HR initiatives/strategy within assigned business units.
• Demonstrate effective change management and communication strategies that align with business and workforce needs.
• Understand and evaluate issues from multiple perspectives including those of assigned business units in order to provide sound recommendations and creative solutions.
• Anticipate issues and problems and proactively address them before they become a hindrance to the business.
• Provide subject matter expertise on internal and external best practices.
• Partner with our HR Delivery Leader, Talent Acquisition Director and Senior Director of Talent Management to develop and deploy a cutting-edge workforce strategy; identify and implement strategic opportunities to develop Talent practices.
• Partner with members of the HR team to develop, maintain and execute company policies. This includes partnering and consulting directly with the HRBP and ER team on sensitive employee relations matters.
• Create a culture to attract and retain top talent. Responsible for driving culture through HR strategies and processes.
• Build visibility and maintain strong relationships with business unit and enterprise teams and functional leaders.
• Drive consistency across enterprise groups and business units/regions and influence leaders to break down silos.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership experience in Human Resources, business or related field required.
• Prior experience as HR Generalist or Business Partner, Employee Relations Manager, or related HR function required.
• Outstanding communication skills, including effective writing, listening, presentation and facilitation skills.
• Proven willingness and ability to be hands-on and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills across levels, with an ability to persuade and influence, and the ability to build enthusiasm and commitment.
• Highly collaborative with a fierce commitment to and appreciation for diversity of thought.
• Strong analytical skills, with a track record of using data and metrics to evaluate needs, drive change and measure impact.
• Must be well-versed in change management and creating alignment with a diverse set of employees.
• Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree in business, HR or organizational development strongly preferred.
• SPHR or PHR preferred
• Ability to travel as needed

Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee's primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location A: $145,000 - $199,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

Benefits and Other Compensation: We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction services firm with 50 offices and over 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 75 years, our creative solutions have helped municipalities, private industry, and government agencies successfully overcome their most challenging water and environmental obstacles. As an employee-owned company, Brown and Caldwell is passionate about exceeding our clients' expectations and making a difference for our employees, our communities, and our environment. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com.

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

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Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO/AAP Employer. Minorities/Women/Disabled and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.