Senior Human Resources Business Partner

ACRT Services, Inc.

About The Team

ACRT Services offers expert independent consulting solutions to utilities and associated organizations throughout the United States, including vegetation management consulting, arborist training, customized safety courses, technology solutions, utility metering services, and more. At ACRT Services, our organizational culture is built on four strategic pillars including the p eople and the amazing things they can accomplish , d edication and the success it brings over the long term , p rocess and the benefits of a job done right and e ducation and the difference it can mean in the lives of those we touch.

About the Role

Reporting to the VP of Human Resources, the Senior Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) supports and partners with leaders and employees across the organization to provide insights and act as a trusted advisor while serving as the HRBP for ACRT Services. This role is responsible for leading the HRBP team responsible for supporting the various operating companies including HRBPs, Specialists, and Coordinators. The Senior HRBP helps drive the overall HR strategy by providing daily HR support for leaders, managers, and employees of our various companies, including guidance in coaching, management of performance cycles, and oversight of processes / HR administration and will be responsible for enabling your direct team to do the same. Close collaboration with the various Centers of Excellence within the HR department will be required .

What You’ll Do

Lead for High Performance

Manage a team of HRBPs; offer mentorship / coaching, development discussions, and performance management to support learning and development

Enable HRBP team to lead employee investigations and to quickly and appropriately handle employee relations issues

Establish and monitor performance metrics for the team to ensure effectiveness of HRBP team and their service delivery all companies

Manage and develop team to become future Human Resources leader and to achieve department goals and objective together

Build Trust & Influence with Leadership

Build relationships with Services and Operations leaders. Be a trusted and credible partner who anticipates needs and recommends solutions.

Provide credible guidance, advice, and support.

Partner with business leaders and work with HR centers of excellence to identify organizational needs for business development, and for reaching enterprise goals.

Develop and use people metrics to provide insights that help guide decisions.

Partner with leaders to build high performing leadership teams, and coach Presidents to enhance their leadership effectiveness.

Offer Human Resources Expertise

Act as HRBP for the ACRT Services organization

Partner with business leaders to develop succession / talent planning efforts that ensure the teams have the talent needed to support their strategy.

Partner with business on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and skills assessment and development

Partner with the business to lead both annual, mid-year, and ongoing review processes which focus on performance management and talent development

Provides investigation and consultation support to business leaders addressing employee relations, employee conduct, and performance issues, including the application of company policies and employment laws

Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal employment laws and regulations in partnership with Shared Services teams

Other duties as assigned

About You

Must haves :

Bachelor’s Degree 6 years progressive HR experience with at least 2 years as an HRBP 1 year leading directing reports    OR

8 years progressive HR experience with at least 4 years as an HRBP 2 years leading direct reports

Nice to haves :

Master’s degree in Human Resources Management or Business 8 years of progressive HR experience with at least 4 years as an HRBP demonstrated experience with California law, bargained workforces 4 years leading direct reports

Y our Skills :

The proven ability to demonstrate leadership skills, professionalism, and team attitude.

Experience working collaboratively, not just across the HR team but across all people and projects.

Experience interpreting and building procedures to support multi-state Labor Laws and related local laws and regulations.

Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Proven ability to research, analyze, and communicate information

Ability to use data and information to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues by using judgment that is consistent with standard, practices, policies, procedures, regulations, or government law.

Experience in effectively managing a range of tasks and priorities, simultaneously

Experience in Employee and Leadership Coaching

Team building and team development capabilities

Effective communication skills - written, verbal and listening skills

Commitment to continuous process improvement in people strategies and initiatives

This role would not be a good fit if :

You don’t enjoy working independently

You don’t enjoy leading a team

Benefits

Health and Safety

Group health plans including medical / prescription, dental, vision and a variety of other coverage options

Company paid group life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, short and long term disability

Flexible Spending Accounts or an option for a Health Saving Account with company match

Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees and eligible family members

Retirement

Automatic enrollment in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) at no cost

Roth or Traditional 401(k) Retirement plan with company match

Time Off

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Paid Holidays including the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve

Veterans Day paid time off for our veterans

P erks

Company paid cellphone or mobile allowance

Tuition reimbursement program

We believe in being comfortable at work. ACRT Services has a business casual dress environment that allows you to wear jeans!

Where We Work

At ACRT Services we prefer in-person employee interaction and we rely on collaboration among groups to be successful and agile, which means we expect work in the office to continue as an important part of our company culture and a key to employee success. This position is a remote hybrid role, meaning employees will be required to come into our Stow, Ohio offices on a weekly or as needed basis.

Standard office equipment will be provided to work in the office and at home – a dedicated space at home to work is also required . Uninterrupted home-based internet is a must in your home to attend and host video calls, along with a minimum bandwidth speed of 20 mbps . If you do not have an in home office space or cannot meet the internet needs, an office space will be provided for you in the company’s Stow, Ohio office.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR