HR Coordinator (San Antonio, TX) - Austin Bridge & Road

Austin Industries is one of the nation’s largest, most diversified U.S.-based construction companies. With more than 7,000 employee-owners, Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction services through the expertise of our operating companies: Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial and Austin Industrial.

Austin Bridge & Road is currently seeking a HR Coordinator for projects in the San Antonio, Texas area.  We set the standard for heavy civil construction and are looking for talented construction professionals that want to excel with us.  The HR coordinator assists the Director of Human Resources with recruiting, hiring, on-boarding, personnel records administration, EEO compliance, employee- owner benefits, training, and personnel policy administration. 

Functional Areas of Responsibility:

• Human Resources Administration
• Onboarding
• Employee-Relations
• Employment Law/Company Policy Administration
• Recruiting
• Leave of absence programs

Responsibilities:

• Maintain personnel databases and provides standard or ad hoc reports
• Participate in both exempt and non-exempt salary surveys on a yearly basis
• Process new employee-owners, (e.g., pre-employment communications, orientation, paperwork, tours, introductions, and coordinating the AB&R employee-owner orientation)
• Coordinate benefit training meetings for employee-owners in office, at the jobsites and/or at offsite facilities
• Answer personnel policy and procedure questions from employee-owners
• Aid in the relocation of employee-owners when transferred to jobsites out of the Dallas/Ft. Worth areas
• Coordinate coding and approval for invoices, departmental expense reports and timesheets
• Maintain promotional and informational pamphlets (handouts for new hires); get pricing then approval for ordering
• Administer Austin’s Employee-Owner Referral Program
• Administer the FMLA and other leave programs
• Maintain a monthly EEO Report
• Assist in EEOC investigations and negotiations
• Other duties as assigned 

Qualifications:

• 3 to 5 years of experience in Human Resources; 2 years of experience with an HR related system
• Bilingual in English and Spanish strongly preferred
• Construction industry experience strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of multiple HR disciplines, including compensation practices, organizational management and design, employee relations, diversity, performance management, and federal and state employment laws
• Ability to resolve conflicts in a high-stakes environment
• Excellent communication, organization, public speaking, presentation, facilitation and conflict resolution skills are essential
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
• Act in a manner of integrity that shows support for the company, its values, and the employees, while maintaining constant focus on meeting/exceeding customer requirements and expectations
• Must be detail-oriented, able to multi-task and meet critical deadlines  

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Strong knowledge of applicable employment law
• Ability to travel 10% within Texas
• Must be able and willing to work extended hours as needed, including attending job fairs, training, or other company events on weekends
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industries is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned.

Austin Bridge & Road is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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About Austin Bridge and Road

A leader in the heavy highway and transportation industry for more than 100 years, Austin Bridge & Road delivers asphalt and concrete services, and builds landmark projects such as complex highway interchanges, tollways, runways, bridges, rail projects, and water/wastewater facilities.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/bridge-road.

No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement). 

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company. 

Accessibility Note

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