Senior HR Manager

Part of Veolia Group, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions brings together experienced professionals in pursuit of the same goal: to solve the world's most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, the environment and energy. We’re always looking for passionate and creative people to help us in this mission!

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (VWTS) is looking for an experienced Senior Human Resources Manager. Under the direction of the HR Business Partner of the North America segment of our Quality Monitoring and Lab Water Purification business, your primary focus will be Employee Relations and Integration Work for the Products & Technologies global business line of the Veolia Water Tech Zone. This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days a week in the office. Ability to travel approximately 30% of the time is necessary.

The Senior HR Manager drives engagement within a growing and dynamic environment. They influence managers and employees, and understand both broad business, and manufacturing and service specific challenges to enable a salary and an hourly workforce to meet business objectives.

They act as a subject matter expert providing day-to-day guidance and direct support for functional areas such as employee relations, consultation/conflict resolution, policy interpretation and application, management consultation, talent acquisition, workforce data analysis, and performance appraisal training.

This challenging role requires a high degree of emotional intelligence, critical thinking and decision-making skills to work with all levels of management and hourly staff to help create a safe, healthy, vibrant work environment. If you like the idea of working with a company that’s doing big things to create a cleaner, more sustainable world, here’s more!

Key Responsibilities:

• You will support the work related to the newly formed Quality Monitoring and Lab Water Purification team, which encompasses the Analytical Instruments (Sievers), Pyrite and ELGA which serves a very specific market where certification and validation processes are mandatory.

• You will guide the development and execution of workforce strategies in collaboration with the human resources team and operations’ leadership.

• Ability to develop a deep understanding of the business. You will participate in client activities to build knowledge of the operational objectives as well as our culture. This includes attending client meetings to give HR updates while assessing operational needs.

• You will look for new opportunities and solutions to deliver HR support in line with business goals that primarily impact the day-to-day deliverables.

• Support workforce planning while monitoring trends such as turnover and time to fill to support clients with staffing challenges. You will work closely with the Talent Acquisition shared service center and management to identify and remove barriers to filling positions. Participation in the recruitment process is necessary, in particular for supervisor or managerial positions.

• You will leverage data to identify opportunities for improvement in a number of key workforce areas.

• You will manage local employee relations including conflict resolution, providing counselling to managers and employees and conducting interviews. You will work with managers to coach, train and guide them in regards to employee relations, policy and procedure interpretation, turnover, employee satisfaction, performance management, conflict resolution, and legal issues.

• You are accustomed to working in a shared service environment and will ensure that HR workflows support this model while leveraging the expertise of HR COEs (Compensation, Payroll & benefits, Talent Acquisition, HRIS and Mobility).

• When issues arise, you will manage investigations for a variety of issues including local government agency concerns, business practice complaints, and Unemployment Claims.

• You will help identify appropriate options for senior leadership consideration, making recommendations as necessary, and writing summary reports to support business decisions.

• You will also need to be fluent with compensation policies and able to give recommendations to management on handling crucial compensation conversations. This position partners with the compensation COE.

Core Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required & 10 years of HR Experience.

• Strong North American employee relations experience

• Accustomed to working in a fast-paced, high-growth working environment

• Solid working knowledge of Federal and local laws for the US as they pertain to human resources administration, employee relations, and investigation compliance

• Demonstrated ability to work with and influence an hourly manufacturing population while providing a strong partnership with management

Travel:

• Ability to travel up to 30%

Preferred:

• SHRM- Certified Professional

• Previous experience in manufacturing, pharma, water, oil & gas, energy, or chemicals industries

At Veolia, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger
communities. We’re an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder
and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Because our people are our greatest assets, we
also offer competitive compensation and benefits that include:

• Compensation - The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity. Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range: $115,000 - $125,000 annually.
• 10% annual incentive plan (AIP)
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1!
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan - 3% default contribution plus matching!
• Flexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts
• AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

This position is expected to stay open until April 30th, 2025. Please submit your application by the above date, to ensure consideration.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this
posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable
law.
****Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not
sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity****
VWTS does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a
current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Any unsolicited resumes and
candidate profiles will be deemed the property of VWTS, and no fee will be due.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.