HR Generalist - HITT Contracting

Every day, our team members do amazing things in pursuit of our shared purpose to build trust with our clients, partners, subcontractors, and teammates. No matter your background, education, or career path, if you share our vision to create extraordinary experiences, you belong at HITT.

Job Description:

HITT Contracting is seeking a HR Generalist to assist with the day-to-day operations of Human Resources. The HR Generalist acts as a shared services concierge and is the first line of support to our team members in helping them to navigate policy and process, their training roadmap, benefit resources, the basics of multi-state payroll, reporting and analytics, and federal and state compliance. The ideal candidate thrives in a high-performance environment and takes great pride in ensuring a best-in-class employee experience. This role reports directly to the HR Manager of Compliance.

HITT Contracting is headquartered in Falls Church, VA and has ranked as a Top Workplace by the Washington Post for the past decade. Our company has a strong, 80-year history of success in the commercial construction market nationwide and offers a positive and inclusive, team-oriented work environment. The qualified candidate brings strong leadership experience and preferably has established relationships within the AEC industry.

Responsibilities 

• Manages various HR email distributions across the department and responds to team member questions related to policies, benefits and leave, timesheet submissions, required learning courses, and other HR matters

• Executes tier 1 tasks for each function within the HR department, such as providing instructions to file a leave claim, helping a team member to enroll in an upcoming training course, sending care packages, and placing HITT gear orders for eligible team members

• Escalates all non-entry-level tasks to the appropriate functional expert(s) within the team or broader business in a timely manner 

• Generates HR metrics and reports for HR leaders and business stakeholders to help identify trends and inform decision-making

• Maintains accurate employee records, updating information in HR systems, and ensuring data integrity

• Supports day-of administration for new hire orientation to include material preparation and internal scheduling; serves as a backup to the Onboarding Specialist to facilitate orientation

• Coordinates and schedules weekly Red Buckets to promote culture and collaborates with Team Member Engagement on special events

• Assists with planning and execution of internal HR team engagement initiatives such as team member birthday recognition process

• Identifies opportunities to streamline HR processes and improve efficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• 1-3 years of generalist-related experience  

• Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills with a service-first mindset

• Thorough attention to detail

• Ability to work with different personality types

• Experience with Workday is a plus

• Experience in EEO, FLSA, OFCCP, FMLA and ADA regulations

• Experience in an in-office work environment

• Strong teamwork and collaborative skills

• Able to prioritize and manage competing demands while being adaptable and flexible

• Experience with MS Excel and Word products

• Ability to exercise discretion in handling confidential information

• Eagerness to integrate into an entrepreneurial and fast-paced work environment requiring high output

HITT Contracting, Inc. is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer providing opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and LGBTQ+ individuals are encouraged to apply.

HITT Contracting, Inc. promotes a drug-free workplace.