Human Resources Manager - Qualus

Power your future with Qualus as a Human Resources Manager. Our Human Resources Manager will be responsible for owning and executing important initiatives across various aspects of human resources, including onboarding/offboarding, benefits, HR compliance, organizational design, organizational development, compensation, performance management, training, and employee relations. 

Ideal candidates will be locally based out of our Headquarters in Lake Mary, FL and will have Multi-State Employment Law experience.

The ideal candidate will possess a comprehensive understanding of HR Practices and Employment Law, have an ownership attitude, and view no task as too large or too small. The Human Resources Manager will be responsible for driving talent and business outcomes for leaders and teams in multiple States. They will collaborate with leaders and the U.S based HR team to understand business objectives and challenges and use data to inform potential solutions that propel our business forward!

Employment / Talent Development:

• Provides human resources guidelines and aligns human resource solutions to meet current and long-term business requirements.
• Provides performance management guidance, and together with business leadership provokes positive changes in people management.
• Collaborates with business leadership in developing plans for key talent while aligning with the company policy and business needs.
• Partners with management to communicate and implement various Human Resources policies, procedures, standards, and government laws/regulations.
• Identifies training and individual coaching needs in designated business units.
• Works with business and HR leadership, within company guidelines, to resolve employee relations issues, and to conduct effective, thorough, and objective investigations.
• Maintain accurate records and personnel files within HRIS system.
• Manage all leaves of absences.
• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law

Benefits:

• Collaborates with Benefits and HRIS Manager in benefits administration and annual open enrollment.
• Facilitate enrollment and modifications to benefits.
• Analyzes trends in compensation and benefits.

Risk Management:

• Provides support and guidance to Qualus parent company and leadership when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise.
• May be required to administer and execute routine tasks in delicate circumstances such as providing reasonable accommodations, investigating allegations of wrongdoing, and terminations.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices.
• Manage all workers’ compensation claims & reporting requirements.

Onboarding/Offboarding:

• Coordinating new hire procedures
• Conducting new employee orientations
• Oversees employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.
• Support exit interview process.

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent demonstrated communication (verbal and written), people, and organizational skills
• Great leadership and interpersonal skills to manage employee relations and change management initiatives.
• Excellent knowledge of employment law and practices, various leave laws, discrimination laws, and compensation.
• Knowledge and experience in managing human resource programs, processes, administrative procedures, and compliance with government laws/regulations.
• Knowledge of US Employment law and practices.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing and managing HR projects/programs, and ability to influence and drive organization planning and execution at the unit level.
  Ability to interface with cross-functional disciplines; using excellent interpersonal skills to drive tasks to completion.
• Great organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize changing situations.
• Great analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently with the ability to prioritize, multi-task and manage an ever-changing workload.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree
• Experience: Ideal candidates will possess betweeen 7-10 years of human resources generalist experience
• Specialized Knowledge, Certifications and Licenses: HR Certifications is a plus. Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software

Qualus is a leading pure-play power services firm and innovator at the forefront of the energy transition and transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has nearly 1,600 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

It is the policy of Qualus to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. We embrace the diversity of our workforce, are strongly committed to this policy, and believe in the concept and spirit of the law.

Qualus is committed to assuring that:

All recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, and other employment-related programs are provided to all persons on an equal opportunity basis without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

All personnel actions such as demotions, transfers, leaves of absence and other forms of leave, layoffs, recalls, training, and participation in social and recreational programs are administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

All employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements.

The Company will take affirmative action regarding the employment of applicants and employees.

Applicants and employees shall not be subject to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, discrimination, or retaliation because they have engaged in any of the following activities: filing a complaint with any local, state, or federal agency; assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or other activity related to the administration of the provisions of any local, state, or federal law, rule or regulation, including affirmative action or equal opportunity laws; opposing any act or practice made unlawful by the provisions of any local, state or federal law, rule, or regulation, including, affirmative action or equal opportunity laws; exercising any right protected by any state or federal affirmative action or equal opportunity law. Among the affirmative action laws noted here are Executive Order 11246, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act, and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Human Resources has the responsibility for monitoring the Company’s equal opportunity and affirmative action practices. Department heads are responsible for assuring full compliance with this policy in their respective areas. All employees are responsible for supporting the concepts of equal opportunity and affirmative action, and for assisting the Company in meeting its objectives in these areas.

Qualus maintains affirmative action plans (AAPs) for minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. Qualus has programs in place to measure the effectiveness of the Company’s affirmative action programs and to otherwise evaluate the Company’s efforts to provide equal opportunity and affirmative action to employees and applicants. Any questions regarding the Company’s AAPs are to be directed to Human Resources. Those who wish to view the AAP narrative for individuals with disabilities and veterans, contact the Human Resources department during normal working hours.