Human Resources Business Partner

Your Opportunity

We are in pursuit of an HR Business Partner to join our passionate, collaborative, and results-driven team. As part of our Client Services (HRCS) team, the HR Business Partner will be supporting leaders and employees in the US West region. 

You will need to wear several hats, be a trusted advisor, strategist, consultant, analyst, change agent and coach. Sit alongside and collaborate with business leaders to develop and implement strategies that support people and organizational needs in addition to facilitating the deployment of our HR Strategic Plan. Every day you will engage in business conversations, influence, and equip people leaders to lead their teams and foster a highly engaged and inspiring workplace. 

We are looking for someone who is resilient, pragmatic, adaptable, and a team player. Your counsel should be logical, analytical, and strategic. Your passion to make a difference will contribute to the success of our internal clients in creating better outcomes for our Stantec clients and the various communities we serve. 

This opportunity is truly career changing and an opportunity to take your career to the next level. 

Your Key Responsibilities 

• Quickly establishes and maintains effective working relationships with internal client groups, including employees, managers, and senior leaders.
• Proactively partners with clients to identify strategic issues, workforce planning or organizational design challenges and provides advice and expertise to help develop creative solutions.
• Provides strategic guidance across HR disciplines including employee engagement, retention and talent development, succession planning, change, conflict and exit management, employment legislation, employee relations, performance management, investigations, job evaluation, compensation management, coaching, data analytics, workforce planning, policy interpretation, and career coaching to positively impact Stantec’s culture.
• Serves as a workforce champion and promotes a positive work environment and employee experience.
• Facilitates trainings as needed, enables performance management and planning sessions with managers and employees. 
• Practices effective relationship management to elevate working relationships with internal client groups, including managers, senior leaders, and employees along with our global HR specialists.
• Develops and implements HR-related projects and participates as a team member on special projects as needed.
• Fosters a continuous improvement mindset and continually looks for opportunities to increase the return on investment of human resources programs for employees and leaders.
• Collaborates within the HR team to communicate, facilitate, and/or present HR programs and initiatives to client groups.
• Works with human resource service representatives to ensure accurate completion of ad-hoc employee changes.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Demonstrated experience operating independently to resolve routine HR issues in a large and changing environment.
• Ability to quickly establish and build effective working relationships.
• Proven influencer and collaborator, with the ability to provide guidance and support to business clients.
• Skills in coaching managers, facilitation, conflict resolution and relationship management.
• Valued for your agility and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and having a focus for action-orientation on results.
• Respected for balancing strategic and operational tasks with strong organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrated comprehensive understanding of core HR competencies including but not limited to compensation, benefits, employment law, organizational development, talent development and training, mentoring/coaching/facilitation, recruitment and workforce planning and an overall understanding of HR policies and programs and other terms and conditions of employment.
• Adaptability to rapidly changing demands.
• Prior experience successfully operating in a geographically dispersed team.
• Regarded as an exceptional communicator and able to influence a broad and diverse range of stakeholders through effective relationships, verbal, and written communication.
• Recognized for your learning mindset, initiative, and ability to understand the business and challenges, and new and innovative approaches that result in improvements in team engagement, productivity, and organizational performance.
• Distinguished for an interest in continual personal development and keeping current in human resource best practices through external resources and building a strong HR network.
• Ability to travel to other Stantec offices as needed.
• Proficient MS Office Suite skills preferred. 

Education and Experience 

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business, or related field.

A minimum of four years' related work experience.

SHRM or HRCI certification is preferred. 

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. 

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

At Stantec, we have some of the world’s leading professionals passionate about enabling our business to be its best. Our business teams include finance, procurement, human resources, information technology, marketing, corporate development, HSSE, real estate, legal, and practice services. We bring diverse backgrounds, skills, and expertise and create a caring culture where everyone can thrive. Through teamwork and collaboration, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Stantec every day.