Human Resources Business Partner

Looking for a unique opportunity to ignite your career in a rapidly growing company and be part of a team making a positive impact on our environment? Willdan Group, Inc. is a leading, nationwide provider of comprehensive solutions that help organizations evolve and thrive as natural resources and infrastructure change. We have experts in energy, engineering, safety, financial and strategic planning, microgrids, and software. Join us to make a difference in our human capital team, in our company, in our communities where we live and work, and in our world!

Our Company is a rapidly growing nationwide provider of value-added professional technical and consulting services. We deliver these services through four primary business segments: engineering (Willdan Engineering), energy efficiency (Willdan Energy Solutions), public finance (Willdan Financial Services), and homeland security (Willdan Homeland Solutions). Our Willdan employees are teammates you can count on and be inspired by. In addition to delivering outstanding results for clients, we also take time to build meaningful, inclusive professional relationships with each other, encourage wellness, and engage in community events and volunteer work.

We are looking for a Human Resources Business Partner to join our HR team based out of our Anaheim, CA office. The incumbent will provide broad HR generalist support to assigned business units across Willdan. This opportunity is open due to growth we are experiencing in our business!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Delivers HR consultation to leaders in assigned business line(s) or geographic region(s) that aligns with business objectives.
• Provides guidance and insight around key talent acquisition processes, including effective techniques for candidate sourcing, screening, and related legal/compliance activities. May actively support talent acquisition and talent management activities either directly or in collaboration with others as required.
• Facilitates effective management of individual and organizational performance through support of the performance appraisal process, performance improvement activities, and coaching of leaders and employees.
• Works with key stakeholders to effectively and timely respond to employee relations, investigations, and leave of absence situations.
• Facilitates, either directly or through others, onboarding process and ensures timely recordkeeping of various employee record transactions such as new hires, promotions, transfers, performance reviews, leaves of absence and terminations.
• Generates and analyzes reports to support business decisions and/or government reporting.
• Supports communication of benefits and compensation programs such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, voluntary, retirement, and employee stock purchase to employees in assigned business units.
• Maintains knowledge of legal requirements affecting HR functions to help ensure policies, procedures, programs, and reporting are compliant. Credibly responds to related inquiries on these topics in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with others to initiate and drive new programs and processes to enhance the employee experience at Willdan.
• May participate in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion work groups and/or assist with supporting Willdan's sustainability and energy transformation initiatives and community outreach initiatives.
• Effectively inspire coworkers, business partners and management to find ways to develop Willdan's brand as an employer of choice.
• Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned by supervisor as business needs dictate.
• All Willdan employees are expected to follow company policies and procedures, whether those policies and procedures are established in writing or in practice. All Willdan employees must adhere to the highest of ethical standards, respect and cooperation in the workplace and focus on delivering a world-class experience to internal customers and all Willdan clients and business partners.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, industrial psychology, business, or related area preferred.
• Four or more years of progressively responsible human resources generalist experience.
• Track record of prioritizing multiple projects and tasks to ensure timely delivery of high-quality deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders while delivering excellent customer service in a rapidly changing environment.
• Effective listening, verbal communication, and written communication skills with proven ability to appropriately adjust messaging to different audiences.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, changing entrepreneurial work environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
• Competent in navigating HRIS systems, ADP Workforce Now experience ideal but not required.
• Broad knowledge of multi-state employment laws and regulations.
• HR certification (SHRM-CP, PHR) preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time (post-pandemic: this is not required at the current time). Travel may include various means of transportation including automobile, public transportation, rail and airplane.

Benefits: Highly competitive benefit program offered due to the nature of our competition for top talent in an innovative and growth-oriented industry. Includes opportunity to participate in the Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full- Time

Disclaimer: Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

EEO Non-Discrimination and ADA Reasonable Accommodation Statement:
Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, religion, military service or veteran status, disability, medical condition, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic testing, reproductive status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local laws and ordinances. Willdan does not discriminate on the basis of physical or mental disability where the essential functions of the job can be reasonably accommodated. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us.