Senior HR Business Partner

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DEPARTMENT: Corporate Administration, Sr. Human Resources Business Partner

Salary - $95-$110k/annually

REPORTS TO: HR Manager

SUMMARY: Seasoned HR Business Partner with extensive experience supporting government contractors by aligning workforce strategies with organizational goals. Skilled in employee relations, compliance with federal regulations, talent management, and organizational development. Adept at partnering with leadership to drive performance, foster engagement, and ensure HR practices meet both contractual and regulatory requirements. Proven ability to navigate complex environments while delivering strategic solutions that strengthen organizational effectiveness and support mission success.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as the main HR point of contact to operations leadership team and operate as a trusted business partner by providing cross-functional HR advice, counsel and problem-solving.
• Educating managers on making well-informed, data-driven compensation decisions that align with business goals
• Partnering with other complex organizational Business Units and Corporate functions and contributing to People Team initiatives and priorities.
• Understanding legal requirements and ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal labor laws
• Partner with the operations leadership to develop a strategic and high-performing workforce.
• Facilitating annual performance management activities, including goal setting, feedback delivery and development planning.
• Proactively identify employee-relations issues and partner with the operations team to mitigate and seek resolution.
• Recommend programs and/or approaches to attract qualified candidates and retain current employees.
• Administer, communicate, and enforce company-wide human resources policies, procedures, and practices in accordance with stated corporate objectives and federal and state requirements.
• Effectively manage personnel data in human resources information systems and financial systems, ensuring data integrity in all systems and throughout the employee life cycle.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position has supervisory responsibilities

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree (BA) from a four-year college or university, or eight to ten years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Must have at least 3-5 years of experience handling Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA), Service Contract Act (SCA), and Davis Bacon Act (DBA) employment matters.
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM CP, or SHRM - SCP highly preferred
• Intermediate to Expert level experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience to demonstrate knowledge of employment laws (EEO, ADA, AA, FMLA, etc.) and other regulatory and statutory requirements.
• Strong knowledge of Hawaii labor laws.
• Strong interpersonal skills: demonstrated ability to quickly develop a rapport, garner trust and respect of business unit leaders. Builds and maintains strong working partnerships and enhance relationships with a collaborative and consultative approach.
• Excellent problem-solving skills; demonstrated ability to identify root cause issues, frame issues in context, and design solutions to align with the highest priorities of the business.
• Excellent time management skills. The ability to manage time effectively against the day-to-day operations and long-term strategic organization and department goals.
• Ability to use good judgment to make timely and strategic decisions

Travel: Some required

Hybrid. The first 4-5 months require 5 days a week in the office. After this, the role has the possibility to be at least 3 days in the office and 2 days of telework. Some travel may be required up to 10%.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Occasionally required to stand
• Occasionally required to walk
• Frequently required to sit
• Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
• Continually required to talk or hear
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include: Close vision; Distance vision; Color vision; Peripheral vision

DAWSON is an Equal Opportunity/VEVRAA federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

DAWSON offers a best-in-class benefits program including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) program with employer match; paid vacation and sick leave; employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; and a flexible work environment. Additionally, employees can choose from several voluntary benefits including critical illness coverage; accident insurance; identity theft coverage; pet insurance, and more.

DAWSON gives preference to internal candidates. If no internal candidate meets our qualifications, external candidates will be given consideration.