Position Summary
Hawkins-Weir is seeking an organized, dependable People Manager to manage the company’s day-to-day human resources functions, support leadership in maintaining a positive company culture, and oversee administrative personnel across the company’s offices. As Hawkins-Weir’s primary human resources professional, this position will serve as a resource to employees and managers and will help ensure consistent application of the company’s established policies, personnel practices, and administrative procedures throughout the company. This role is responsible for keeping those policies and practices current, effective, and consistently administered rather than building an HR program from the ground up. This is an in-office position; duties and responsibilities are generally performed in an office setting. Occasional travel to offsite locations to perform work and work-related tasks or to attend meetings will be required.
This is a varied role for someone who enjoys helping people, keeping things organized, coordinating details, and taking initiative. The position combines ownership of day-to-day human resources responsibilities, employee relations and performance management, employee engagement, supervision of administrative personnel, office support, and limited marketing support. We’re looking for a problem-solver and a doer—someone who sees what needs to be done, keeps things moving, exercises sound judgment, is comfortable handling difficult personnel matters, and can serve as a trusted resource to employees and leadership while supporting the company’s culture and values.
Essential Functions
Human Resources
· Serve as the company’s primary internal resource for human resources matters and manage day-to-day HR functions across all office locations, working with company leadership and outside advisors, as appropriate, on employment-related matters.
· Support recruiting activities, including job postings, applicant coordination, interview scheduling, and candidate communications.
· Coordinate new-hire onboarding, orientation, and employee offboarding processes.
· Maintain personnel records, employment documentation, and other HR files with a high level of confidentiality and accuracy.
· Maintain, administer, and periodically update existing company policies, benefits, employee handbook materials, and related HR procedures to keep them current, practical, and consistently applied.
· Help ensure company HR practices, policies, documentation, and employment procedures remain consistent with applicable federal and state employment requirements.
· Advises management and provides guidance on all HR-related issues.
· Assist employees with questions regarding company policies, benefits, and other HR matters.
· Coordinate performance review processes and manage or support employee training, professional development, performance improvement, and corrective-action initiatives.
· Work with managers to identify employee performance, conduct, or behavior that is inconsistent with company expectations or a positive workplace culture, determine an appropriate response, and implement improvement plans, training, coaching, or corrective actions as needed.
· Manage and document disciplinary procedures, including verbal and written warnings, performance improvement plans, last chance agreements, and other corrective actions. Ensure performance improvement and disciplinary procedures are applied consistently and appropriately throughout the company, and work with leadership and outside advisors, as appropriate, when termination or another offboarding strategy is warranted.
· Manage employee relations matters, including employee concerns, workplace conflicts, conduct issues, investigations as appropriate, and resolution of personnel matters.
People, Culture & Employee Engagement
· Coordinate employee events, client events, and other activities.
· Support company leadership in strengthening employee engagement and maintaining a positive, connected workplace culture. Help reinforce the company’s values and expectations through communication, employee initiatives, training, coaching, and consistent HR practices. Company leadership retains shared responsibility for setting and modeling the culture.
· Manage content for the company’s intranet to disseminate necessary information and support the company’s culture.
· Assist the Marketing & Brand Manager with proposals, SOQs, presentations, and other marketing materials, and provide support for social media and basic content development.
Office & Administrative Support
· Directly supervise administrative personnel at company office locations, including establishing expectations, coordinating responsibilities, providing guidance and feedback, conducting performance evaluations, and addressing performance or personnel issues. A total of 3 – 4 administrative positions supervised.
· Support coordination of vendors for services such as building maintenance, lawn care, and vehicle maintenance, office supplies, and other general office needs of the Little Rock office.
· Help HW maintain professional, organized, and welcoming offices, companywide.
Education and Experience Required
· Associate or bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, management, communications, or a related field preferred; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
· Minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible human resources or related professional experience preferred, including experience independently handling employee relations, performance management, disciplinary matters, and other HR responsibilities.
· Experience with recruiting, onboarding, benefits, employee records, performance management, employee relations, and HR administration in a professional office environment is preferred.
Skills & Competencies
· Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
· Professional, approachable, dependable, and comfortable working with a variety of people.
· Strong communication and follow-through skills.
· Sound judgment and ability to handle confidential and sensitive matters with discretion.
· Comfortable addressing difficult employee situations, misconduct, conflict, and performance concerns professionally, objectively, and decisively.
· Demonstrated ability to supervise employees, provide constructive feedback, manage corrective action and disciplinary processes, and address performance or conduct issues consistently and professionally.
· Able to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
· Knowledge of principles and practices of human resource management.
· Ability to effectively communicate both in writing and orally.
· Knowledge of business English, spelling, and office practices.
· Ability to maintain confidentiality.
· Ability to report information accurately and in a timely manner.
· Ability to document programs and procedures.
· Ability to work independently and handle multiple projects under time and resource pressure.
· Knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel and Power Point.
· Ability to utilize computer software programs.
· Ability to analyze complex issues and problems, and to develop and recommend effective courses of action.
· Ability to maintain valid Arkansas driver’s license.
How to Apply
To apply, email your resume and cover letter to [email protected]
About Hawkins-Weir Engineers
Hawkins-Weir Engineers, Inc. is a regional full-service consulting, engineering, surveying, planning and construction management firm providing professional services to municipal, industrial and private enterprise clients.
Since 1980, Hawkins-Weir Engineers has partnered with Arkansas communities on the infrastructure they depend on — water, wastewater, transportation, and more — from four offices across the state in Van Buren, Fort Smith, Little Rock, and Fayetteville. Independent and partner-led, we build relationships that carry through the life of a project and beyond.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Hawkins-Weir Engineers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Pay: $70,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
