Sunland Asphalt & Construction, LLC · 14 hours ago
Human Resources Business Partner
Phoenix, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
15+ years expSunland Asphalt & Construction, LLC is committed to recruiting top talent and providing a dynamic workplace. The Human Resources Business Partner will serve as a trusted advisor to leaders, aligning people strategies with operational priorities and driving organizational effectiveness through strategic insights and hands-on execution.
ConstructionIndustrialProfessional Services
Responsibilities
Actively embeds with business leaders to understand operational priorities, challenges, and future workforce needs, building trusted relationships that enable early HR involvement, open dialogue, and informed decision-making. Partners with and advises leadership with ongoing talent management efforts
Guided by long term goals, analyzes workforce data to identify trends, anticipate risks, and recommend proactive people solutions that improve outcomes and support business objectives. Facilitates regular leader touchpoints to review staffing plans, talent pipelines, performance trends, and succession readiness, ensuring workforce strategies align with current demands and future growth
With limited oversight handles escalated, complex, or high visibility employee relations matters by conducting investigations, coaching leaders through corrective action, and resolving issues in a fair, consistent, and legally compliant manner. Conducts internal investigations in conjunction with the appropriate resources and partners with legal to ensure compliance with state and federal laws and company direction. Responds to external agency audits, requests, or complaints, minimizing risk to the organization by partnering with legal and providing clear documentation and responses
Serves as the HR lead for integration of newly acquired entities by aligning policies, practices, systems, and cultural expectations to ensure consistency, compliance, and employee stability. Supports leaders and employees through ongoing and one-time organizational changes, restructures, integrations, and cultural shifts by leading workforce planning, integration playbooks, project management, communication strategies, and change adoption efforts
Leads enterprise-wide, high-impact initiatives that standardize HR policies and processes to best support the organization, including: implementation of workforce planning frameworks, employee handbook updates, and other critical HR processes to ensure clarity, fairness, and operational consistency
Proactively guides and coaches managers through the adoption of new policies, processes, and tools by providing clear guidance, practical training, and hands-on support to ensure consistent implementation, minimize disruption, and reinforce compliance and operational effectiveness
With little oversight, partners with leaders to review engagement survey results, establish accountability measures, and drive action plans that strengthen culture, morale, and retention
Collaborates with Learning & Development to anticipate and recommend training opportunities that ensure teams, leaders and employees are competent and equipped with the skill sets necessary to execute and support the company’s operational and growth objectives
Facilitates weekly New Employee Orientation sessions by delivering clear, engaging content to ensure new hires understand company expectations, policies, safety requirements, and cultural norms, supporting early engagement, compliance, and job readiness
Independently facilitates the interactive ADA accommodation process for candidates, new hires, and employees. Ensures compliance with employment laws and internal policies while balancing employee needs with operational requirements
Acts as the primary liaison between business units and corporate HR functions, including: Benefits, Compensation, Safety & Risk, Learning & Development and HR Systems to ensure seamless coordination, issue resolution, and effective adoption of programs, policies, and tools
Monitors regulatory changes and updates policies and practices accordingly
Ensures consistent back-up employee relations support when other HR team members are out of office
Performs other duties as assigned or apparent
Qualification
Required
Knowledge of Human Resources and business operations as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or related field
Fifteen plus years of progressively responsible experience within a Human Resources Business Partner role
At least three years managing and developing a professional level employee is required
Strong executive presence and interpersonal skills that create trust and partnership with internal and stakeholders at all levels and demonstrated ability to communicate with employee at all levels is required
Proven success in leveraging ambiguity as an opportunity to build new processes, policies or solutions is required
Proven successful project management, process improvement, and policy update experience from cradle to grave. This includes the effective implementation of enterprise-wide projects and user adoption
Must demonstrate high levels of judgment and discretion and experience in handling high-risk employee relations and investigations
Ability to balance empathy with accountability in helping leaders and employees navigate challenging situations
Creative, solutions-focused mindset; adaptable and open to learning in a fast-paced environment
Strong organizational, multitasking, and time management skills
Strong command of employment law and practical application in all US states, including California
Ability to manage confidential information with discretion
Must possess business acumen, analytical skills, and strong problem-solving skills
Preferred
Experience in complex, multi-site, or regulated environments (construction, manufacturing, etc.) is preferred
Proven experience driving organizational change, restructures, growth, and/or M&A integration experience is highly preferred
Spanish fluency (spoken and written) preferred, but not required
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and HR/ERP systems
Benefits
Competitive Weekly Pay and Paid Time Off
401(K) with Employer Match
Tuition Reimbursement
Work/Life Balance and Community Involvement
Comprehensive Health Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision
Life/Disability Insurances
Award Winning Peers & Projects
And A Foundation Built on Safety
Company
Sunland Asphalt & Construction, LLC
Since 1979, Sunland Asphalt & Construction, LLC.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$1.7M2021-01-14Acquired
2020-07-10Grant· $1.7M
Leadership Team
Doug DeClusin
President / Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
2024-12-04
DBusiness Magazine
2024-12-04
Company data provided by crunchbase