Human Resources Business Partner

Job Overview

Skanska is searching for a dynamic HR Business Partner. This is a great opportunity to start a career with a company that builds things that matter and values its team. We are proud to share our culture of diversity and inclusion.

 

Our work makes a clear contribution to society and the environment around us. We build in many different verticals. Whether we are building schools to provide inspiring spaces for learning, roads to connect communities or hospitals to care for patients, it all contributes to our purpose – we build for a better society.

 

Skanska's values —Be Better Together, Act Ethically and Transparently, Commit to Customer, and Care for Life—are deeply engrained in how we work, which is why our values support and drive our D&I efforts.

 

The Director of Human Resources is a champion of Skanska’s culture and values, partnering with our business leaders to help them build, nurture, and cultivate their project and management teams. They are leaders, team and organizational consultants, helping create People Solutions for Skanska, and are members of a national team of Human Resources Business Partners. As a core part of this work, the HR Director will help support Skanska and its leaders navigate and resolve issues, and roll out programs to support the respective operating units - including compensation, recruitment, performance, and talent programs.

 

What You'll Do:

• Be embedded in the business leadership as a trusted advisor.
  • Operate with a business-focused mindset.
  • Maintain a deep understanding of the business strategy and the needs of the operations.
  • Have your ear to the ground by building trust and maintaining visibility.3+ years of people management experience.
•  Leverage a strategic approach while providing organizational, team, and individual consulting services.
  • Work closely with EVP/GM and regional leadership and managers to provide coaching at all levels.
  • Drive strategic talent priorities, employee engagement, and organizational effectiveness.
  • Deliver teaming/partnering services internally as well as with external partners
•  Drive solutions-focused change throughout the business.
  • Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and critical thinking to methodically break down problems into components to discover root causes.
  • Demonstrate systemic thinking and the ability to think holistically ahead and anticipate potential implications of what is happening in the business, understanding its impacts on the organization, or parts of, and develop solutions to capitalize on/account for.
•  Partner within and across business units to deliver the employee experience.
  • Drive alignment with our culture and values throughout the organization.
  • Be a team player that proactively develops and uses collaborative and cooperative relationships to deliver our Great People strategy.
•  Act as a liaison for HR-related services for employees and the business.
  • Build and ensure alignment within partners with HR functions to design and deliver HR programs that are linked to business performance.
  • Support alignment within and across business units as well as with IT, Communications, Payroll, etc.
  • Leverage the enterprise resources, yet adapt services to directly address local business needs.
•  Effectively communicate with all levels of the respective organization.
  • Identify and put into words questions around the needs of the business, trust, feelings, and responsibility as well as needs and assumptions of oneself.
  • Summarize important points or messages, framing the message to the audience using meaningful terms and examples.
• Develop data-supported conclusions and action plans.
  • Inform the business with workforce insights that predict patterns and behavior that are linked to business performance.
  • Organize, interpret, and present complex sets of data in a simplified and conclusive manner.
  • Leverage KPIs and benchmarks to drive action and higher organizational performance.
• Implements strategic goals established by functional leadership and establishes operational plans for the job area.
• Responsible for improving upon existing processes and systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning, and interpretation.
• Problems and issues faced are numerous, typically undefined where information is difficult to obtain.
• Communicates with senior leadership on matters of strategic importance and influences others to accept the job function’s view, new concepts, practices, and approaches.
• Provides guidance, coaching, and training to other employees across the company within the area of expertise; manages large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross-functional teams.
• Required mastery level knowledge of job area; may have deep knowledge of project management
• Other Duties: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Duties and responsibilities may be added or changed as deemed appropriate by management at any time.

Human Resources Business Partner Required Qualifications:

• • • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 10+ years of prior relevant experience.
    • 7+ years of experience as an HR business partner or generalist experience supporting leaders in large national, regional, or global companies.
    • 3+ years of people management experience.

Our Investment in you:

• • • We believe that Benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options (including medical, dental, and vision insurance plans), expert guidance, and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially, and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and Benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
    • As a Skanska community, our values ground us, and our diversity of experience propels us forward. No matter what your career stage, there’s a place for you to thrive here and partner with us in shaping how our world lives, moves, and connects.
    • At Skanska, we Care for Life. And we’re committed to supporting your whole health and peace of mind through inclusive and personalized total rewards.
    • We’re committed to your success by developing you in your role and supporting your career growth
    • Compensation and financial well-being – Competitive base salary, excellent bonus program, 401k, & Employee ownership program. 

Come work with us and join a winning team!

 

Apply Today for Immediate Consideration!

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Skanska is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, citizenship, protected veteran status, or any other categories protected under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

 

Skanska Equal Employment Opportunity

 

Skanska uses knowledge & foresight to shape the way people live, work, and connect. More than 135 years in the making, we’re one of the world’s largest construction and project development companies. With operations in select markets throughout the Nordics, Europe and the United States, global revenue totaled $15.9 billion in 2024.

 

Skanska in the U.S. operates 28 offices across the country, with its headquarters in New York City. In 2024, the U.S. construction sector generated $8.2 billion in revenue, and the U.S. development sector’s net investments in commercial projects totaled $224 million.

 

Together with our customers and the collective expertise of our 6,300 teammates in the U.S. and 26,300 globally, we create innovative and sustainable solutions that support healthy living beyond our lifetime.  

 

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Search Firm and Employment Agency Disclaimer Search Firm and Employment Agency Disclaimer Skanska USA Human Resources (“Skanska HR”) provides HR services to the Skanska business units within the U.S.A. including Skanska USA Civil Inc., Skanska USA Building Inc., Skanska USA Commercial Development Inc. and Skanska Infrastructure Development Inc. (collectively “Skanska USA”). As such, Skanska HR is the sole authorized representative of Skanska USA to execute any agreements with search firms, employment agencies or any employment vendor (“Vendor”). As a condition precedent to any entitlement for payment, a Vendor shall have both (1) Skanska USA Placement Agreement, and (2) an Engagement Job Order executed by an authorized Skanska HR representative. Absent the properly executed documents, Skanska HR shall have no obligation to make payment to the Vendor. Verbal or written communications from any employee of Skanska USA business units shall not be considered binding obligations. All resumes whether unsolicited or solicited shall be considered property of Skanska HR.

Primary Location

US-CA-Riverside

Primary Work Location/Assignment

Onsite

Skanska Business Unit

Skanska USA Civil

Employee Status

Full Time

Salary Low

USD $135,500.00/Yr.

Salary High

USD $216,900.00/Yr.