HR Business Partner
Rimkus · Houston
HR Business Partner (HRBP)
About Rimkus
Join Rimkus and take your career to the next level! Unlock exciting opportunities for professional growth, continuous learning, and meaningful impact with a company that is shaping the future of engineering and technical consulting.
As a global leader in Engineering and Technical Consulting, Rimkus delivers innovative solutions in building envelope services, engineering, forensic consulting, dispute resolution, construction management, and environmental services. Our experts are trusted worldwide to solve complex challenges and help clients succeed.
Now is the perfect time to join our growing and financially stable organization! We value our people and reward their contributions with a competitive salary, performance-based bonus opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, employer-matching 401(k), and outstanding career advancement opportunities.
Be part of a team where your expertise matters, your growth is encouraged, and your work makes a difference every day!
Ideal Candidate Profile
Seeking a motivated, business-minded HR Business Partner who is eager to learn the business, support strategic priorities, and contribute to organizational success through effective people practices. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong business acumen, critical thinking, and a proactive approach to solving problems. They are interested in understanding business needs, building relationships with leaders, and translating priorities into practical HR solutions that support employee performance, organizational effectiveness, and sustainable growth.
Key Skills & Abilities
- Business Acumen & Partnership: Understands business objectives and operational priorities and works with leaders to align HR support with business needs.
- Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking: Identifies challenges, evaluates options, asks thoughtful questions, and develops practical recommendations.
- Data & Analytical Thinking: Uses data to identify trends, understand workforce needs, and support informed decisions.
- Execution & Ownership: Takes initiative, follows through on commitments, manages competing priorities, and contributes to projects that advance business objectives.
- Collaboration & Technical Proficiency: Works effectively with business leaders, employees, and HR functional partners; proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, and PowerPoint.
- Communication & Relationship Building: Communicates clearly and professionally, presents information effectively, and builds productive relationships across all levels of the organization.
- HR Knowledge & Compliance: Applies HR policies, employee relations practices, performance management principles, and employment regulations to support employees and managers.
- Talent & Organizational Effectiveness: Supports and facilitates workforce planning, talent management, leadership development, and change initiatives that contribute to business success.
Key Attributes
Driven, proactive, curious, coachable, solutions-oriented, analytical, adaptable, accountable, and highly collaborative. Demonstrates a genuine desire to learn the business, build HR expertise, apply feedback, and take on increasing responsibility. Approaches challenges with a positive attitude, sound judgment, and a focus on finding solutions.
Role Considerations
The candidate should be comfortable supporting a broad client population of approximately 300–400 employees and 10–15 managers, potentially within technical or engineering-focused business groups. Experience contributing to projects or initiatives is valuable. The role requires flexibility to travel as needed and the ability to balance day-to-day HR support with broader business priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Recruiting Priority
Prioritize candidates with 5-7 YOE with 2+ as HRBP, who demonstrate strong potential, initiative, business curiosity, and a desire to make an impact. Look for someone who goes beyond completing assigned HR tasks to understand why the work matters, anticipate needs, identify opportunities to improve, and connect their contributions to business priorities. The ideal candidate is eager to grow as an HR professional while helping leaders and employees succeed.
Additional Essential Job Responsibilities
The following responsibilities are retained from the original job posting to supplement the new candidate profile.
- Strategic HR Partnership: Serves as a core people partner to internal customer groups, supporting and advising leadership on the people-related impact of departmental objectives, company programs, and organizational change.
- Workforce Planning & Compensation: Facilitates and/or supports discussions with organizational leadership related to workforce planning, talent management, and compensation reviews.
- Change Management & HR Programs: Serves as a change agent and leads the implementation of new HR programs within assigned customer groups.
- Employee Relations & Coaching: Provides guidance to employees and leadership on coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions, employee performance, conduct, and workplace issues.
- Data-Driven Recommendations: Uses data to develop recommendations and proposals that improve organizational performance, employee retention, and engagement.
- Employment Law & Regulatory Compliance: Monitors assigned customer groups for compliance with applicable federal, state/provincial, and local employment laws and regulations. Stays informed about external factors, standard HR practices, industry trends, and regulatory changes that may affect the organization.
- HR Policies & Procedures: Administers HR policies and procedures and provides ongoing support to customer groups on HR-related matters.
- Cross-Functional HR Support: Works closely with HR subject matter experts, including Recruiting, Payroll, Benefits, Travel, and other functional teams, to ensure seamless organizational support.
- Immigration & Legal Coordination: Works with external legal counsel to coordinate employee immigration visa matters.
- Primary HR Contact: Serves as a primary point of contact for employees and managers on general HR-related topics.
- Special Projects & Team Support: Works on special HR initiatives and time-sensitive projects as assigned and provides general support to other members of the HR team.
Requirements
- Approximately 5–7 years of progressive Human Resources experience, including at least 2 years in an HR Business Partner role.
- Experience supporting managers and employees across a broad range of HR matters, including employee relations, performance management, coaching, policy interpretation, and workplace issues.
- Working knowledge of HR policies, employee relations practices, performance management principles, and applicable employment laws and regulations.
- Experience contributing to workforce planning, talent management, compensation reviews, leadership development, or organizational change initiatives.
- Strong business acumen, analytical thinking, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and communicate professionally across all organizational levels.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, and PowerPoint.
- Strong organizational skills, initiative, accountability, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability and willingness to travel as needed.
- Experience in engineering, technical consulting, construction, or professional services is an asset.
- A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
Physical Demands and Travel Requirements
- Work is performed primarily in an office setting. Employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, bend, crouch, hear, and talk (must be able to speak and communicate clearly with employees).
- Employee may lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Clear vision and depth perception are also necessary. Employee must be sharp, focused, and alert when interacting with employees, managers, and leadership personnel.
Travel Requirements – Minimal travel (less than 10%) is expected for this position.
Why Join Rimkus?
Join a growing, global engineering and technical consulting organization that values its people, encourages professional development, and offers opportunities to contribute to meaningful business and HR initiatives. Rimkus offers competitive compensation, performance-based bonus opportunities, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for career advancement.
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Work From Home