Job Description

PRIMARY FUNCTION: Reporting directly to Executive Vice President, and to the Senior Management Team, provides leadership, direction and management on all human resources matters for Eastern Construction and its employees. This includes talent management, organization design and change management. Acts as a business partner to provide timely and appropriate HR expertise and counsel, as well as HR program design and delivery.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Recruitment: Manages the recruitment process making recommendations to hiring managers and negotiating offers of employment. Liaises and builds relationships with industry associations, recruiting firms and other contacts to source candidates and referrals to Eastern, in a cost effective manner. Builds, and modifies as required, a recruitment strategy that incorporates, Coop placements, on-campus recruitment and participation in Industry sponsored events to build Eastern’s brand as employer of choice. 2. Performance Management: Drives the employee evaluation process by working closely with Managers to champion the Performance Achievement System including; reinforcing the objectives and expected outcomes of the process; training employees and managers as required. Acts as a resource to ensure that mid-year follow-up meetings and year-end reviews are conducted in a timely and effective manner. Provides trend reporting from both reporting periods to department heads, and helps develop recognized training plans. 3. Training & Development: Performs training needs assessments based on management and employee feedback and performance evaluations. Investigates, coordinates and reviews training programs as required. Sources, develops and/or facilitates in-house programs, workshops, and seminars to meet training needs, including the mentoring program. Works closely with senior management to develop, implement, monitor, and update succession plan. 4. Employee Relations: Provides coaching and resources to employees and managers with respect to compensation, staffing initiatives, performance management, and employee relations. Motivates staff, counsels employees and coaches managers through demonstrated leadership and integrity with the aim to facilitate improved performance and employee engagement. 5. Compensation & Benefits: Manages the Payroll department and all activities related to compensation and benefits administration including reviewing salary increases to ensure internal consistency, co-chairing the pension committee, and annual review, negotiation, and implementation of the employee benefits plan. 6. Administration & Operations: Promoting operational efficiency by proactively managing, where possible, issues pertaining to Head Office operations. Manages and assists with the planning, scheduling and coordination of all company sponsored events. Oversees and supervises all employee related/company sponsored events. Manages special projects.
LEADERSHIP & RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: 1. Leadership: Motivates people to work towards a shared purpose through morale building, resource coordination, and fostering the long-term development of others through mentorship. Expresses clear expectations, determines & assesses employee abilities, provides opportunities to demonstrate capabilities by delegating with the latitude to complete a task in their own way. Also provides ongoing feedback and appropriate resources. 2. Problem Solving & Conflict Resolution: Ability to break down problems & manage conflict through mediation by effectively dealing with issues in a professional manner. Able to proactively seek solutions, without deferring to others and escalating issues when needed. Acts as a confidential resource to employees and managers in facilitating the resolution of internal issues and conflicts. 3. Listening, Understanding & Responding: Listens, understands, and responds appropriately to the concerns of others by being receptive to new information, seeking out the facts before drawing conclusions, and showing a willingness to see things from another person's perspective. After assessing the issue, takes the appropriate action to achieve resolution via verbal or written communication.
JOB KNOWLEDGE & TECHNICAL SKILLS: 1. HR Best Practices: Develops and implements strategies, tools and human resources processes that favour the achievement of corporate objectives while optimizing employee engagement, accountability and development. Good understanding of Employment Standards Act 2000, and regulations. Able to interpret and apply relevant legislation. Ability to enforce Eastern’s policies and make recommendations on improving, and/or implementing new, procedures. Environmental scanning to ensure Eastern is up-to date on current HR best practices specific to the construction Industry. And updating policies when required. 2. Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills with the ability to multi-task and work independently or in a team with individuals at all levels of the organization. Ensures effective and timely internal communication relating to human resource programs, organization news, and initiatives. 3. Computer Skills: Ability to proficiently use Microsoft Office as well as Payroll software, to communicate and process information effectively to all stakeholders.
INITIATIVE & SELF-MANAGEMENT: 1. Multi-tasking: Able to adapt effectively to changing situations by altering the course of action required, while being receptive to input from others. Ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups or activities. Demonstrates effective judgment in prioritizing and time allocation. Actively pursues opportunities to learn and evolve in order to contribute to continuous improvement and achieve goals. A self-starter with a high degree of initiative, experienced in handling sensitive and confidential information. 2. Results Oriented: Sets goals and prioritizes to maximize the use of resources to deliver results. Maintains focus on the "big picture" and changes workflow/methods or operations to improve performance and delivery of services. Able to predict emerging issues and manage the associated risks.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS: Education: University Degree or College Diploma in Human Resources or related discipline Experience: Minimum Five years prior experience in a successful HR General or HR Management role developing and managing HR programs at both a strategic and operational level.
Competencies & Skills: 1. Innovation Management - Is good at developing innovative strategies and drawing out the creative ideas of others to foster teamwork and operational effectiveness. 2. Communication and Interpersonal Skills – Relates well to all kinds of people by managing diverse relationships; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably. 3. Integrity – Adheres to Eastern’s core values and acts in line with those values; is widely trusted and builds trust with all stakeholders by: i. Being fair and honest ii. Acting professionally iii. Fostering mutual respect 4. Teamwork – Works collaboratively within and outside the organization. Gives opinions, advice or recommendations and works to unite the different elements of the group. Actively willing and able to roll-up the sleeves and lend a hand to whomever in the organization as required. 5. Demonstrated knowledge and conversant with labour standards and employment law, as well as industry HR best practices. 6. Organization and Time Management Skills – makes efficient use of time and resources available managing a high volume of work at both the strategic and operational level to meet goals.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Work Location: Head Office daily and regular visits to Project Sites. Occasional business travel. Department: One HR Coordinator reports to this position.

Duration: Mon, October 31, 2022
Compensation: Salary
Duration: Permanent Full-time
Location: Toronto, Ontario