ABOUT BARTLETT & WEST: Bartlett & West is an engineering, technology and other professional services firm headquartered in Topeka, KS with 19 offices in seven states throughout the Midwest. As a completely employee-owned company, Bartlett & West has a “We Before Me” mentality. We prioritize service to our clients, communities and each other. We’re less concerned about titles and more concerned about how each person can be supported to make the greatest impact.

Position Summary:

This position will focus on several aspects of Human Resources including but not limited to:  recruiting, programs that support the employee experience, employee relations and various daily operations and HR functions.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

In conjunction with the HR Recruiting Partner:

• Assist with recruiting: 
• meet with Team Leaders to understand hiring needs

• Build strong relationships with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, position specifications, and parameters of search.

• post open positions; refresh current job openings
• identify candidates using a variety of sources

• Identify, develop and maintain cost effective sourcing tools and strategies for current and future talent needs.
• Build and maintain a diverse slate of candidates, using social media, networking, educational institutions, community resources, professional associations, and external staffing agencies.

• conduct initial phone screen
• schedule interviews, conduct interview debriefs with hiring team
• conduct reference checks
• assist with preparing offer letters

• Coordinate drug screen with the Safety Manager and background check with the HR Data & Technology Partner
• Attend career fairs and participate in other outside recruiting opportunities

• Recommend and develop training tools (if needed) to enhance Team Leader’s effectiveness in staff selection.
• Understand and apply employment laws related to recruiting and hiring.

Support the Employee Experience:

• Oversee the new hire mentor (Guru) program.
• Develop, implement and maintain a program for remote employee-owners centered on connecting, networking and engaging with one another and employee owners throughout the company.
• In collaboration with the Learning & Development Manager, conduct new hire check ins.
• Conduct exit interviews, analyze data and make recommendations to HR Leader based on data.

HR operations and functions:

• Assist with employee relations including performance coaching and corrective action.

• Responsible for authoring and keeping job descriptions up to date.
• Including identifying exemption status of the position

• Respond to unemployment claims
• Responsible for having a general understanding of all employee benefits.
  • Answer questions from employee owners or refer to appropriate HR Partner if additional assistance is needed

• Act as an additional backup for misc. functions related to timesheets and new hire tasks.
• Take initiative for other responsibilities or projects that will benefit the team and organization.

• Develop and maintain positive and effective internal working relationships between the other members of the HR team, employee-owners and management. 

• Oversee and manage the company's performance coaching process and system

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to interact with employee owners at all levels within the company
• Interpersonal sensitivity
• General understanding of HR principles, practices, standards and legal regulations/employment law
• Effective problem identification, analysis and resolution skills
• Developed organizational and time management skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products
• Exhibits initiative, responsibility, flexibility and leadership
• Possess unquestioned integrity, ethics, and the values appropriate for the company’s culture
• Effective listening, oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and within a team successfully

Experience:

1 - 3 years’ experience in Human Resources with an emphasis on recruiting, employee relations/generalist activities.

Education:

College degree in HR, business or equivalent of education and related experience strongly preferred.

Travel Expectations:

Must be able to travel in-state and out-of-state on occasion, which usually would consist of visiting the outlying locations, attending career fairs, colleges, or other recruiting venues.  Minimum travel is 10-20% of the time.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a listing of all functions and responsibilities that are required of this position.  Employee owners are expected to take on additional responsibilities as requested.

Bartlett & West is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with disability.  

An offer is contingent upon successfully passing the pre-employment drug screen. Drug screen will need to complete within 48 hours of being contacted. 

Nearly all positions at Bartlett & West can require employee-owners to operate a motor vehicle on public roads in the course of their duties.  Accordingly, all employees may be required to have acceptable driving records and to provide an authorization to the Company to periodically obtain MVR reports”.      

Bartlett & West partners with businesses and communities to build smarter, stronger, more connected infrastructure. From railroad GIS to industrial parks and city planning, we provide innovative technology and engineering solutions to clients worldwide. With deep industry knowledge and a passion for creative problem solving, we engineer better tomorrows.

Bartlett & West is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with disability.