Senior Manager - Human Resources - Construction/Infrastructure
Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee the complete Human Resources function for multiple construction and infrastructure project sites.
- Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with business objectives and project delivery requirements.
- Drive workforce planning, manpower budgeting, and resource allocation for ongoing and upcoming projects.
- Manage end-to-end talent acquisition, including recruitment of technical professionals, project staff, expatriates, and local workforce.
- Design and execute onboarding and induction programs to ensure smooth integration of new employees.
- Establish and implement performance management frameworks, including goal setting, performance reviews, succession planning, and career development initiatives.
- Develop learning and development programs focused on leadership development, technical capability enhancement, and workforce productivity.
- Oversee compensation and benefits administration, ensuring competitiveness and internal equity.
- Manage payroll coordination, employee records, HRIS, and personnel administration.
- Ensure compliance with local labor laws, employment regulations, immigration requirements, and company HR policies.
- Build and maintain positive employee relations while proactively addressing employee grievances, disciplinary matters, and workplace conflicts.
- Foster a culture of employee engagement, diversity, inclusion, and high performance across multicultural teams.
- Partner with business leaders and project management teams on organizational design, workforce optimization, and change management initiatives.
- Lead HR audits, policy implementation, compliance reporting, and risk management activities.
- Develop HR metrics and dashboards to monitor recruitment, retention, productivity, attrition, employee engagement, and overall HR effectiveness.
- Manage relationships with external agencies, consultants, government authorities, and statutory bodies.
- Mentor and lead the HR team while promoting continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Required Skills:
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- HR Business Partnering
- Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
- Performance Management Systems
- Compensation & Benefits
- Employee Relations
- HR Operations
- HR Administration
- Organizational Development
- Learning & Development
- Succession Planning
- Change Management
- Employee Engagement
- Industrial Relations
- Labor Law Compliance
- Payroll Coordination
- HR Policies & Procedures
- HR Analytics & MIS Reporting
- HRIS Systems
- Leadership Development
- Conflict Resolution
- Stakeholder Management
- Cross-Cultural Workforce Management
- Expatriate Management
- Recruitment Strategy
- Compliance & Governance
Preferred Qualifications:
- MBA or Master's Degree in Human Resources, Personnel Management, or Industrial Relations.
- 15-22 years of progressive HR experience.
- Minimum 5 years in a senior HR leadership role within the Construction, Infrastructure, EPC, Engineering, Mining, Oil & Gas, or Real Estate industry.
- Proven experience managing HR operations for large project sites with multicultural and geographically dispersed teams.
- International project experience, preferably in Africa, the Middle East, or other overseas locations.
- Strong understanding of labor laws, expatriate management, and project-based workforce planning.