Senior Director, People Support

For over four decades, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) has provided comprehensive environmental planning, regulatory compliance, and natural and cultural resource management services to businesses and government clients across the U.S. SWCA is an employee-owned firm of scientists, planners, and technical experts. We combine scientific expertise with sound technical skills to provide solutions to a full spectrum of environmental projects. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, SWCA has 45 offices and around 1900 employees throughout the U.S. and in select international locations to serve clients in energy generation, transmission, oil and gas, mining, federal land management, transportation, and more. This position is available for a distributed work environment.

The Senior Director of People Support will work in tandem with SWCA's leadership team to ensure that People Support efforts align with organizational goals. This is an extraordinary opportunity for a human resources (HR) professional who is excited about working for an environmental consulting firm that offers a unique client portfolio, an employee-valued culture, and the potential for growth. Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer (CPO), the Senior Director of People Support is a creative, hands-on organizational influencer, listener, and coach who will provide strategic and tactical guidance to leadership at all levels while overseeing employee engagement; performance management; diversity, equity and inclusion programs (DEI); HR policies and compliance; as well as leading and developing our savvy and service-oriented People Support team.

The Senior Director of People Support is a regular status, salaried, full-time position. Hybrid work environments near any SWCA office are encouraged and highly qualified remote (distributed) candidates are also encouraged to apply.

We are #OneSWCA. We collaborate, we're #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle and we #GiveBack. We are 100% employee owned, and we build our success together. It is imperative for the successful candidate to fit SWCA's unique culture. Do you appreciate sustainability and environmental awareness? Do you want to work for a company that has employee-ownership celebrations and crazy sock design competitions? Is giving back to your community a priority? SWCA is a team of scientists, planners, technical experts, and corporate services professionals committed to our culture.

Our company's purpose is to preserve natural and cultural resources for tomorrow while enabling projects that benefit people today. You are invited to be a part of our success story.

To be considered for this position, candidates must submit a letter of interest with their application.

Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.

• In partnership with the CPO, Senior Leadership Team (SLT), and other leaders, provide vision and strategic direction for SWCA's people programs, offering expertise and thought leadership to shape and advance our people philosophy.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing, proactive People Support team encompassing: Employee Relations, HR Compliance, DEI, and other HR functions through cultivating agility, collaboration, and effectiveness.
• Oversee the administration of employee engagement surveys, consulting and strategizing with senior leadership on measures to continually enhance employee engagement and building upon SWCA's enviable culture and position as an employer of choice.
• Oversee the performance appraisal process, ensuring effective goal development and execution through regional/department People Support Business Partners' collaboration with leadership at all levels.
• Lead and direct the regional People Support Business Partner team in delivering coaching, training, counseling, mediation, and advisory services to leaders and staff, ensuring timely and effective resolution of employee-related matters.
• Direct the proactive assessment, creation, and ongoing refinement of policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure alignment with SWCA's people-centric culture and legal compliance.
• Maintain oversight of industry trends and employment legislation, ensuring SWCA's practices are compliant within multi-jurisdictional international, federal, state, and local requirements. Advise senior leadership on necessary actions to maintain compliance across multi-state and multi-country environments.
• Prepare and analyze HR metrics; set and track key performance indicators (KPIs) indicative of a healthy thriving workforce; and provide reporting to leaders that support decision making in specified areas.
• Foster collaboration and synergy within the HR department by partnering with peers in Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Total Rewards and People Analytics, HRIS, Sustainability, and Special Projects.
• Play a key role in leading and promoting effective cross-functional collaboration with Operational Leadership and corporate support departments, including Technology, Payroll, Safety, and Marketing.
• Ensure your team responds to requests for EEO data and prepares and audits required reporting for federal, state, and local agencies on time and with accuracy.
• Deliver frequent strategic analysis and insights to the CPO and SLT to position SWCA as an industry leader in People Success.
• Serve as an ambassador for SWCA's Safety Culture and implementation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, psychology, communications, or related field.
• Eight (8) years of relevant, progressively responsible experience, including some experience managing others; or any equivalent combination of experience, performance, training, and/or education.
• Prior experience consulting, coaching, and influencing senior leaders.
• Working knowledge and understanding of human resources policies and procedures, and knowledge of Federal and State regulations, including FLSA, FMLA, COBRA, ADA, HIPAA, and EEO laws and regulations.
• Proven facilitation experience and skills with meetings and presentations, and ability to interface with all levels of staff with tact and diplomacy.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Twelve (12) years of related experience; or any equivalent combination of experience, performance, training, and/or education.
• Master's degree in a related field.
• SPHR or SHRM-SCP certification.
• Prior experience working with professional services firm.

Additional Information:

• We anticipate travel for the first year approximately 25% of the time and 15-20% annually thereafter.

Why Work at SWCA:

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. Our Vision (the North Star) is to make SWCA the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership. We live our core values: we collaborate as #OneSWCA; we are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack.

We are 100% employee-owned, and we build our success together. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record's Top 200 Environmental Firms. We offer a supportive, team-oriented work environment and competitive wages and benefits, including an 100% employee stock ownership plan (retirement).

At SWCA, we support our team members in developing their careers to make them leaders in their industry. Our Career Landscape initiative is a process and guide designed to help develop chart rewarding career paths for employees at SWCA. We encourage professional conference attendance, internal and external professional development and training programs, education reimbursement, a Science and Leadership Program, and bonuses for publications meeting certain criteria. All regular status employees are eligible to participate in SWCA medical, dental, vision, employee assistance, wellness, life and disability plans, and are eligible to participate in the SWCA 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.

If you need assistance accessing SWCA's website, completing the online application, or require accommodations at any point during the hiring process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@swca.com or call 1-480-581-5378. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive experience for all candidates. This contact information is specifically for accommodation requests; other inquiries will not receive a response.

EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. At SWCA Environmental Consultants, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and veterans, to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success.

SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.

An employee in this US-based position can expect an annual salary of $157,248.00 - $200,928.00. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA's Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive benefits package (https://www.swca.com/careers/benefits-wellness/), forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more.

SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs, delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff. We recognize the valuable skills and experiences our internal team members bring to SWCA's continued success. Qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply and will be seriously considered for this position. We believe in promoting from within, where possible, providing our existing employees with compelling opportunities to advance their careers.

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