People Business Partner

If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and love helping people do their best work, the People Business Partner role at Power Design is for you. Based at our St. Petersburg, FL headquarters, you’ll join the SOURCE, our people team, where “People First, Always” guides everything we do. As a trusted, hands-on resource for team members and leaders, you’ll guide employee relations, performance management, and retention efforts across a national, vertically integrated design-build contractor.

In this role, you’ll resolve workplace concerns with fairness and discretion, coach managers through challenging conversations, and turn employee feedback into insights that strengthen engagement. If you’re energized by building trust, solving people challenges, and delivering a PlusONE experience to every team member you support, we’d love to have you on our team.

• →Serve as a go-to resource for team members and leaders, interpreting programs and policies and responding promptly to employee relations matters and inquiries

• →Support employee relations needs, including counseling on job-related conflicts, resolving disputes, and addressing performance concerns

• →Conduct thorough, objective employee investigations and document findings and recommended resolutions

• →Review and approve progressive disciplinary notices and termination requests, ensuring fair, consistent, and well-documented outcomes

• →Manage unemployment claims and partner with People Operations on workers’ compensation programs at the state and regional levels

• →Coach managers on performance management, feedback, and corrective action to strengthen team results

• →Conduct exit interviews and internal feedback sessions, analyzing trends to inform proactive employee relations and retention initiatives

• →Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations

• →Participate in strategic SOURCE projects, initiatives, and training programs that enhance the employee experience

• →Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, People Operations, and Learning & Development teams to deliver seamless support to team members and leaders

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field required; SPHR or PHR certification highly preferred

• 5+ years of human resources experience as an HR Business Partner, HR Generalist, Employee Relations Specialist, People Business Partner, or similar roles

• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws, with hands-on experience managing employee relations matters and investigations

• Proven ability to resolve conflicts fairly, listening to different perspectives and making sound, independent decisions while knowing when to escalate complex situations

• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, with the ability to build trust and interact effectively with all levels of the organization

• Highly organized and detail-oriented, able to manage a high volume of priorities and changing deadlines while delivering results

• Professional and poised, exercising independent judgment and discretion while maintaining strict confidentiality

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint); experience with Workday highly desirable

• Bilingual (English and Spanish) preferred

• Demonstrate and uphold Power Design’s core values, which include integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation, and growth.