Principal Human Resources Business Partner

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Human Resources Business Partner Aligns business objectives with employees and management and acts as a consultant to management on HR- related issues.

Key Job Information:

Principal Human Resources Business Partner 6992

Grade 9
Career Level: P5 Master Professional

Requires a recognized expert within the company

Anticipates internal and or external business challenges, vendor and/or regulatory issues; recommends process, product or service improvements

Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business

Progression to this level is restricted on the basis of business requirements

Key Responsibilities:

Support Typically supports senior managers, directors and vice presidents. Business Partnering Serves as an HR thought partner for officers and senior leaders. Proactively anticipates needs and develops or communicates HR solutions to meet key business objectives. Proactively introduces HR-related solutions. Manages relationships with strategic internal clients and acts as their business partner while typically leveraging various HR teams.

Performance Management Provides framework for the business to effectively manage performance by leveraging the performance management process and ensuring that the organization is driving high performance. Works with senior leaders on performance issues with director level and above.

Employee Relations acts as a consultant to officers on various employee-related activities, ensuring thoughtful approach and communications to the organization around these issues. Advises management and senior management on a wide range of employee relations issues, strategy for major division or companywide business and change initiatives. May make company HR policy and procedures recommendations.

Labor Relations Understands and proactively identifies labor relations trends and issues that may drive/shape business or change management strategy/approach. Builds relationships with union and stewards.

Collaborates and facilitates conversations with managers, stewards and Labor Relations Department to resolve grievances with a focus on long-term positive labor relations.

Leadership Development Facilitates talent management reviews at the officer level. May take active role in supporting development discussions of high-potential management and executive-level employees. Provides leadership coaching to executive and leadership team.

Project Management Leads HR and client transformational projects that align HR strategy to PGE's strategy; articulates a clear vision of the HR projects outcome/deliverables; engages senior management to garner support and buy-in and makes key decisions to help the team navigate obstacles and ensure project success.

Workforce Planning Collaborates with workforce analytics to identify a long-term (two- to five-year) strategy and plan; identifies and facilitates a team of subject matter experts and project manages the execution of the plan.

Coordination, Planning and Delivery Partners with HR, legal and business experts to address unique situations and needs of senior leaders and officers.

Education/Experience/Certifications:

Education

Typically a bachelor's degree in business, psychology, sociology, finance, human resources or other related field or equivalent experience.

Experience

Typically 10 or more years in human resources with at least two years as an HR business partner or equivalent experience; labor relations experience required, depending on position.

Certifications, Licenses and Training

SPHR or SHRM-SCP preferred.

Other HR certifications a plus (e.g., CEBS, CBP, CCP, AIRS, ATD). PMP certification preferred.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities):

Functional Competencies

Advanced knowledge of employment laws

Advanced knowledge of PGE's policies, procedures and plans

Expert-level knowledge of industry best practices

Advanced skills in project management

Expert skills in facilitation and presentations

Thorough understanding of the agreements between PGE and Local 125 and their impact on workplace practices and processes, with ability to think organizationally about labor's effect on business

Thorough understanding of business and financial drivers and metrics

Advanced skills in systems and programs used in HR General

Competencies

Advanced customer focus skills

Advanced safety leadership skills

Expert skills in change leadership

Advanced skills in analytical thinking

Expert skills in problem solving

Advanced risk management skills

Advanced oral and written communication skills

Expert interpersonal skills

Advanced decision-making skills

Expert organization and prioritization skills

Advanced knowledge of business process interrelationships

Advanced business acumen

Physical and Cognitive Demands

Cognitive Level Substantial:

Consistent use of logic or scientific thinking to define problems, collect information, establish facts and draw valid conclusions (for example, engineer, HR director, plant manager, etc.).

Cognitive

Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks

Ability to follow accuracy standards

Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks

Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment

Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress

Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change

Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback

Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement

Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks

Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization

Demonstrates sound memory

Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks

Schedule/Attendance

Ability to work long hours

Ability to work a variable schedule

Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather

Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance

Ability to work shift schedule

Ability to work on-call schedule

Physical Capabilities

• Driving/travel/commute: Daily within service territory - Frequently (at least once a week or more)
• Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)

Environment- Indoor/Outdoor (check all that apply):

• Office

Compensation Range:

Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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