ICF Senior HR Business Partner – Utility Programs & Services – Remote in Reston, Virginia
Job Description
Description
Senior HR Business Partner – Utility Programs & Services – Remote
We are looking for a forward-thinking Sr HR Business Partner to collaborate with the leaders of our Utilities Programs & Services (UPS) division of the Energy, Environment, and Infrastructure (EEI) group. This growing division is helping utilities lead the energy transition and you can be a part of that journey. UPS is committed to building a strong employee culture and prioritizing talent. The leaders of this division are invested in talent planning, employee development, and employee recognition. You’ll play a key role in surfacing data-driven insights and offering creative solutions to continue enhancing our talent strategy. This role helps leaders drive organizational effectiveness, performance management, and employee engagement initiatives. Explore the impactful work you’d contribute to growing at https://www.icf.com/work/energy.
You’ll be a member of a collaborative HR team supporting the EEI group, providing you the ability to work on cross-cutting HR projects serving both EEI and ICF. This role can be based out of an ICF office, remote, or hybrid and may require occasional travel supporting geographically dispersed teams.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Partnership: Serve as the dedicated Sr HR partner for Divisional business leaders, working closely together to achieve talent-related objectives, improve organizational design and efficiency, and increase employee engagement. Utilize change management strategies and tools to drive implementation.
Data-Driven Insights: Utilize data analytics to provide insights into HR metrics and trends, enabling informed decision-making. Leverage data to identify opportunities for improving employee engagement, performance, and retention, as well as inform compensation decisions.
Talent Planning and Development: Facilitate succession management for leadership and top talent, developing talent management strategies to support employee development.
HR Program Leadership: Lead companywide HR initiatives, ensuring effective communication, implementation, and utilization of HR programs.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging: Support both UPS and Corporate DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) programming, fostering an inclusive workplace culture.
Employee Development: Design and implement strategies for continuous learning and skill enhancement. Collaborate with leaders to identify training needs, mentorship opportunities, and career development paths for employees.
People Manager Development: Support the development of people managers by coaching and enabling them to advance their employees’ careers through various HR programs and initiatives.
Employee Relations: Partner with the People Relations team to advise on employee relations matters, crafting resolution strategies in collaboration with the business and other HR/Legal colleagues when specific ER issues arise. Full involvement in ER cases may be required, at times, due to case load.
Promote ICF’s Core Values through HR programs and practices, model personal integrity, drive the importance of ethics and compliance throughout the business, and address related issues in a timely and effective manner.
*Basic Qualifications: *
Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, professional training, or work experience.
6+ years of demonstrated success in assisting managers with talent management/succession planning, addressing organizational and employee development issues, and resolving complex employee relations issues.
Experience synthesizing and analyzing data and telling the story via creating data visuals.
6+ years of experience working in one or a combination of HR practices and disciplines, including talent management, compensation, performance management, employee/career development and general support in a broad-based HR generalist role.
Experience with HR project management, program implementation and training delivery.
*Preferred Skills/Experience: *
PHR/SPHR or SHRM CP or SCP certification.
Demonstrated expertise in supporting a large, complex, multi-location organization while working with managers across various offices.
Experienced with personality/leadership assessment tools, and comfortable in debriefing assessment profiles at the individual and work group levels.
*Professional Skills: *
Strong business acumen with the ability to consider business/financial implications of talent actions
Proven ability to successfully build relationship with internal clients, with the ability to support, coach, and influence as needed
Embraces a sense of curiosity to explore data and ask questions. Able to challenge the status quo and bring fresh ideas to leaders as needed.
Utilizing problem solving skills/critical thinking to analyze complex situations, identify existing or potential problems, and recommend solutions.
Team player with the ability to work in a high demand, fast-paced environment with diverse, geographically dispersed clients.
Verbal, presentation, and written communication skills at the level of proficiency required to be effective with senior leaders.
Working at ICF
ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.
We can only solve the world’s toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy (https://www.icf.com/legal/equal-employment-opportunity) .
Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email [email protected] and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
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Pay Range – There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position. The pay range for this position is:
$92,986.00 – $158,076.00
Nationwide Remote Office (US99)