Regional Human Resources Generalist

General Responsibilities:
Are you a peoplefocused, solutionsdriven HR professional ready to make a meaningful impact? Terracon's Minnesota and North Dakota region is growing quickly - and we're looking for a dynamic Human Resources leader to help shape the next chapter of our success. The position will be located in Terracon's Plymouth, MN office.

As our Regional HR Generalist, you will be the goto HR partner for employees and leaders across multiple offices, driving a positive workplace culture and ensuring our teams feel supported, engaged, and empowered. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of the HR function in a thriving region while staying connected to a strong national network of HR peers. A successful candidate will be a self-motivated, detail-oriented individual comfortable working independently and collaborating with a broader HR corporate team.

Why This Role Is Exciting

• High visibility & ownership: You'll serve as the primary HR professional for the region - a trusted partner to employees, managers, and leadership.

• Impactful work: Your efforts will directly support our growth, talent development, and employee experience.

• Collaborative network: You'll work closely with our Corporate HR team and other HR professionals across the country.

• Growing organization: Terracon continues to expand nationwide, offering stability, opportunity, and longterm potential.

In this vital role, you will help create a safe, positive, compliant, and engaging workplace. Key areas of focus include:
Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

• Support staffing needs and recruitment efforts across the region.

• Coordinate smooth onboarding experiences that help new employees feel welcome and set up for success.

Employee Relations & Engagement

• Be the first line of support for employees and managers on HR questions, concerns, and initiatives.

• Foster strong relationships across offices to ensure a supportive and collaborative work environment.

HR Program Administration

• Administer HR programs and initiatives in alignment with Terracon's values, policies, and legal requirements.

• Help reinforce our culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Terracon anticipates the starting salary range for this job opportunity will be from $75,000 to $90,000. Additional details on the salary range for this job class at Terracon can be found further below in this posting.

If you're excited to take on a role where you can truly make an impact - while contributing to a growing, peoplefocused organization - we'd love to hear from you!

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

• Perform regional HR activities including but not limited to employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, employee development, communications, training, culture & wellbeing to ensure consistency and supporting regional performance.

• Collaborate with the People Team to ensure effective communication to Operations.

• Support the region's HR compliance and strategy needs through consistent performance of HR work such as process and policy interpretation and implementation, training, and initiatives.

• Administer regional HR programs, including, but not limited to, recruiting, performance management, employee wellbeing, and training and development as the regional subject matter expert for HR programs.

• Foster employee engagement and a positive workplace culture.

• Identify staffing and recruiting needs and support hiring and regional recruiting best practices.

• Communicate HR related concerns and escalate complex employee relations situations to corporate HR leadership.

• May process employee-related transactions and changes such as new hires and terminations in the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) to assure accuracy and compliance with law and company guidelines. Process background checks.

• Ensure adherence to local, state, and federal employment laws and regulations.

• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.

• Be responsible for maintaining quality standards on all projects.

• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field and a minimum of 4 years' progressive HR experience in a generalist capacity. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years' related experience.
• Strong problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently.
• Business acumen or ability to quickly acquire business knowledge.
• Ability to conduct periodic inperson visits to other offices in the region.

Preferred Certification:

• SHRM-CP or PHR