Big challenges need bold thinkers.
If you’re someone who sees problems as opportunities, you’ll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned, which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we’ve tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability.
At RESPEC, you’ll work alongside clients to take on critical problems. Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems.
We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you’ll fit right in.
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Job DescriptionRESPEC seeks a Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to join our team in one of the following locations: Ft. Myers, FL, Tampa, FL, Richardson, TX, San Antonio, TX, Colorado Springs, CO, or Denver, CO. If you enjoy working as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, consider joining our team!
The HRBP is the primary partner for creating alignment between HR and talent and business strategy. The HRBP is aligned to market sectors, business leaders, and/or functions to provide HR expertise and consulting for building organizational capability to achieve current and future business objectives by developing proactive HR strategies and practices. The HRBP drives and influences key organizational health and engagement initiatives with the business, provides advice and counsel, and executes key initiatives. The HRBP is an approachable professional who is adept in dealing with all aspects of the employee life cycle.
Responsibilities:
- Provide HR partnership and build and maintain effective working relationships with leaders and employees to provide guidance on a variety of HR and business-related issues on strategic and tactical levels
- Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build engagement, and increase productivity and retention
- Manage and resolve employee relations issues
- Conduct effective, thorough, and objective investigations
- Participate in assigned market sector operational meetings, business reviews, and teambuilding
- Provide counsel and drive execution on workforce planning and organizational design
- Train managers on performance management, talent/career development, and employee relations
- Implement best practices for key HR processes (e.g., performance management, compensation planning, workforce/capability planning, and talent management)
- Lead internal programs such as annual company-wide internship program.
- Initiate, manage, and drive strategic projects, initiatives, and change management
- Ability to travel as needed for market sector meetings, team meetings or other operational needs.
- Must possess a valid driver's license and maintain a clean driving record; position requires operating a company or personal vehicle during work hours for business-related travel.
The ideal candidate will have the following:
- Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in a related field (e.g., Business Administration, Industrial Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, Organizational Development) from an accredited institution
- 5-10 years of broad-based HR experience with progressive HRBP experience providing advice, counsel, and coaching to senior leaders with the ability to influence and champion effective leadership and change, developing strong business partnerships to support the achievement of business objectives within assigned market sectors
- Exhibit a strong work ethic and reputation for the highest degree of integrity and mature business judgment
- Proficient in a variety of computer applications such as Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to thrive in a multi-software system with some manual processes
Strongly preferred, but not required:
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or HRCI certification preferred
Compensation: Salary depends on experience and expertise; typical salary range for this position $79k-$90k, DOEQ. Compensation includes a comprehensive fringe-benefits package. RESPEC is a 100% employee-owned company and employees are eligible for participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) after a qualifying period.
Featured benefits include:
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401(k) & ESOP (with company match up to 4%)
- Professional Development and Training
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Business Administration, Industrial Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or a related field
- 5-10 years of broad-based HR experience, including progressive HR business partner experience
- Experience advising, counseling, and coaching senior leaders
- Ability to influence leaders, champion effective leadership and change, and build strong business partnerships
- Strong work ethic, integrity, and mature business judgment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to work across multiple software systems and manual processes
- Valid driver's license and clean driving record
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or HRCI certification
RESPEC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about RESPEC and has not been reviewed or approved by RESPEC.
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Retirement Support — - Retirement Support: Retirement benefits are positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through the combination of an ESOP and a 401(k). Long-term wealth-building potential is emphasized as a differentiator versus base-salary-only comparisons.
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Healthcare Strength — - Healthcare Strength: Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is presented as a standard, comprehensive foundation. Additional protection coverage (life and disability) is also included, strengthening the overall benefits stack.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — - Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is characterized as generally fair-to-good when viewed across roles and in combination with total rewards. Clear salary ranges appearing in some job postings further support expectations-setting for certain positions.
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What We Do
In a world where one superhero can handle almost any problem, our entire team of award-winning technology experts is on a mission to make your business better. With extra vision to see solutions that others can’t and vast knowledge to bridge the gaps that others don’t, we’re transformers with the know-how to solve the world’s hardest problems. At RESPEC, we thrive on technology and making our clients successful. This is why we do what we do. From the depths of a cavern to the heights of a volcano, from an antiquated computer system to a business in dire need of re-engineering, our technical and business experts find solutions for extreme situations... like the time we cleansed and migrated 100 million rows of legacy data or the time we protected Mt. Rushmore. Know-How is Everything. We use our resourcefulness and vast experience to solve problems. It’s called know-how. And when you have it, problems aren’t problems at all. Know-how defines the core of who we are. It is how our clients see us. Know-how speaks to ingenuity, aptitude, and skill—it is not merely knowledge; it is knowledge on how to get things done. Imagine having access to a think tank with hundreds of diversely talented engineers, scientists, programmers, and developers under one roof—that’s RESPEC. Each team member is highly trained and skilled in understanding and applying the laws of a specific universe to solve any kind of problem. That’s why we have to talk about our team in terms of superheroes.
