At Core States Group, the work you do matters to the clients we serve, the communities we support, and the teams who rely on one another to deliver with excellence. Our Cause is powerful: to create a world where all environments improve everyday life.
Why Professionals Choose Core States Group
Here’s what you can expect:
- VALUES-DRIVEN CULTURE – A workplace rooted in Integrity, Service, Inclusion, Excellence, and Innovation. Our Core Values guide how we work, how we treat each other, and how we show up for our clients every day.
- COMPENSATION – Competitive wages and bonus programs, including professional licensure bonuses.
- RETIREMENT – A strong 401(k) match, with immediate vesting, to help you invest in your future and build your retirement savings with confidence.
- HEALTHCARE – Competitive health benefits including HSA with employer contribution, life insurance options, and supplemental coverage options, giving you the flexibility to select the coverage that best fits your needs and lifestyle.
- VACATION – Generous PTO to help you recharge, relax, and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- PERKS – Team wellness challenges, free virtual gym app, wholesale club membership reimbursement, employee recognition programs, paid parental leave and much more!
- FLEXIBLE WORK ENVIRONMENT – A flexible work environment that empowers you to do your best work, whether you’re in the office, working remotely, or blending both to support your responsibilities.
- TUITION REIMBURSEMENT – support your growth with tuition reimbursement to help advance your education and professional development.
Summary of the Role
The HR Business Partner brings strategic people expertise to defined industry sectors, geographic regions, and strategic clients, which Core States Group calls ‘Markets'. This highly connective role partners with Market groups across our growing national multidisciplinary business, to provide practical guidance on workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, talent and succession planning, and change management. The HR Business Partner uses business context, workforce data, and AI-enabled tools to identify risks, shape people decisions, and help leaders execute effectively.Responsibilities
Strategic People Partnership
- Bring a strategic people perspective to business planning, growth decisions, staffing, capability, retention, leadership, and employee experience.
- Participate in relevant Market, Operations, Finance, and business-development discussions.
- Partner across Markets, business lines, and shared-services teams to understand interdependencies, align people priorities, and navigate competing workforce needs.
- Translate business priorities into clear people considerations, workforce implications, and potential areas of risk or opportunity.
- Equip leaders with evidence, recommendations and coaching, while reinforcing their accountability for people-management and business outcomes.
Workforce Planning and Organizational Effectiveness
- Identify critical-role and succession risks, assess leadership readiness, and partner with leaders on development assignments and retention plans aligned with future business needs
- Support organizational design and restructuring by helping clarify roles, ownership, reporting relationships, and team effectiveness.
- Identify workforce considerations related to capacity, skills, leadership coverage, retention, and organizational growth.
- Partner with leaders through reorganizations and other changes, considering communication, engagement, employee experience, and morale.
- Partner with leaders to determine when to hire, which roles are needed, and how headcount supports the business plan.
HR Programs and Shared Services
- Champion enterprise HR and shared services initiatives by connecting them to business priorities and HRBP work.
- Help embed HR programs in the business in ways that strengthen leadership capability, employee development, and organizational effectiveness.
- Maintain strong connections across markets, HR, and shared-services teams to promote coordinated people decisions.
- The HRBP is the primary business-facing HR partner for assigned Markets, while employees and leaders continue to access HR shared services and subject-matter experts directly for routine or specialized needs.
- Provide practical coaching to leaders on routine employee relations, performance, and policy matters; partner with HR leadership or the appropriate subject-matter expert on investigations, formal corrective action, separations, and other complex or high-risk issues.
Data and AI-Enabled Insight
- Use workforce data, business context, and AI-enabled tools to identify trends, shape recommendations, and support strategic people decisions.
- Apply human judgment and review to ensure AI-assisted work is accurate, fair, confidential, and relevant.
Qualifications
We’re looking for talented professionals who are eager to grow their skills and contribute to high-quality, meaningful work. If you’re driven, collaborative, and ready to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you. The following qualifications will help you succeed in this role:- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in relevant field of study such Communications, Human Resources, Business Administration, or other related field
- Proven experience of at least 8+ years in HR business partner role.
- Must have prior experience in the architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) industry experience preferred.
- Experience supporting a multi-location, multi-state workforce required.
- Experience coaching leaders on performance, employee relations, and policy matters, with sound judgment regarding when to involve HR leadership or specialized support.
- Demonstrated ability to translate business and financial context into workforce recommendations and influence leaders across business lines.
- Experience working with HRIS and workforce reporting systems; ADP Workforce Now and PowerBI is a plus
- Computer and Microsoft Office proficiency
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to identify practical uses for company-approved AI tools to improve team processes, support better decisions, and increase efficiency.
- Demonstrated ability to review AI-generated content for accuracy, protect confidential information, and remain responsible for the final work product.
Work Location
This is a hybrid role based out of our King of Prussia, PA office. We are expecting you to travel on a monthly basis to our other offices around the country.Company Overview
Core States Group is an industry-leading architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) firm trusted by many of the world’s most notable brands. With 26 offices across the United States and Canada, the firm delivers speed to market, cost certainty, and compelling design for national multisite programs and projects.
Established in 1999, Core States Group drives innovation and improves everyday life for countless people across several markets, including Convenience, Distributed Generation, Financial, Grocery, Housing, Industrial, Restaurants, Retail, Semiconductor, Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Infrastructure, and more.
A Note to Candidates
Please do not be concerned if you do not meet every requirement. At Core States Group, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
This position will remain open until it is filled.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field
- At least 8 years of experience in an HR business partner role
- Experience supporting a multi-location, multi-state workforce
- Experience coaching leaders on performance, employee relations, and policy matters
- Ability to translate business and financial context into workforce recommendations and influence leaders across business lines
- Experience working with HRIS and workforce reporting systems
- Computer proficiency and Microsoft Office experience
- Ability to identify practical uses for company-approved AI tools to improve processes, decisions, and efficiency
- Ability to review AI-generated content for accuracy, protect confidential information, and remain accountable for final work
- Architecture, engineering, and construction industry experience
- Experience with ADP Workforce Now and Power BI
What We Do
Core States Group is an integrated architecture, engineering, and construction firm that designs, builds, and manages programs and projects across North America. It provides in-house services including architecture, civil and other engineering, construction, permitting, surveying, and project management, supporting national multisite programs and projects for prominent brands. Its coordinated approach aims to deliver speed to market, cost certainty, and compelling design, helping clients develop and manage sites across multiple sectors.
