HR Business Partner
$100k - $120k/yr
Senior
Bachelor's
Pleasanton, CA, USA
In Person
People & HRHR Generalist & Employee Relations
About the job
Requirements
- At least 5 years of progressive human resource management experience.
- At least 5 years of experience applying and interpreting California state laws and regulations.
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a relevant field is preferred, not required.
- Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
- Maintain confidentiality, privacy, HIPAA standards, and requirements.
- Communicate effectively and handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.
- Multitask and manage time in a fast-paced environment.
- Analyze and interpret policies, laws, and regulations.
- Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and recommend solutions.
- Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
- Knowledge of and experience with varied human resource information systems.
- Be detail-oriented and well organized.
- Advanced skills with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Wear proper personal protective equipment while on jobsites and comply with all safety standards and procedures.
- Sit, stand, walk, lift, carry, push, pull, kneel, crouch, and reach during work.
Responsibilities
- Provide a secondary audit of new-hire paperwork for completion and accuracy.
- Enter new-hire information in HRIS based on new-hire offer letters.
- Ensure new-hire paperwork is current and compliant with state and federal requirements.
- Conduct 30/60/90-day new-hire check-ins for California employees.
- Serve as the first point of contact for California employees and managers regarding employee relations, performance review, and separation questions.
- Implement and uphold policies and procedures across California offices and jobsites.
- Act as a trusted liaison between employees, managers, and HR leadership.
- Partner with leaders on people operations.
- Investigate employee concerns and complaints, documenting details and making recommendations.
- Mediate escalated employee issues in collaboration with leaders.
- Collaborate with managers to provide guidance and administer changes of status.
- Provide input into succession planning, employee development plans, and engagement strategies.
- Manage the administration and maintenance of field and office performance reviews in California.
- Guide California managers on employee relations issues and separations, including coaching and potential next steps.
- Partner with the HR Coordinator to gather requirements for separating California employees.
- Conduct employee separations and exit interviews.
- Analyze turnover, engagement, and performance data to identify trends and report findings.
- Collaborate with the Benefits Manager on retention and engagement issues related to benefits and compensation.
- Complete state-specific reporting requirements.
- Support organizational change initiatives.
- Align HR strategy with leaders and HR solutions with business needs, including performance, development, and recognition.
- Audit and maintain accurate employee data in HRIS systems.
- Create infographics or other visual aids to help field operations understand HR policies and regulations.
- Manage and communicate project holiday schedules.
- Identify training and development needs and recommend solutions.
- Complete miscellaneous projects and reporting as needed.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working in construction.
- Experience working with a multi-state employer.
About the company
Royal Electric designs and builds electrical systems and underground utilities for property owners, general contractors and public agencies across the Central and Western United States. Its work spans airfields and transportation infrastructure as well as commercial buildings and facilities that depend on reliable power. The company takes projects from early design and construction planning through installation, using prefabricated assemblies and digital building models to coordinate work before crews reach the site. It earns revenue through construction contracts for electrical and underground project scopes. Royal Electric was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Sacramento, California.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Sacramento, CA
Founded
1971
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Royal adds field oversight: visiting executives join daily safety meetings, alongside regular site visits from safety staff and superintendents.
- Full-time infrastructure managers receive defined time off: Royal lists eight paid holidays alongside vacation and sick leave.
- Royal demonstrates large-project execution: its September 2026 report describes 64 miles of cable replaced at San Francisco International Airport.
What critics are saying
- Deadlines demand extra effort: Royal explicitly asks employees to stretch when critical project deadlines require it.
- Interstate assignments limit local work: Royal's Infrastructure Project Manager opening requires out-of-state travel from Sacramento or Pleasanton.
- Royal reported in September 2026 that San Francisco airport crews worked two additional months at night after runway reopening.
What makes Royal Electric unique
- Royal controls concrete supply: two volumetric trucks act as batch plants when tight schedules rule out third parties.
- Royal adds testing to construction: its California services cover Title 24 building standards compliance.
- Royal built an airfield niche early: its airport-lighting practice dates to its first airport bids in the 1980s.
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