CDR Companies

Public-sector infrastructure, emergency-response, healthcare provider.

Human Resources Generalist

HR Generalist & Employee RelationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeWarrendale, PA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, or at least three years of specific experience and/or training related to the essential functions of the job.
Applied knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal statutes and guidelines related to the human resources field.
Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Ability to work under pressure during high-volume periods and work with different personalities.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with personal effectiveness and credibility.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with HIPAA and other confidentiality requirements concerning employee information.
Interpersonal, leadership, and planning skills.
Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Strong phone presence and comfort communicating with people at all levels of management and staff.
Ability to travel within the assigned area and within the United States up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

Serve as the main point of contact for CDR Maguire Engineering on human resources matters and provide operational support to other companies under CDR Companies.
Maintain documentation and records according to established human resources processes from new hire through termination.
Assist with human resources compliance by auditing personnel files, tracking and supplementing files with change-of-status forms, acknowledgements, training records, license renewals, and other required employee documentation.
Respond to or route requests and questions from business leaders and employees through established communication and reporting processes, and escalate complaints to appropriate personnel.
Assist with new-hire orientation, training processes, annual furlough procedures for construction inspection staff, and annual performance and compensation review processes as needed.
Support full-cycle recruitment, including gathering position specifications, creating or updating job descriptions, providing candidate sources or directly sourcing candidates, and collaborating with hiring managers on direction and final decisions.
Support recruitment efforts, including advertisements; work with supervisors to screen and interview candidates; conduct reference checks; extend job offers; and conduct new-employee orientations and training.
Onboard new employees by ordering and clearing drug tests, completing background checks, ensuring compliant I-9 submissions through E-Verify, and ensuring accurate Deltek records.
Support management of the I-9 Compliance Program and assist with H-1B and other visa processing, ensuring I-9 documents are updated promptly in accordance with Department of Homeland Security guidelines.
Complete monthly audits related to drug tests, criminal background checks, and personnel files; manage noncompliant results and adverse actions by guiding other human resources team members through resolution.
Assist with group-benefits orientation for new employees and open-enrollment processes.
Assist with enrollment and processing of company benefits programs, including paid-time-off and furlough programs and employee anniversary and recognition programs.
Assist with benefits compliance tasks, including regulatory notice distribution and recordkeeping.
Process employee complaints and concerns, ensuring timely and reasonable handling, tracking, and escalation to the Human Resources Manager and corporate personnel.
Assist management with performance documentation processes.
Ensure human resources services and programs comply with policies, procedures, professional standards, organizational goals, and applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
Develop and recommend policies and procedures, assist with their implementation, and maintain the policies and procedures handbook.
Travel as required for the duties or as directed by the supervisor.
Support recruitment and onboarding for other CDR divisions during high-volume periods and emergencies.
Perform other duties that arise from time to time or are commensurate with the title and position.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with human resources information systems or applicant tracking systems such as Workforce Now/ADP, Workable, Deltek, or Indeed.
Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) certification.

Human Resources Generalist

CDR Companies · Warrendale, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-02

Workplace: hybrid

Department: Engineering

Description

The HR Generalist will provide comprehensive support to the Leadership Team at CDR Maguire Engineering, aiding in the scaling of business needs and fostering the growth, knowledge, and development of area leadership. This role will also facilitate the hiring process and ensure a seamless onboarding experience for new hires. Additionally, the HR Generalist will offer broad support to the HR team across various divisions under the CDR Companies umbrella and continue to develop expertise across all areas of Human Resources. This role will be responsible for various HR functions including addressing employee relations issues, benefits, compliance, access permissions, and leading projects for process improvement.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Main point of contact for CDR Maguire Engineering for all HR matters and in operational support for other companies under CDR Companies.

HR Administrative:

Ensure documentation and recordkeeping in accordance with established HR processes and procedures from new hire to termination.
Assists HR compliance functions by conducting file audits on employee personnel files and tracking and supplementing files, as appropriate, with change of status forms, acknowledgements, training, license renewals, and other employee documentation requirements.
Responds to or appropriately channels business leader and employee requests and questions received through established HR communication and reporting processes. Escalates any and all complaints to the appropriate personnel.
Assists with new hire orientation, training processes, annual furlough procedures for construction inspection staff and annual performance and compensation review processes, as needed.

Recruitment/Onboarding:

Supports full cycle recruitment process and activities including gathering specifications for positions and new/updating of job descriptions, providing sources, and/or directly sourcing potential candidates, direction, and final decision-making process in collaboration with hiring managers.
Pitches in and supports all recruitment efforts as needed such as advertisements; works with supervisors to screen and interview candidates; conducts reference checking; extends job offers; conducts new-employee orientations (Drop/DM) training, etc.
Onboard new employees in order to become fully integrated by ordering and clearing drug tests, background checks and ensuring proper and complaint submission of I-9 documents through E-verify and ensure accurate Deltek record.
Proactively support management with the I-9 Compliance Program and assist with H-1B and other visa processing, ensuring I-9 documents are updated in a timely manner according to Department of Homeland Security guidelines.
Ensures audits related to Drug tests and criminal backgrounds and personnel file are completed and in compliance monthly. Manages non-compliant results and adverse actions by guiding other HR team members through resolution.

Benefits and Leave Administration Assistance:

Assists group benefits new employee orientation and open enrollment processes.
Assists with enrollment and processing of other company benefits programs including paid-time off programs; furlough programs; and employee anniversary and recognition programs.
Assist with benefit compliance tasks such as regulatory notice distribution and recordkeeping as appropriate.

Emp Relations:

Processes any complaints/concerns, ensuring timely and reasonable handling and tracking escalating all concerns to the HR Manager and Corp.
Assist management with performance documentation process/management.
Ensure HR services are in line with policies, procedures and that HR Programs are consistently administered, aligned with organizational goals and are in compliance with professional standards, state and federal regulatory requirements and laws.
Develops, recommends, and assists the implementation of policies and procedures and maintaining the handbook on policies and procedures.

OTHER PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

Travel as required and as it relates to above duties or as directed by supervisor.
Provide support in recruitment and onboarding to other CDR divisions during high volume and Emergency periods.
Travel as required and as it relates to above duties or as directed by supervisor.
Other duties that may arise from time-to-time and/or are commensurate with the title and position.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university; or at least 3 years of specific experience and/or training related to the essential functions of the job.
Applied knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal statutes and guidelines with respect to HR field.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Ability to work well under pressure during high volumes and work with different personalities.
Ability to communicate clearly, effectively, with personal effectiveness and credibility.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and in compliance with HIPAA/various confidentiality requirements with respect to employee information.
Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and planning skills.
Proficiency with using Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook, etc. is required.
Strong phone presence, comfortable speaking with all personalities and level of management and staff.
HRIS/ATS such as Workforce now/ADP, Workable, Deltek, Indeed experience preferred.
Requires ability to travel within the area assigned and within US up to 25% of the time.
PHR or SHRM-CP certification a plus

Benefits

CDR Maguire provides employees competitive benefits packages and the resources to develop and succeed in both their professional and personal lives. We support employees and their eligible family members with a comprehensive benefits program, which provides variety and flexibility to meet individual needs.

CDR Maguire is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V and EO/AAN/D. Must be able to work in the United States to apply.

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About the Company

CDR Companies

Public-sector infrastructure, emergency-response, healthcare provider.

CDR Companies, Inc. coordinates infrastructure delivery, emergency response, healthcare operations, and project finance through a portfolio of affiliated firms to support public-sector programs across multiple states. Its work includes disaster response, debris removal, engineering and large-scale infrastructure projects like highways and bridges, plus health operations in partnership with federal, state, and local agencies. The organization operates across time-sensitive, resource-constrained environments by aligning agencies, logistics, and systems for fast, scalable execution. Its goal is to design and operate scalable systems that enable rapid, coordinated delivery of public-sector projects and emergency responses.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Miami, FL
Founded: Not listed

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