Human Resources Generalist

At Bouygues Energies and Services we aim to foster work environments that are client focused, results-orientated and collaborative. Bouygues Energies & Services is a leading provider of Facility Management services to a range of clients across Canada and, through our parent company, globally. Our Canadian projects include the government, aviation industry, and healthcare and entertainment sectors with contract duration ranging from short term to 28 years. With our sister company, Plan Group, we have significant reach into all asset classes. Our offices include Vancouver, Winnipeg, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto.
We take pride in providing partnerships with our clients, providing facility management and energy solutions. Whether creating modern and imaginative work spaces, enhancing carbon and green performance, or delivering high quality facility services, we will bring our imagination, energy and technologies to deliver a unique client experience that creates tangible value and benefit to our clients and partners.
Our core values of safety, integrity, commitment, helpfulness, results, team work, empowerment, innovation and honesty contribute to our family-orientated Bouygues culture and we are committed to hiring people who are leadership focused, team-centered and pride themselves to take ownership and are accountable.
Bouygues Energies & Services is a leading provider of Facility Management services to a range of clients across Canada and, through our parent company Bouygues Construction, globally. Our Canadian projects include the government, aviation industry, and healthcare and entertainment sectors.
Currently, we are seeking a full-time Human Resources (HR) Generalist to join our HR team in Burnaby, BC.
Reporting to the Senior Human Resources Manager, the HR Generalist provides advisory and coaching services that address all aspects of effective people management practices. This position builds collaborative partnerships with supervisors and managers, engages in the development and delivery of a wide range of employee programs and leads the full-cycle recruitment process. In addition, the HR Generalist promotes an effective labour environment by providing sound advice on the interpretation of collective agreements, managing the grievance process and establishing or maintaining effective working relationships with union representatives.
Why work with us?
- We offer a competitive salary with 3 weeks of paid vacation
- We provide development and training opportunities
- You and your family will receive excellent health and dental benefits that are 100% paid by us
- You will be eligible for paid sick leave, and short & long-term disability benefits
- We also offer an attractive group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and will match up to 5% of your salary

In this role, some of your primary duties and responsibilities will include:

- Provide coaching and support to managers, supervisors and staff seeking guidance or requiring approval on a variety of HR matters;
- Oversee and participate in full-cycle recruitment for all contracts, for both regular hourly and salaried positions;
- Oversee and participate in the corporate onboarding process for all new hires;
- Participate in the employee investigation, performance and disciplinary management procedures, including terminations, ensuring that applicable legislation and/or the terms of the collective agreement are being followed;
- Provide managers, supervisors and staff with guidance on interpreting collective agreements;
- Receive, investigate, research, respond to and manage all grievances up to the point of arbitration (Step 1, 2 and 3);
- Liaise with the recognized trade unions and their elected members on labour relations matters;
- Participate in arbitration hearings and collective bargaining negotiations;
- Work closely with the Payroll Administrator to resolve concerns brought forward by employees, and troubleshoot concerns related to our HRIS/Payroll system;
- Ensure that HR administration procedures are efficient and effective;
- Oversee HR metric data and reporting, support the HR Coordinator to prepare a variety of monthly and annual reports for the organization;
- Work closely with the Health and Safety specialist to resolve attendance management issues and health and safety concerns, and to create return-to-work plans and accommodation agreements;
- Identify areas of improvement and training requirements for managers and supervisors, research, design, recommend and/or facilitate training workshops to meet their needs;
- Ensure organizational and individual compliance with HR policies, procedures and best practices;
- Create, maintain or develop HR policies, procedures and forms that increase efficiency, effectivity and compliance;
- Provide recommendations regarding wages and benefits to the Business Development team relating to new bids or contracts;
- Maintain a current working knowledge of developments in applicable legislation and