Job Description

Elements is seeking a people-first Human Resources Coordinator to help deliver an exceptional employee experience across the full HR lifecycle, benefits, performance management support, recruiting, HRIS administration, payroll/timekeeping coordination, policies, and compliance. This role is ideal for someone who’s organized, service-minded, and energized by building trust, solving problems, and supporting leaders and teammates with care and professionalism.

About Elements

Elements is a people-centered, relationship-driven general contractor specializing in live-environment hospitality renovations, the kind of work that requires care, communication, and discipline while hotels, senior living communities, and other properties remain open and fully functioning. We built Elements on a simple belief: hire people with shared passions, treat them with professional respect, and do accountable work that earns trust. That same mindset shapes how we partner with clients, listening well, planning thoughtfully, and showing up with consistent teams who take pride in being good people who deliver good value. Today, Elements is licensed in 36 states and trusted by some of the largest hospitality ownership groups in the world.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the first point of contact for employee-related questions and support needs.
• Manage, procure, and help implement employee benefit programs (medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, etc.).
• Manage reporting and notifications—internal and external—required for compliance across HR responsibilities.
• Oversee the HRIS and serve as the in-house expert on system functions and capabilities (for HR and the broader company).
• Administer performance management support, including scheduling, compiling feedback, and facilitating evaluations.
• Facilitate and advise management on employee compensation processes.
• Lead recruiting efforts: partner with department heads to vet needs, post roles, screen applicants, coordinate interviews, and support hiring.
• Support onboarding with the people team (email systems, business cards, security systems, IT support, hardware/software, credit cards, handbook, HRIS, travel, etc.).
• Respond to employee and manager inquiries on policies, procedures, programs, and best practices.
• Stay current on legal and regulatory requirements across all locations where Elements operates (leave, unemployment, HIPAA, ERISA, and other HR compliance areas).
• Administer employee leave programs (FMLA, PFML, PTO, sick time, bereavement, military leave, workers’ compensation, etc.).
• Manage employee policies, practices, and records; maintain HRIS, handbooks, and policy/practice updates; review and update annually.
• Help ensure Elements’ compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, directives, and other requirements.
• Resolve and help mitigate employee issues; communicate with Directors regarding appropriate resolution paths.
• Oversee timekeeping and payroll functions within the company.
• Manage relationships with benefit vendors, brokers, and carriers (issue resolution, plan changes, ongoing coordination).
• Build and maintain industry relationships, including local and national HR groups and organizations.

Why Elements

At Elements, you’ll be trusted to do meaningful work and supported by a team that genuinely cares about how people experience their workplace. We’ll give you the space to bring ideas, improve processes, and be a steady, service-minded partner to leaders and teammates, while learning the rhythms of a fast-moving, multi-state business. You’ll join a culture built on respect, humility, transparency, and follow-through, where relationships matter and doing the right thing is the expectation. If you’re at your best when you’re supporting others, listening well, and helping teams do their work with clarity and care, you’ll feel at home here.

Requirements

• High school diploma (required). Associate’s degree or higher in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; SHRM-CP a plus.
• 4+ years of Human Resources (or closely related) experience.
• Experience developing and implementing people processes/strategies; ability to support leaders through change with clarity and consistency.
• Alignment with Elements’ MIGs and people-centered culture; trust-building through service, humility, and follow-through.
• Highly organized and self-managed; sound judgment and practical problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; comfort learning systems; familiarity with Procore and HRIS platforms helpful.
• Ability to work well across teams and maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to build effective relationships at all levels and navigate sensitive conversations tactfully.
• Clear, proactive communication with strong attention to detail.