Kimley-Horn is seeking a strategic and emotionally intelligent Regional Human Resources Manager/Director to join the leadership team supporting our Southwest Region. Based in our Phoenix, Arizona (AZ) office, this role provides HR leadership and consultation to multiple offices while serving as a trusted partner to company leadership. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with our firmwide HR team to drive talent, culture, and business initiatives that support Kimley-Horn's continued growth and success. This is a full-time, in-office position.
The Regional HR Manager/Director provides strategic HR leadership as a member of the regional leadership team. Responsibilities span many aspects of HR management including employee relations, recruiting, integration, retention, and employee development activities for the region which encompasses Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico.
Duties include collaborating with internal clients on sensitive employment matters (such as performance management), developing and implementing retention strategies and tactics, overseeing a regional recruiting program, partnering on senior level recruiting initiatives with industry leaders and senior recruiters, identifying and resolving compliance related issues, providing coaching to the Leadership Team, and developing and delivering employee training. The Regional HR Manager/Director is responsible for leading and growing the regional HR team.
The Regional HR Manager will report to the Regional Leader, with dotted line reporting to the firm’s Director of Human Resources, and will collaborate closely with the regional production, marketing, finance, and information technology leaders and with the other Regional HR Managers/Directors across the firm. The position will require constant interaction with consulting engineering practice leaders in the region to ensure quality client service to internal clients.
Qualified candidates will possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s in HR or related field; SPHR, PHR or SHRM-CP preferred; a minimum of 12 years of HR experience in professional services or a relevant field encompassing the responsibilities and duties outlined above; and a demonstrated record of organizational leadership experience. The position will be based full-time in our Phoenix, Arizona (AZ) office. Candidates should expect to travel approximately 30% of the time to offices across the region. With success, this individual will enjoy the rewards of a performance-based work environment and can advance to ownership.
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years!
Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn
Kimley-Horn is one of the nation’s premier planning and design consulting firms. With 9,000+ staff members in more than 140 offices across the U.S., we offer full services in a wide range of disciplines.
Clients know us for the creativity of our solutions and the sense of urgency we bring to each and every project. We take a clients’-eye view of our work, planning and designing to accomplish the client’s goals in the most effective manner.
A quality workplace is equally important to us, and the unique benefits we bring to our staff have been recognized by Fortune magazine (“100 Best Companies to Work For” and "100 Best Workplaces for Millennials") and Civil Engineering News (#1 “Best Civil Engineering Companies to Work For”).
