Employee Relations Specialist
Bechtel Corporation
Date: 7 hours ago
City: Lake Charles, LA
Contract type: Full time
Requisition ID: 288384
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.
Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments . They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report .
Project Overview
Louisiana LNG is located approximately 11 miles southwest of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The project includes a mid-scale, mixed-refrigerant Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and export facility on the west side of the Calcasieu River. There are five identical process plants. Each process plant consists of one gas pre-treatment unit, one condensate stabilization unit, and four Chart heavy hydrocarbon (HHC) removal and liquefaction groups. The facility will include associated utilities, refrigerant storage, three 235,000m3 full-containment LNG storage tanks, and three marine berths.
Job Summary
The Employment Relations Specialist (ER Specialist) serves as the lead administrator and supervisor of all craft professional onboarding activities, ensuring a seamless, compliant, and efficient transition for new hires from the point of offer acceptance through their first day in the field. This role is critical to maintaining accurate workforce data and achieving hiring targets.
Major Responsibilities
Total Rewards/Benefits
For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards
Diverse Teams Build The Extraordinary
As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.
We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.
Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to [email protected]
- Relocation Authorized: National - Single
- Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
- Work Location: Lake Charles,LA
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.
Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments . They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report .
Project Overview
Louisiana LNG is located approximately 11 miles southwest of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The project includes a mid-scale, mixed-refrigerant Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and export facility on the west side of the Calcasieu River. There are five identical process plants. Each process plant consists of one gas pre-treatment unit, one condensate stabilization unit, and four Chart heavy hydrocarbon (HHC) removal and liquefaction groups. The facility will include associated utilities, refrigerant storage, three 235,000m3 full-containment LNG storage tanks, and three marine berths.
Job Summary
The Employment Relations Specialist (ER Specialist) serves as the lead administrator and supervisor of all craft professional onboarding activities, ensuring a seamless, compliant, and efficient transition for new hires from the point of offer acceptance through their first day in the field. This role is critical to maintaining accurate workforce data and achieving hiring targets.
Major Responsibilities
- Performs research and develops statistical information and studies on issues such as productivity, labor union or construction industry trends and practices
- Prepares staffing forecasts
- Maintains associated reference lists and files
- Onboarding Paperwork Management: Overseeing the distribution, collection, and verification of all new hire documentation, ensuring legal and company compliance standards are met.
- Immigration and Compliance: Processing and controlling all mandatory verification steps, including I-9 and E-Verify submissions for all incoming craft professionals.
- Compensation Administration: Reviewing and managing administrative aspects related to new hire pay and allowances, including the review and approval of per diem documentation based on established project policies.
- Coordination & Scheduling: Working directly with the recruitment team to schedule onboarding sessions and managing the flow of new hires into the system.
- Orientation Liaison: Coordinating the movement and transfer of new hires from the Recruitment Center to the Orientation team, ensuring all necessary documentation is transferred.
- Field Release Authorization: Issuing the final New Hire Field Release only after all required compliance, background, drug testing, and administrative steps are successfully completed.
- Data Integrity: Maintaining strict control and accurate input of all new hire data into relevant Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS).
- Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 2-5 years of relevant experience or 6-9 years of relevant work experience
- Proven experience in an administrative, HR, or personnel processing role, preferably within the construction or industrial sector.
- Expert Data Input and Control skills with a meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong Scheduling and Coordinating abilities, capable of managing complex intake volumes and adhering to strict deadlines.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills, necessary for interacting with recruiters, new hires, and project leadership.
- Proficiency in General Computer Skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel) and experience with HRIS or Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Total Rewards/Benefits
For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards
Diverse Teams Build The Extraordinary
As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.
We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.
Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to [email protected]
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