HR Business Partner

Description: Are you an experienced HR professional ready to make a meaningful impact? If you're passionate about supporting employees and leaders and bring strong expertise in benefits, compensation, and employee relations, we want to meet you! Martin/Martin is seeking an HR Business Partner to join our Denver-based Human Resources team. This role serves as a key backup to the HR lead for benefits administration and compensation while also supporting employee relations, workplace investigations, compliance, performance management, and employee and manager training. About Martin/Martin, Inc. Martin/Martin, Inc. is a civil, structural, and investigative consulting engineering firm, headquartered in the Denver area, built on experience and industry leadership cultivated since the 1940s. Our engineered solutions are developed through a culture of integrity, service, creativity, and quality for the benefit of our clients and the community. With ten office locations and a staff of 400+, Martin/Martin engineers have project experience in all 50 states and on all seven continents. (Yes, even Antarctica!) View our 2025 Year in Review here. The Team The corporate team at Martin/Martin, Inc. supports the following engineering teams below: Our civil engineering teams focus on site and infrastructure design, including leading projects such as the 16th Street Mall redesign in Denver. Our structural engineering teams provide custom solutions for new constructions and expansions, with a strong record in notable projects like Coors Field, the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine , and Harborcenter . Our investigative engineers are pivotal in supporting ongoing projects by planning and implementing repairs, renovations, and improvements for buildings and sites. Responsibilities - Support managers and employees with workplace concerns, performance expectations, coaching, corrective action, conflict resolution, and consistent application of company policies - Assist with timely and objective employee relations investigations, documentation, and recommended actions in partnership with HR leadership - Support compliance with employment laws and benefit plan requirements, including updating policies, job descriptions, records, communications, and HRIS data - Develop and conduct employee and manager training on employment law, HR policies, compliance, benefits, performance management, and workplace practices - Support onboarding, employee engagement, and professional development programs - Stay current on employment law, benefits and compensation practices, industry trends, and HR technology - Serve as a key backup to the HR lead in administering health and welfare, leave, and related benefit programs, including enrollments, qualifying life events, employee status changes, benefit terminations, communications, and issue resolution - Support annual open enrollment and vendor relationships, including plan review, system configuration, employee education, eligibility audits, and required reporting - Serve as a key backup for compensation programs Requirements: Required - BA in human resources, psychology, business, or a similar field, or equivalent experience/certification - 5 or more years of HR Business Partner, including substantial hands-on responsibility for benefits, compensation, and employee relations - Demonstrated experience administering health and welfare, retirement, and leave benefits, including enrollment, open enrollment, employee questions, and vendor issue resolution - Experience advising managers on performance and corrective action and conducting objective workplace investigations - Experience developing and conducting employee and manager training - Working knowledge of applicable employment an benefit laws and regulations, including ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, ACA, FMLA, and state and local pay equity and transparency requirements - Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with integrity - Ability to develop strong, trusting relationships and communicate effectively with employees and leaders at all levels - Strong analytical, organizational, coaching, verbal, and written communication skills - Ability to manage competing priorities and maintain composure during difficult or confrontational situations - Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HRIS systems; ability to learn and use new technologies - Ability to supervise others and provide effective leadership when required - Must be eligible to work for any employer in the United States, without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future. - Ability to work in the Denver metro area. Relocation reimbursement may be provided, depending on the role and job function. Desired - Experience supporting a multi-state workforce - Experience developing and delivering employment law training to managers and employees - Experience working in engineering, professional services, or another organization with technically focused employees - Proficiency with Paylocity or a similar HRIS - Professional certification such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, CEBS, or CCP Working Conditions, Skills, and Abilities This position is primarily administrative in nature, working mostly inside of the office completing a wide range of activities. The following abilities are required: - Completing repetitive movement on tasks such as using a mouse or keyboard AI Assist - Read, communicate, and document in English - Ability to identify color - Determine and exchange accurate information - Occasionally move about outside of the office - Occasionally move or hold objects weighing up to 25 pounds Compensation The wage range for this role considers the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. - Base Salary: For individuals hired in Colorado, a reasonable estimate of the current range for this role is $95,000 to $115,000 annually. - Base Salary Review: This role is eligible to participate in Martin/Martin's annual base salary increase review process. - Annual Bonus: This role is eligible to participate in a discretionary annual bonus program. Base salary review and increases, in addition to annual bonuses, are dependent on various factors, including a hired individual's job-level and annual company performance. Perks & Benefits - Medical/Dental/Vision, including plans with 100% (employee-only) coverage - Minimum 3 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO) and 9-observed company holidays annually - Hybrid Work Schedule - Annual Wellness Subsidy - Sabbatical - 401(k) Plan Company Match - Annual Profit Sharing (when appropriate) - Extensive Employee Events (outings, picnics, golf, and ski days) - Committee and Community Involvement Professional Development Martin/Martin provides ongoing internal continuing education, training, and mentorship, reimbursement for PE/SE licenses, and encouraged active participation in professional organizations. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Martin/Martin, Inc. is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age 40 and over, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any