HR Employee Relations Professional

Environmental and Safety Solutions, Inc.
Houston, TX

ESS-294

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

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.

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.

Job Summary:

As an Employee Relations (ER) Professional at Bechtel, you will play a key role in upholding our Vision, Values, and Commitments (VV&Cs) and maintaining a fair and respectful work environment for all Bechtel colleagues. Bechtel’s ER Professionals conduct thorough investigations into workplace issues, resolve escalated employee concerns, and provide expert guidance on ER matters to both leaders and staff. While you will primarily manage ER activities within your assigned geographic region, your expertise may also be called upon to support and coordinate efforts cross-regionally.

This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Manage complex employment-related investigations, end-to-end, including conducting intake meetings, background research, investigative interviews, report-writing, corrective actions, and debrief meetings, across Bechtel project and office locations.
  • Investigate complaints involving violations of Company policy, including allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, bullying, and other inappropriate behavior.
  • Coach and advise all levels of management through employee relations matters (e.g., interpersonal conflicts, communication of employment decisions, advice on policy application, performance management, mental health concerns, workforce reductions, etc.).
  • Partner closely with global cross-functional partners within the ER Communities of Expertise, Legal, Human Resources, Ethics and Compliance, Security, Industrial/Labor Relations, and business units.
  • Facilitate ER training for managers and supervisors and participate in projects led by the ER team.
  • Partner closely with the ER Communities of Expertise colleagues to leverage ER data to proactively identify opportunities to enhance the employee experience.
  • Deliver workforce reduction processes as initiated by Project HR and Project Management.
  • Other duties as required.


Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.


Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Formal training and/or certification in investigations preferred.
  • Proven track record of conducting workplace investigations that will withstand legal scrutiny.
  • Strong understanding of employment law, compliance, and ER best practices.
  • Experience presenting findings and recommendations to all levels of leadership, including those with dissenting opinions.
  • High level of discretion and ethical judgment.
  • Proficiency in electronic case management applications.
  • Able to work effectively across geographical and cultural boundaries.
  • Able to demonstrate a high degree of empathy balanced against an ability to provide direct feedback and engage in difficult and sensitive conversations.
  • Proficiency in analyzing ER data to generate comprehensive reports, identify trends, and derive actionable insights for business and project leaders.

About Environmental and Safety Solutions, Inc.:

Environmental and Safety Solutions Inc. (ESS Inc.) is a Cincinnati based certified MBE. Since 2002, ESS Inc. has been providing health and safety, engineering, environmental technical and management services to businesses throughout the United States. We work with businesses from Fortune 500 members to small businesses in the local community, providing world class occupational safety and health consultative services and environmental compliance assistance. Our customers value our personal attention to their needs and the accuracy and flexibility of our services to meet their unique needs. As President and Founder of ESS, Lonnie Grayson brings more than 25 years of professional environmental safety and health leadership to the company. He founded ESS Inc. in 2002 and has grown the firm into a nationally recognized industry leader. With a professional background as a mechanical engineer, Mr. Grayson knows the value of a safety and health program that focuses on the processes that drive the safety and health process in a company to achieve great results. We understand the need for partnership with our customers to fully understand their needs and the culture of each customer to meet and exceed their occupational safety, health and environmental compliance needs.

Posted 2025-10-17

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