HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

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POSITION PURPOSE
To provide professional level human resources (HR), payroll, Workday, recruiting/hiring, compensation, regulatory compliance (FLSA, FMLA), and fellowship and scholarship management in support of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Responsible for managing related Workday activity and advanced reporting and auditing on personnel, costing allocations and HR/Compensation actions for the department. This professional level position has substantial responsibility for exercising discretion and independent judgment in executing and discharging personnel functions and ensuring regulatory compliance with department, College of Engineering (COE), and University of Washington policies that govern these functions. High level of professionalism and discretion is a must. This position will report to the department Administrator.

Position Complexities:
The position is required to have an applied knowledge of an array of dynamic staff human resources rules, requirements, policies and processes, and entry-level understanding of academic human resources. The impact of the HR Manager’s role in advising, enacting and monitoring the human resource management of multiple personnel is significant given the role played in career advancement, performance, and compensation.

The HR Manager works with the department Administrator to provide HR support requiring independent judgment, analysis, and discretion in effecting and executing personnel actions. This position is the first point of contact for designated staff HR, payroll, and Workday inquiries and executes actions related to employment, classification, payroll, staff leave of absences, FTE, promotions, onboarding, compensation, position changes, separation, etc. This position delivers services that are timely, accurate and highly attuned to the fast-paced university environment. The HR Manager must not only be an expert Workday user but also possess a thorough knowledge of HR policies, procedures, principles and practices.

Position Dimensions and Impact to the University:
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), a unit within the College of Engineering at the University of Washington, seeks a full-time HR Manager to support over 300 paid employees, including approximately 43 full time faculty, 80 affiliates and lecturers, 51 classified and professional staff employees, and 175 student employees and fellows. CEE maintains an internationally recognized research program with six research areas, numerous academic programs, and multiple research and testing laboratories spread across five buildings. Civil and Environmental Engineering continues to be recognized as one of the world's premier programs in our field, with both undergraduate and graduate programs of the department ranking in the top 20 in polls such as US News & World Report, National Research Council, and the Gorman Report. This position will also support a vibrant, diverse, and growing academic community of more than 750 undergraduate and graduate students, spread across two undergraduate degrees and six master’s degrees/tracks, and a PhD program. CEE has a state appropriation of approximately $7 million per year, grants and gifts approximately $15-20 million per year, and revenue of approximately $1 million from four professional master’s degrees and two non-credit programs.

This position is vital to the success of the department in achieving its educational and research missions. The role involves the ability to orchestrate high volumes of operational activities, understand the complexity and diversity of key knowledge areas, apply expert judgment and decision making.

To perform these responsibilities, the person in this position must possess excellent knowledge of the University's complicated HR system for employment options. This position must be able to interpret and apply University, COE, and department hiring policies and procedures, while maintaining compliance with applicable union agreements. The person in this position regularly exercises discretion and independent decision-making authority. The work environment is dynamic and interesting and requires the ability to quickly determine priorities and to make sound decisions while multi-tasking. The HR Manager is expected to provide a respectful, supportive and confidential environment for all employees.

This position will independently analyze requests for new positions, anticipate issues that need to be addressed and using independent judgment, recommend the best possible employment option(s).  This position serves as the primary resource for supervisors wishing to hire a new employee. It is this position's responsibility to counsel and guide the supervisor through the UW Hiring process. This position must also educate faculty on HR policies and supervisory responsibilities (an on-going process).

Diversity is a core value of Civil and Environmental Engineering. We believe the power of diversity enriches all of us by exposing us to a range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Staff HR Operations (30%)