Manager, Human Resources

Aecon Group - Manager, Human Resources

What is the Opportunity?

CanAtom, a joint venture between AtkinsRéalis and Aecon, is delivering the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station Refurbishment Project under a collaborative contract with Ontario Power Generation. The joint venture is underway to complete the retube, feeder, and boiler replacement (RFBR) of Units 5–8. Building on the successful delivery of the Darlington Refurbishment Project, the CanAtom team brings proven experience in safely executing complex nuclear projects on time and on budget to support Ontario’s clean energy future.

The Project Human Resources Manager will report to the Director, Human Resources, with a dotted line to the Pickering Refurbishment Deputy Project Director. This position will act as an advisor for the Joint Venture projects and is a hands-on, dynamic role that provides coaching to managers and employees regarding human resources policies, employee relations, performance management, employee engagement, training and development, and recruitment.

In addition, this role will be responsible for ensuring alignment between Atkins Realis, Aecon, and Joint Venture human resources practices through the creation of processes and procedures.

What You'll Do Here:

• Oversee HR activities on the project and ensure that all activities are in accordance with human resources policies and in compliance with federal and provincial employment and labour laws, acceptable practices, and regulations.

Joint Venture Specific Duties

• Act as the single point of contact for employees and managers assigned to the Joint Venture projects.
• Support the rollout of various home company, corporate, project, and client employee development and engagement programs and initiatives.
• Lead a project-based Human Resources team.
• Manage JV employee lists and project assignment letters, determining policy eligibility for all new project staff, including company and project transfers.
• Provide oversight of the project Living Out Allowance process, in conjunction with Administration and in accordance with the Travel and Per Diem Policy, including tracking and collecting all necessary forms and supporting documentation.
• Work closely with the home company Human Resources teams to keep them continually up to date on all project Human Resources issues.
• Own and work closely with the home companies on onboarding, as well as with the project onboarding team, ensuring all new employees have the proper equipment and access for their first day, including IT setup, project hire announcements, etc.
• Participate in Joint Venture Senior Leadership and Safety Management meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned by project leadership.

Recruitment

• Manage job descriptions and revise as needed.
• Maintain the project recruitment tracker and hiring schedule for the weekly resource meeting.
• Provide headcount projection and strategic workforce planning support.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to schedule and participate in interviews.
• Interview alongside hiring managers, performing thorough candidate assessments.

Compensation & Benefits

• Conduct compensation impact analyses as required, including streamlining, organizational structure analysis, market data assessments, and recommendations.
• Work with the home company Human Resources team on any disability case management matters.

Employee Relations

• Provide effective situation and conflict management, working closely with managers to ensure employee relations issues are handled professionally and in a timely manner.
• Identify potential employee relations issues, resolving them as appropriate and escalating to Legal and Corporate Human Resources as needed.
• Provide proactive HR communications support, including town halls, leadership and operational team meetings, etc.
• Conduct case management and investigations.
• Coach managers and employees as required, applying progressive discipline principles as appropriate.
• Interpret and apply JV policies.
• Work closely with applicable home company HR teams to facilitate promotions, demotions, transfers, relocations, retirements, and terminations in a professional manner, ens