Wright-Ryan is a Maine based, employee-owned company offering unparalleled quality and customer service to our clients and to each member of the Wright-Ryan team. Our experience and reputation allow each of us the opportunity to contribute to exciting and diverse projects in the Commercial, Institutional and Residential markets. Our size fosters the camaraderie, sense of community and supportive environment key to our success. Our organization structure is carefully crafted to maximize the advancement of our valued employee owners.

What we are proud to offer you:

A discretionary, annual cash bonus program along with competitive employee benefits that include a 401(k) Plan with company match, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), affordable health and dental; company-paid life & short-term disability; and paid time off (holiday, vacation & personal time)

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Job Overview

Wright-Ryan Construction, Inc. is searching for a Senior Director of Human Resources, to be based in their downtown Portland, Maine office. Wright-Ryan is a growing employee-owned business of 100 team members equally divided between office and field specializing in both single family high end residential and commercial construction. This is a dynamic hands-on position that provides daily operational support, contributes to high level strategic decision making, manages all employee relations and supports all employee engagement activities.

Benefits of Working at Wright-Ryan

• A culture of caring & integrity with a compassionate management team
• Wright-Ryan is proud to be 100% employee owned! The ESOP is a long-term retirement program in which employees invest no money of their own. This is in addition to the 401k plan offered.
• Generous time off package, which includes vacation, 7 paid holidays, and 5 life happens days.
• Hybrid work option (1 day from home per week)
• Easily accessible downtown location with ample parking paid for by the company.
• Annual discretionary Incentive Compensation Plan
• Career Growth Opportunities

Key Responsibilities

• The Senior Director of HR sits on the Senior leadership team and participates in companywide strategic planning, organizing and decision making for short and long-term objectives.
• Manages the HR department, with one direct report and one dotted line report.
• Provides counsel and support for all employee relations situations.
• Administers all HR centric policies, procedures, as well as all HR compliance management.
• Oversees the talent management process from hiring to orientation and onboarding.
• Directs total compensation programs, which includes benefits and other incentives.

Wright-Ryan's Senior Director of HR Candidate:

• Holds a bachelor's degree in human resources or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Has eight to ten years increasingly responsible HR generalist experience including broad-based HR policy and program development, employee relations, recruitment, compensation & benefits, compliance, and training.
• Minimum SHRM-CP credential with interest in pursuing SHRM-SCP within the next 2 years.
• Superior people-problem solving skills - Ability to address and resolve problems with tact and understanding.
• Ability to take initiative, anticipate problems, assess potential issues, recognize when corrective action is necessary, and formulate and implement corrections.

We appreciate your interest in employment with Wright-Ryan Construction. Please pay close attention to the required qualifications above. If you meet the criteria, we invite you to move on to the application. No phone calls, please. If you are selected for a screening interview, you will be contacted.