Careers

SESI Consulting Engineers has been selected as one of NJBIZ’s 2020 Fifty "Fastest Growing" Companies!

Join a well-established, fast-growing company recognized for providing solutions, excellence, service, and integrity. We seek dynamic individuals to support organic growth. SESI engages its employees in all aspects of its projects and encourages them to participate in design and project management functions to their full potential.

SESI Consulting Engineers, founded in 1976, is a well-established, progressive, consulting engineering firm in Pine Brook, N.J. SESI has earned an excellent reputation for providing innovative geotechnical, site/civil, and environmental engineering solutions for owners, developers, and the construction industry in the NJ, NY, CT region. SESI is currently expanding to meet the needs of existing clients.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package to include health, dental, vision insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, professional development assistance, bonus potential, just to name a few.

Summary

The Human Resource Generalist will support the HR Manager and the daily functions of the Human Resource (HR) department including hiring and interviewing staff, administering pay, benefits, and leave, and enforcing company policies and practices. Compiles and maintains personnel records by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provides support for all HR functions including onboarding, benefits administration, training, and recruitment
• Conducts new hire onboarding orientation and exit interviews
• Records, updates and maintains employee files and internal databases to record personnel changes
• Provides administrative support related to offer letters, communications and announcements
• Runs employee background checks and motor vehicle reports
• Manages, collects, and distributes keys and company equipment during onboarding and termination process
• Assists with the annual performance appraisal process
• Runs monthly reports and manages excel spreadsheets
• Assists employees and managers with questions related to policies, procedures, leaves of absence, PTO balance and timesheet, etc
• Assists in the payroll process to ensure time entry and expenses are entered properly
• Calculates PTO and wages for use in payroll processing
• Conducts benefit administration and maintains employee records
• Prepares and files reports of accidents and injuries
• Assists in the recruitment process by posting job ads online and with staffing agencies
• Sources candidates, screens applications and selects qualified candidates to phone screen and schedules interviews
• Attends and participates in college job fairs and recruiting sessions
• Ensures confidentiality of all employee and company information
• Supports daily HR activities and participates in special projects

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications -  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university plus 3 to 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Familiar with HR practices and Labor Laws, Benefits and Payroll processes. Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize important projects. High level of confidentiality. Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication. Flexible and willingness to learn. Able to work accurately, with attention to detail.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

Strong computer skills and proficient in MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, HR/Payroll software, etc. a must.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Valid Driver’s License and reliable transportation.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. 

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position will work in a typical office environment, mostly located indoor with windows. This position may experience frequent interruptions, conversations, equipment noise, or other background noise. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.