Human Resources Business Partner - Enterprise
Knobelsdorff Enterprises · Minnesota
📍 Eagan, MN, usvia smartrecruitersPosted 2026-09-22
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Working at Knobelsdorff (KE)
Along with building state-of-the-art projects, we build meaningful careers, lasting opportunities, and teams of dedicated individuals who truly own their work. As a leading turnkey specialty contractor specializing in Automation, Electric, Energy, and Power Services, our team tackles challenging, cutting-edge projects that provide opportunities to build new skills, confidence, and gain valuable hands-on experience in a variety of different industries. We tackle industrial electrical installations, advanced automation systems, and renewable energy solutions.
Since our founding as a family-owned company in 1988, we've grown while staying true to our core value. Starting your career with KE means joining a culture that values your contributions, moves quickly, takes calculated risks, and celebrates team members who step up and own their work.
If you're ready to join a team where your voice matters, your growth is supported, and your impact is celebrated, KE is the place for you.
This role supports the Enterprise Division by serving as a strategic Human Resources partner to leaders across Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Operational Excellence, IT, and other enterprise functions. You'll be responsible for aligning business priorities with workforce, leadership, organizational, and culture initiatives that support sustainable growth and operational success. Success in this role means helping leaders build high-performing teams, proactively address workforce challenges, and create a positive employee experience, all while upholding KE's commitment to Safety, People, Passion, and Performance. If you're someone who takes pride in doing things the right way and thrives in a fast-moving environment, this position is built for you.
What You'll Do
You'll be part of a team that gets things done, works with purpose, and takes pride in the results. Your day-to-day responsibilities may include:
Business Partnership and Workforce Planning
Develop a strong understanding of assigned functions' business priorities, operating models, workforce needs, and leadership challenges
Translate business and growth plans into workforce actions including capacity planning, talent priorities, and manager capability development
Advise leaders on organizational structure, role clarity, spans of control, and decision-making effectiveness
Anticipate workforce and organizational risks and facilitate timely action plans
Employee Relations, Performance, and Manager Coaching
Serve as the primary advisor to leaders on routine to complex employee relations matters
Coach leaders through performance management, attendance and conduct concerns, conflict resolution, corrective action, and employment decisions
Conduct or coordinate workplace investigations and document findings and recommendations
Identify trends in employee relations activity and recommend proactive solutions
Maintain accurate and timely case documentation
Onboarding, Employee Experience, and Culture
Support onboarding effectiveness by ensuring leaders are prepared and new employees are successfully integrated into their teams
Gather employee feedback through conversations, surveys, and other listening channels
Help leaders reinforce KE's values and foster a culture of trust, accountability, and performance
Talent, Leadership, and Succession Planning
Identify capability and leadership gaps and develop appropriate growth and development plans
Facilitate talent reviews, succession planning, critical role discussions, and development planning
Support internal mobility and career development initiatives across assigned functions
Organizational Effectiveness and Change Management
Support organizational design and restructuring efforts that align workforce capabilities with business needs
Develop and execute people-focused change management plans for significant business initiatives
Assess stakeholder impact, readiness, communication needs, and adoption strategies
Workforce Insights and Continuous Improvement
Use workforce data and business insights to identify trends in turnover, retention, engagement, and performance
Provide leaders with actionable recommendations and follow through on workforce initiatives
Contribute to HRBP tools, standards, and best practices that improve consistency and scalability
Partner with HRIS and People Operations to support HR technology adoption and data governance
Partnership Within and Across Human Resources
Partner closely with Talent Acquisition on workforce planning, hiring priorities, and retention efforts
Collaborate with Total Rewards on compensation, benefits, and market competitiveness discussions
Work alongside People Operations, HRIS, Compliance, and Leave Administration to support employee and business needs
Coordinate HR support across assigned functions and clarify ownership among specialized HR teams
HR Leadership and Support Team Oversight
Provide leadership, coaching, and day-to-day oversight of HR Generalist team members supporting the division
What You Bring
You're someone who shows up ready to work hard, learn fast, and contribute to a team that takes pride in doing things right. Successful candidates typically bring:
Seven or more years of progressive Human Resources experience, including substantial responsibility for advising leaders and managing employee relations matters
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Demonstrated experience coaching leaders through performance, employee relations, talent, workforce, and organizational challenges
Working knowledge of federal and state employment laws and experience supporting employees across multiple jurisdictions
Experience using workforce data and business information to influence decisions and recommendations
Ability to travel up to 25% to KE offices, project sites, and other
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