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The Dutra Group

Director of Human Resources

The Dutra Group

San Rafael, CA 94901$180,000 a year
Senior LevelHr Manager
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Job Description

Director of Human Resources

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/VETERANS/DISABLED

SUMMARY: The Director of Human Resources is responsible for overseeing the daily operations, strategic initiatives, and long-term development of the Human Resources department. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, this position ensures that HR programs, policies, and services support organizational goals, employee experience, and compliance with all applicable laws. The Director provides leadership in talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, compensation, benefits, workforce development, and organizational culture.
Collaborates closely with and leverages the expertise of internal departments, including Equipment, Estimating, Operations, Safety, and Legal to ensure informed workforce decisions, alignment with company standards, regulatory compliance, and effective execution of human resources initiatives across the organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Oversee and manager all HR department activities, including recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, training and development, performance management, compensation, benefits, compliance, and HR operations.
Assist the Chief Development Officer in enacting corporate employee development objectives and strategies.
Develop and implement HR plans and programs, both short and long range, to ensure the company attracts, retains, and develops a high-performing workforce.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations. To include but not limited to, oversight of all annual reporting requirements (EEO, AAP, etc.).
Lead workforce planning efforts, conducting ongoing analysis of staffing levels, skill gaps, succession pipelines, and organizational structure.
Provide guidance to managers and supervisors on employee relations, corrective actions, performance improvement plans, conflict resolution, and policy application.
Work in collaboration with Risk Manager on all investigations related to employee concerns, ethics, compliance, and legal matters.
Maintain and update HR policies, employee handbook, job descriptions, DSOPs, and internal procedures.
Oversee talent acquisition efforts, including job postings, interviews, pre-employment processes, and onboarding.
Manage employee engagement initiatives and support programs aimed at improving communication, workplace culture, and employee satisfaction.
Manage annual employee performance evaluation process.
Oversee benefits administration, including 401(k) plan, annual medical & TASC open enrollments, vendor management, employee support, and compliance reporting.
Serve as primary HR representative for review and approvals for 401(k) plan administration.
Manage compensation programs and conduct annual market reviews to ensure internal equity and competitive positioning.
Prepare and track the HR department’s annual budget, including professional development, HR technology, recruitment, and employee programs.
Serve as primary HR representative and trusted advisor to leadership on organizational development, workforce trends, and strategic HR recommendations.
Serve as primary HR representative and trusted point of contact for all employees, fostering open communication and trust.
Support organizational change initiatives, communication efforts, and cross-departmental collaboration.
Act as the visible and approachable "face" of HR for the organization, ensuring employees feel supported, heard, and valued.
COMPETENCIES: To perform the job successfully, an individual should possess and demonstrate the following competencies:
Organizational Leadership: Promotes organizational mission and goals and demonstrates the path to achieve them.
Problem Solving/Analysis: Approaches complex tasks or problems by breaking them into component parts; analyzes options, considers risks, and makes sound decisions.
Communication Proficiency: Communicates clearly and persuasively; adapts communication style to audience; provides well-reasoned recommendations and guidance.
Relationship Building: Maintains an open, approachable manner; treats others respectfully; fosters trust and positive working relationships.
Teamwork: Promotes cooperation and commitment within the team and across departments; supports joint ownership of goals and outcomes.
Integrity & Discretion: Handles confidential information with the highest level of professionalism and ethical standards.
Strategic Thinking: Anticipates future workforce needs and recommends proactive HR solutions.
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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Presence: Regular and predictable physical presence in the Dutra Kerner Blvd. office is an essential qualification for this position due to the importance of timely interactions with employees, managers, and the executive team.
Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field. Senior HR certification (SPHR or SHRM-SCP) required. Construction or construction-related industries, including trades strongly desired. Minimum 15 years of HR experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
Language Ability: Ability to communicate effectively, professionally, and persuasively with employees, management, and external partners.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to identify and define problems, collect information, analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; ability to interpret instructions, policies, and data presented in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Computer Skills: Proficiency internet research, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and experience with VISTA, EGNYTE, and other company systems preferred.
Current valid Driver’s License.
Ability to travel as needed.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Direct supervision of HR staff, including assigning work, evaluating performance, and ensuring team alignment with departmental goals.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Usual office work conditions. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. Minimum physical exertion.
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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

Salary: $180,000/year

PRIVACY NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA JOB APPLICANTS AND EMPLOYEES

The Dutra Group and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“Dutra,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) adopts this Privacy Notice (“Notice”) pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (together, the “CCPA”). This Notice explains our online and offline practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of “personal information” of job applicants and employees who reside in California. Please read this Notice carefully so you understand our practices regarding your information.

For more information about the types of information we collect and use in connection with your general access and use of our website, please review our general Privacy Policy for Dutra’s Website found here: https://www.dutragroup.com/privacy/.

How Dutra Collects Your Information
Website Visitors: Dutra collects personal information from visitors to our website when voluntarily provided. For instance, we collect personal information when someone contacts us through our contact form.
Website Navigational Information: As you navigate the Website, Dutra may gather information through common tools like cookies, which are small data files stored on your computer. This may include standard browser information, IP addresses, and your actions on the Website (e.g., pages viewed, links clicked). Cookies are used for administrative purposes, such as storing preferences. Cookies do not contain information allowing direct contact and can be managed via your browser settings.
Job Applications: Dutra uses Paycor, a third-party HR service provider, to manage our job application process. When you apply for a position with Dutra through our Website, you will be directed to a Paycor-hosted application portal. All personal information submitted during the job application process is collected and stored by Paycor. Dutra does not control or direct how Paycor stores or uses any personal information submitted through this application portal. As Paycor manages the collection and processing of your personal information during the job application process, we strongly encourage you to review Paycor’s Privacy Policy. You can access Paycor’s Privacy Policy at: https://www.paycor.com/privacy-policy/
Third Parties: Your current, prospective, or former employer or a similarly affiliated entity may provide personal information to Dutra to facilitate the processing of hiring, benefits management, payroll services, tax compliance, scheduling and timekeeping, onboarding, data analytics, or other related human resources-related services.
Information Dutra Collects and the Purpose of Use
Identifiers. Examples include: real name, alias, postal address, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifier necessary to make employment decisions and manage employment relationships.
Sensitive Personal Information. Examples include: a social security number, driver’s license information, state identification card, passport information, or racial or ethnic origin.
Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). Examples include: name, signature, Social Security number, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, medical information, or other information necessary to provide health insurance and other benefits, including dependents, and emergency contact information.
Geolocation data. Examples include: physical location or movement of certain equipment in possession of our employees.
Legally protected classification characteristics under California or federal law. Examples may include: age, race, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), veteran or military status.
Internet or other similar network activity. Examples include: cookies and IP addresses.
Sensory data: Examples include: voicemails.
Professional or employment-related information. Examples may include: Information regarding prior job experience, positions held, names of prior supervisors.
Non-public education information. Examples include: Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records.
No Sale of Personal Information
Dutra does not sell your personal information or your sensitive personal information, nor do we share it with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
We collect and use your personal information for the following business purposes, consistent with and only as permitted by applicable law:
To consider job applicants for current and potential future employment opportunities and assess their skills, qualifications, and interests against our career opportunities.
To schedule job applicants for interviews and communicate with them about their application and employment opportunities.
To evaluate a job applicant’s employment application, corroborating the information contained in the application and any supporting documents, and (where applicable) conducting employment related screening and background checks.
To manage the employment relationship with Dutra, facilitate employment administration, processing, and maintenance, such as providing benefits to employees and their beneficiaries, processing payroll, and general office administration.
To manage the employment relationship with Dutra and facilitate a safe work environment.
To facilitate IT and equipment safety, functionality, and maintenance.
To comply with local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
For any other purposes that we disclose to you at the time of collection.
Pursuant to this Notice, Dutra may disclose some of the personal information to a third-party vendor as necessary for our hiring practices. For example, such vendors could include the agencies we use to conduct pre-employment screening (such as background checks) and conduct drug testing.
Dutra may use or disclose information provided if required by law, to protect its rights, comply with legal processes, comply with government authorities, or safeguard users, employees, or the public.
Except as described in this Privacy Policy, we do not share your personal information with unknown or unaffiliated third parties, nor cross-reference your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. Unless otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, Dutra will not share, sell, rent, or trade your information without prior consent.

Retention of Your Personal Information
Dutra will retain your personal information for the time period reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes described in this Notice, or any other notice provided at the time of collection, taking into account applicable statutes of limitation and records retention requirements under applicable law. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include (i) for as long as we have an ongoing relationship with you, (ii) as required by a legal obligation to which we are subject, and (iii) as necessary to resolve any disputes or enforce our legal agreements with you.

Our Commitment Not to Discriminate
Dutra will not discriminate or retaliate against a job applicant for exercising their rights under the CCPA, including by denying you benefits or services that we make available, charging you different prices or rates for services or benefits, providing a different level or quality of services or benefits, or suggesting that you may receive a different price or level of quality of services or benefits.

Your Rights Under CCPA
California residents have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and Consumer Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) with regard to their personal data:
Right to know which personal information is collected and processed;
Right to delete their personal information;
Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information to third parties;
Right to opt-out of the sharing of personal information with third parties;
Right to limit use or disclosure of personal information with third parties;
Right to non-retaliation for exercising any of the rights concerning personal data;
Right to data portability; and
Right to correct any inaccurate personal information.
Exercising Your Rights
To exercise the rights described above, you must submit a verifiable consumer request to us by calling call the Dutra’s hotline at (844) 847-5289 or visit thedutragroupdsr.ethicspoint.com.
Please be aware that the CCPA provides certain limitations and exceptions to the foregoing rights.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
Pursuant to 41 CFR 60-1.35(c), as a federal contractor, Dutra shares the following provision with all job applicants and employees:
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Changes to Notice
Dutra continues to evaluate its practices and records in relation to the CCPA to ensure compliance with all requirements. Accordingly, Dutra may update this Notice from time to time. Please review our Privacy Policy periodically for updates.

Contact Information
Reasonable accommodation requests for job applicants can be made at [email protected]
To exercise the rights described in CCPA above, you must submit a verifiable consumer request to us by calling call the Dutra’s hotline at (844) 847-5289 or visit thedutragroupdsr.ethicspoint.com.

Know Your Rights Poster
https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal