Human Resources Manager

Paragon Professional Services offers a wide range of environmental investigation, consulting, compliance, and remediation services as well as IT solutions, Facility O&M, Materiel Support, Supply and Security to both private‑ and public‑sector clients throughout Alaska and the Continental U.S. Paragon’s experienced professional staff is dedicated to producing high‑quality documentation and providing safe field execution to support its clients’ projects in line with local, state and federal guidelines and regulations.

Location:

El Paso, TX. Wage/Salary Range: $120k. Applicants will be notified via phone or email within ten (10) business days of submittal. This role may also include supervisory responsibilities. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

• Recruitment and Staffing — Developing and executing long‑range recruitment plans to fill vacancies, including requesting eligible candidate lists, scheduling interviews, processing background checks/security clearances, and using specialized systems.
• Employee Relations and Labor Management — Handling grievances, disciplinary actions, union negotiations and conflict resolution in a high‑stress environment where morale issues, mandatory overtime, and safety concerns are frequent.
• Training and Employee Development — Coordinating mandatory HR related topics; overseeing employee development programs and advising on training needs assessments.
• Benefits, Payroll, and Compliance — Administering leave (including FMLA, workers' comp for injuries), retirement/pension programs, health benefits, and ensuring adherence to federal/state labor laws, plus detention‑specific regulations.
• Performance Management — Overseeing evaluations, promotions, and succession planning in a hierarchical, paramilitary structure.
• Diversity, Safety, and Wellness Initiatives — Addressing burnout, PTSD/secondary trauma, workplace violence risks, and retention strategies amid dangerous and demanding conditions.
• Advisory Role — Serving as chief advisor to the Facility Administrator on HR matters, workforce planning, and crisis response (e.g., staffing shortages during incidents or pandemics).

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree or better in a related field.
• Experience:
  
  10 years specifically in a Human Resource Manager position.
• Not currently employed by a federal agency or active‑duty military.

• Knowledge of employment labor laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules and the democratic political process.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in planning resource allocation, HR modeling, leadership technique, production methods and coordination of people and resources.
• Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions, including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events.
• Ability to monitor/assess performance of self, other individuals and organizations to make improvements or task corrective action.
• Ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for personnel recruitment, selection, training, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
• Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, and human resources information systems.
• Ability to speak, read, write and understand English.
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to listen and understand employee concerns and formulate decisions to resolve issues.
• Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and professional behavior.

• N/A

• This position will have supervisory responsibilities.

• This position is not subject to federal requirements regarding Department of Transportation “safety‑sensitive” functions.

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