Director, People & Culture; HRBP - Mission Critical

Director, People & Culture (HRBP) - Mission Critical Overview

About Suffolk: Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. Suffolk is an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging its core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self‑perform construction services, technology start‑up investment (Suffolk Technologies), and innovation research/development.

Suffolk – America's Contractor – is a national company with more than $5.0 billion in annual revenue, 2,600 employees, and main offices in Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Suffolk manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation/aviation, government, mission critical and commercial.

Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR's list of "Top CM-at-Risk Contractors." For more information, visit  and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, You Tube, and Instagram.

The Position: The Director, People & Culture serves as a regional HR Business Partner, providing strategic support to Mission Critical project teams across Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania in areas of performance management, employee engagement, and talent development. This position reports to the Senior Director of People & Culture for our Mission Critical Center of Excellence. As data center construction represents the fastest‑growing sector at both Suffolk and within the industry, this role is essential for sustaining Suffolk’s culture on our largest project.

This role supports strategic HR planning and operations, providing a broad range of HR consultation, advice, solutions, and services. Additionally, the role ensures a strong focus and commitment on employee experience & engagement, project standards, retention, and a high‑performance culture that embodies Suffolk's core values.

Suffolk is seeking people who are bold. Curious. Innovative. Caring. Looking for the career opportunity of a lifetime. We'll challenge and inspire you to be your very best. We'll embrace what makes you unique and lift you up as you take chances. Here, you'll find a place where you can act with purpose and integrity, bringing intelligence and grit to every aspect of your job.

Join us for the chance to leverage your inherent curiosity and proven capabilities to catapult you to the next level.

• Serve as a strategic partner and build strong relationships with the project team, effectively using influence and negotiation strategies to secure support from stakeholders of key initiatives.
• Maintain excellent customer service standards for the P&C department by responding to employee inquiries and requests for client group, escalating to Business Partner, P&C Ops Manager or other appropriate P&C team members as needed.
• Be an integral part of the employee experience by owning onboarding and offboarding tasks for the project site. Ensure new hires are equipped with Company technology and understand training tools.
• Support the relocation process with the Mobility team as required, ensuring new hires and transfers have the resources needed to ensure a smooth transition.
• Be a trusted advisor, coaching project leadership on leadership effectiveness and performance.
• Drive and execute the annual Performance Management and Talent Review process on‑site.
• Support the Regional HRBP with the annual and quarterly compensation planning process.
• Effectively use influence and negotiation strategies to secure support from stakeholders for support of key initiatives.
• In line with Suffolk's vision and strategic priorities, drive employee engagement through the entire employment life cycle. This includes supporting the engagement survey process, conducting new hire check‑ins and stay interviews, and exit interviews. Use insights to support managers in enhancing and improving…