Human Resources Manager

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Human Resources Manager

AMAT

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | Rossville, Georgia, United States

Job ID: 530684

Talley Construction, A CRH Company, has been a trusted source for highway development and general contracting in the areas around Chattanooga Tennessee, North Georgia and Northeast Alabama. For over 50 years, Talley Construction has established a reputation for quality and innovation. We recognize that our success is directly related to the talents, hard work, and dedication of the individuals who have joined our family. At Talley Construction, we invest in our people, by offering competitive wages, benefits and the opportunity to grow a career.

If you're looking for a challenging career with growth potential and commitment to being the best in the industry, come join our family!

We are looking for an experienced HR Manager who will serve as a trusted partner to business and operational leaders. This is an opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys understanding how the business works, coaching leaders, developing talent, solving complex people challenges, and translating business priorities into practical HR solutions.

This role goes beyond administering HR programs. Youll work alongside leaders to strengthen organizational capability, improve employee engagement, build talent pipelines, and create workforce strategies that support both our people and our business.

What Youll Do

As HR Manager, youll:

• Partner with the business. Build strong relationships with operational leaders, understand their priorities and challenges, and develop people strategies that support business performance.
• Coach and influence leaders. Provide candid, thoughtful guidance on leadership effectiveness, employee engagement, performance, organizational challenges, and workforce decisions.
• Lead employee relations. Navigate complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations, performance concerns, corrective actions, and policy interpretation with sound judgment and consistency.
• Build our talent pipeline. Lead talent reviews, succession planning, high-potential identification, and development planning to strengthen leadership capability and bench strength.
• Drive workforce planning. Help leaders anticipate future workforce and capability needs and develop strategies to address talent gaps, turnover, staffing challenges, and critical skills.
• Strengthen performance. Coach leaders on setting expectations, providing meaningful feedback, addressing performance concerns, and building a culture of accountability.
• Champion employee engagement. Use employee feedback, turnover trends, and workforce insights to identify opportunities and develop meaningful actions that improve the employee experience.
• Lead through change. Partner with leaders through organizational changes, restructuring, growth, integration, and other business transformations.
• Use data to influence decisions. Turn workforce trends and insights into practical recommendations for business leaders.
• Connect the business with HR expertise. Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Learning & Development, Payroll, HR Operations, and other HR partners to deliver effective solutions.

What Were Looking For

Were looking for someone who combines strong HR expertise with business acumen and is comfortable operating in a fast-paced, operational environment.

Ideally, youll bring:

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related discipline preferred.
• Approximately 7+ years of progressive HR experience, including meaningful HR Business Partner or HR leadership experience.
• Strong employee relations, investigation, performance management, and leader-coaching experience.
• Experience supporting multiple locations or complex operational client groups preferred.
• Experience in construction materials, manufacturing, industrial, distribution, or another decentralized operating environment is a plus.
• Strong business acumen and an ability to connect people decisions to operational and business outcomes.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• The confidence to challenge leaders respectfully and provide an objective HR perspective.
• Strong judgment, discretion, integrity, and commitment to confidentiality.
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification is a plus.

What Success Looks Like

Youll be successful in this role when:

• Leaders see you as a business partner with HR expertise, not simply a resource for HR processes.
• You understand the business well enough to anticipate its people and talent needs.
• You help leaders become stronger people managers instead of solving every problem for them.
• You identify talent, engagement, and employee relations risks before they become significant business issues.
• You bring solutions and recommendations, not just problems.
• You help build a stronger pipeline of talent and future leaders.
• Your HR partnership contributes to stronger teams, greater accountability, improved retention, and better business performance.

Why This Role?

This is a great opportunity for an HR professional who wants to have a seat at the table and an active role in the business. Youll have the ability to influence decisions, coach leaders, develop talent, strengthen culture, and help shape how the organization grows.

If youre energized by being in the business, building relationships, solving challenging people issues, and helping leaders and employees succeed, wed love to hear from you.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

If you're up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

Talley Construction, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

EOE/Vet/Disability

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

AI tools may be used in certain stages of the employment lifecycle, such as candidate review; however, all final employment decisions will be made by a person.

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Posting Start Date: 11/11/26

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