Location: Virginia Headquarters (On-Site)
Since 1996, C2 Essentials has helped small businesses grow by providing HR, payroll, benefits, and compliance support. We work with companies across the country and are committed to delivering reliable service and practical solutions to our clients.
Position Overview
As a Human Resources Specialist, you will be a trusted partner to our clients, helping them navigate the full spectrum of human resources needs. This role is ideal for an HR professional who is approachable, detail-oriented, and energized by collaboration. You'll combine technical HR expertise with strong relationship-building skills to deliver thoughtful, practical solutions that support both employees and leadership teams.
Key Responsibilities • Administer salary programs, job evaluations, performance appraisals, merit increases, incentive plans, and employee benefits, including life, health, disability insurance, and retirement plans • Partner closely with clients to ensure HR programs align with business strategies and organizational goals • Leverage integrated HR and management processes to drive accountability, continuous improvement, and positive outcomes • Develop and implement HR policies, procedures, and programs tailored to client needs • Conduct engaging new hire orientations, both in person and via web conference • Provide guidance on HR best practices and support organizational development initiatives • Serve as a collaborative, responsive point of contact for clients, employees, and internal teams
Qualifications and Skills • Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field desired but not required; additional relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree • PHR, SPHR, or CCP certification highly desired • Minimum of 10 years of HR Generalist experience in a fast-paced professional environment • Understanding of compensation, including experience with benchmarking, salary surveys, bonus plans, gap analysis, banding, rewards, strategic HR, and retention initiatives • Experience providing HR services to federal government contractors • Proven experience designing and implementing organization-wide HR systems aligned with business goals • Ability to provide executive-level coaching and guidance on performance management, career development, employee relations, leadership development, and succession planning • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust, rapport, and long-term relationships • High level of discretion, sound judgment, and commitment to confidentiality • Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining strong attention to detail • Knowledge of federal and state HR compliance, including FLSA, FMLA, OFCCP, COBRA, and USERRA • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
C2 Essentials, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This position requires regular, in-person attendance at our Virginia headquarters.
Headquartered in Northern Virginia for over 20 years, C2 Essentials is a strategic HR Outsourcing company. C2 provides Benefit & Healthcare Reform Management; Recruiting; Payroll & Tax Administration; Employer Liability Management services; and Federal Contract services with its industry-leading ASO and PEO models. C2 is not a placement agency or a headhunter, we are the backend office providing HR and recruiting support to our customers so they are focusing on servicing their customers and building their core competencies. Our clients count on C2 recruiters to source qualified candidates for their government contracts. C2 has a successful track record of locating individuals with unique qualifications, skill sets or professional experiences. Through careful attention to the job requirements, in-depth screening, interviewing and evaluation of candidates C2 has developed a unique methodology in sourcing the right candidates for our clients’ various programs.