Preboarding Specialist

Position Title: Preboarding Specialist
Location: Houston, TX
Duration: 12 Month Contract 
Status: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract role on W-2 through Above and Beyond Talent Acquisition, Inc. (A&B Talent)
Pay Range: USD $26-28 an hour W2
   
Client Info / Who they are: 
 
Above and Beyond Talent Acquisition proudly represents our Client, a global leader in water, waste, and energy management. The client offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting, and resource recovery. The client helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. The client has approximately 10,000 employees working at over 350 locations across the continent. 
 
Requirements / Who we are looking for:
 
● Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field preferred or a
minimum of 5 years of progressive professional experience in HR operations,
preboarding, onboarding, or a compliance-focused role.
● High-volume hiring experience required, including support of compressed hiring
timelines.
● Merger and acquisition (M&A) integration experience strongly preferred.
KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES
● Strong organizational and follow-up skills with the ability to manage high transaction
volumes simultaneously.
● Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with competing priorities.
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a customer-service mindset.
● Ability to work independently and collaboratively across HR and business stakeholders.
● High attention to detail with a strong focus on compliance and data accuracy.
● Proficiency with Google Suite (Sheets, Docs, Slides).
● Workday experience preferred, including preboarding, onboarding, and transaction
support.
● Experience with employment screening services, E-Verify, health and safety portals, and
HR systems.
● Internet-savvy with the ability to quickly learn new tools, systems, and processes.

Performance Objectives / What you'll be doing: 
 
● Serve as a primary point of contact for candidates, welcoming them to Veolia and
communicating next steps throughout the preboarding process.
● Conduct proactive candidate outreach and follow-ups to ensure timely completion of
pre-employment requirements.
● Coordinate and track pre-employment screening requirements, including background
checks, drug tests, and physicals.
● Support the scheduling and reschedule drug test and physical appointments to ensure
start-date readiness.
● Proactively monitor screening progress and follow up with candidates and vendors to
resolve outstanding items.
● Track and manage vendor status updates and preboarding queues to meet service-level
expectations.
● Support the I-9 compliance process by monitoring documentation, supporting corrections
and ensuring timely completion of Section 1 and Section 2 in accordance with federal
requirements.
● Escalate background check alerts, compliance concerns, and exceptions to the Team
Lead/Supervisor or HR Partner as appropriate.
● Liaise with Health & Safety, HRBPs, and external vendors to resolve candidate or
vendor-related issues.
● Initiate rescind actions and update candidate records in Workday when applicable and in
accordance with policy.
● Confirm managers complete required new hire information in Workday to trigger
downstream provisioning and onboarding activities.
● Support documentation audits and data accuracy efforts related to preboarding and
compliance.
● Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and the
candidate experience.
● Provide project-based support for merger, acquisition, or other large-scale hiring
initiatives as assigned.

Perks of working with US  / What We offer:
Competitive Salary.
Health, dental, and vision insurance.
Company 401K plan
 
The salary, other compensation, and benefits information are accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. “Above and Beyond Talent is an equal opportunity employer and staffing firm.”