HR Business Partner: Enterprise Sector

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. 

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. 

Job Description

As an HR Business Partner, you will serve as a trusted advisor to assigned business leaders, aligning people strategies and HR programs with business objectives. You will partner closely with managers and employees to support employee relations, talent management, performance development, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and workforce planning initiatives. This role provides guidance on HR policies, practices, and employment-related matters while helping leaders build high-performing, inclusive, and engaged teams.

The successful candidate will possess strong business acumen and a broad understanding of human resources practices, with the ability to balance employee needs and business priorities. As a collaborative partner, you will identify workforce trends, recommend practical HR solutions, support organizational change initiatives, and drive continuous improvement across the employee experience. This position requires the ability to build strong relationships, influence stakeholders, and deliver HR support that contributes to business success.

This position is preferably based in our Houston, TX office, with consideration given to candidates located in our Atlanta, GA, Phoenix, AZ, or Chicago, IL offices. The role follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring three days per week in the office.

Key responsibilities: 

• Partner with senior leadership to execute HR strategies that align with business priorities to foster employee development, engagement, and retention in assigned sector(s)
• Align organizational design, workforce planning, and change management with strategic business plans
• Drive leadership development, succession planning initiatives, and workforce capability building across assigned sectors
• Partner with Centers of Excellence across Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Immigration, Payroll, and Learning & Development to deploy talent programs and resolve complex escalations
• Advise leaders to proactively mitigate business risk, navigate complex employee relations issues and deliver ongoing performance coaching
• Lead the execution of core annual HR processes, including total rewards planning, employee engagement surveys, and talent review cycles within assigned sector(s)
• Share data and insights to empower business leaders in decision-making and drive workforce performance
• Mentor and guide a team of HR Generalists to support their profession growth
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable

Qualifications

• 5+ years of HR Generalist, HRBP or equivalent experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related discipline; SHRM - CP/SCP, PHR, SPHR certification a plus
• Demonstrated strength in leadership coaching, with the ability to apply sound judgment and effectively navigate complex situations
• Proven communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Proven analytical, problem-solving and relationship management skills
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office (including Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint), Workday experience a plus

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive e