HR Generalist F/H
About the role
What is the project?
The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station refurbishment program involves designing and building a new deep-water intake in Lake Ontario to improve the plant's cooling system. This will involve:
- A 1.5 km-long tunnel, built by a pressurized TBM (10.15 m diameter slurry TBM);
- Two vertical shafts (onshore and offshore);
- An offshore modular intake structure, resting on the lake bed.
The project is distinguished by its proximity to an active nuclear site, requiring rigorous standards of safety, planning and coordination.
What you will do:
As an HR Generalist, you will Manage labor and union relations for a unionized workforce. Oversee HR operations, payroll processing and employee relations in compliance with labor laws and union agreements. You will also support managers, resolve workplace conflicts, and ensure effective communication across teams.
Concretely, your tasks will be:
Labor & Union Relations
- Act as the primary HR point of contact for unionized employees
- Lead the management of grievances, disciplinary actions, investigations, and dispute resolution, in accordance with collective agreements
- Support labor-management discussions and ongoing union relations
- Identify potential labor relations risks and recommend preventive actions
HR Operations, Employee Relations & Payroll
- Administer HR policies and procedures related to unionized staff
- Ensure proper implementation and adherence to the collective agreement
- Provide guidance and support to employees on HR-related matters
- Support managers in handling attendance, performance, and conduct issues
- Facilitate effective communication between management and unionized employees
- Manage and resolve workplace conflicts involving both unionized and non‑unionized employees, including complex and escalated cases
- Support change management initiatives within a unionized context
- Advise senior management during collective bargaining negotiations
- Ensure HR practices comply with labor laws, company policies, and union contracts
- Maintain accurate and confidential employee records
- Promote a positive, compliant, and respectful work environment
- Process payroll for union & non-union employees- Bachelor’s degree in human resources or another related field
- Progress toward or completion of CHRP or CHRL designation is an asset
- 5-8 years experience in Human Resources management, with a strong focus on labor and union relations
- Proven experience working with local unions
- Previous experience construction‑related projects are preferred
- Strong knowledge of local employment laws and labor relations practices
- Experience processing payroll with ADP
- Ability to build, establish, and maintain effective working relationships with employees, managers, and union representatives
- High level of discretion, diplomacy, and professional judgment
- Excellent communication skills
About VINCI Construction
Premier groupe français et acteur mondial de premier plan de la construction, VINCI Construction réunit plus de 830 entreprises et près de 69000 collaborateurs dans une centaine de pays. Ses expertises s’étendent à l’ensemble des métiers du bâtiment, du génie civil, et des activités spécialisées associés à la construction
VINCI Construction se caractérise, outre l’étendue de sces expertises, par un modèle économique articulé en trois composantes complémentaires.
Un réseau de filiales locales :
- en France, avec VINCI Construction France, qui dispose en métropole d’un réseau solidement ancré de 450 centres de profit, et VINCI Construction Dom-Tom, représenté par une trentaine de filiales locales implantées dans les départements, territoires et collectivités d’outre-mer ;
- à l’international, avec VINCI Construction UK au Royaume-Uni; avec Warbud, SMP, Prumstav, SMS et APS Alkon en Europe centrale et enfin avec Sogea-Satom en Afrique ;
Des métiers de spécialités exercés à l’échelle mondiale : Soletanche Freyssinet (fondations et technologies du sol, structures, nucléaire) ; Entrepose Contracting (infrastructures parapétrolières et gazières) ; Une division dédiée au management et à la réalisation de projets complexes, avec VINCI Construction Grands Projets, VINCI Construction Terrassement et Dodin Campenon Bernard, qui interviennent sur le marché des grands ouvrages de génie civil et de bâtiment, en France et à l’international. VINCI Construction est le creuset de la culture d’entrepreneur du Groupe et de son schéma de management, qui conjugue décentralisation, travail en réseau, autonomie et responsabilité individuelle de l’encadrement, valorisation des hommes et réactivité des organisations.
HR Generalist F/H
About the role
What is the project?
The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station refurbishment program involves designing and building a new deep-water intake in Lake Ontario to improve the plant's cooling system. This will involve:
- A 1.5 km-long tunnel, built by a pressurized TBM (10.15 m diameter slurry TBM);
- Two vertical shafts (onshore and offshore);
- An offshore modular intake structure, resting on the lake bed.
The project is distinguished by its proximity to an active nuclear site, requiring rigorous standards of safety, planning and coordination.
What you will do:
As an HR Generalist, you will Manage labor and union relations for a unionized workforce. Oversee HR operations, payroll processing and employee relations in compliance with labor laws and union agreements. You will also support managers, resolve workplace conflicts, and ensure effective communication across teams.
Concretely, your tasks will be:
Labor & Union Relations
- Act as the primary HR point of contact for unionized employees
- Lead the management of grievances, disciplinary actions, investigations, and dispute resolution, in accordance with collective agreements
- Support labor-management discussions and ongoing union relations
- Identify potential labor relations risks and recommend preventive actions
HR Operations, Employee Relations & Payroll
- Administer HR policies and procedures related to unionized staff
- Ensure proper implementation and adherence to the collective agreement
- Provide guidance and support to employees on HR-related matters
- Support managers in handling attendance, performance, and conduct issues
- Facilitate effective communication between management and unionized employees
- Manage and resolve workplace conflicts involving both unionized and non‑unionized employees, including complex and escalated cases
- Support change management initiatives within a unionized context
- Advise senior management during collective bargaining negotiations
- Ensure HR practices comply with labor laws, company policies, and union contracts
- Maintain accurate and confidential employee records
- Promote a positive, compliant, and respectful work environment
- Process payroll for union & non-union employees- Bachelor’s degree in human resources or another related field
- Progress toward or completion of CHRP or CHRL designation is an asset
- 5-8 years experience in Human Resources management, with a strong focus on labor and union relations
- Proven experience working with local unions
- Previous experience construction‑related projects are preferred
- Strong knowledge of local employment laws and labor relations practices
- Experience processing payroll with ADP
- Ability to build, establish, and maintain effective working relationships with employees, managers, and union representatives
- High level of discretion, diplomacy, and professional judgment
- Excellent communication skills
About VINCI Construction
Premier groupe français et acteur mondial de premier plan de la construction, VINCI Construction réunit plus de 830 entreprises et près de 69000 collaborateurs dans une centaine de pays. Ses expertises s’étendent à l’ensemble des métiers du bâtiment, du génie civil, et des activités spécialisées associés à la construction
VINCI Construction se caractérise, outre l’étendue de sces expertises, par un modèle économique articulé en trois composantes complémentaires.
Un réseau de filiales locales :
- en France, avec VINCI Construction France, qui dispose en métropole d’un réseau solidement ancré de 450 centres de profit, et VINCI Construction Dom-Tom, représenté par une trentaine de filiales locales implantées dans les départements, territoires et collectivités d’outre-mer ;
- à l’international, avec VINCI Construction UK au Royaume-Uni; avec Warbud, SMP, Prumstav, SMS et APS Alkon en Europe centrale et enfin avec Sogea-Satom en Afrique ;
Des métiers de spécialités exercés à l’échelle mondiale : Soletanche Freyssinet (fondations et technologies du sol, structures, nucléaire) ; Entrepose Contracting (infrastructures parapétrolières et gazières) ; Une division dédiée au management et à la réalisation de projets complexes, avec VINCI Construction Grands Projets, VINCI Construction Terrassement et Dodin Campenon Bernard, qui interviennent sur le marché des grands ouvrages de génie civil et de bâtiment, en France et à l’international. VINCI Construction est le creuset de la culture d’entrepreneur du Groupe et de son schéma de management, qui conjugue décentralisation, travail en réseau, autonomie et responsabilité individuelle de l’encadrement, valorisation des hommes et réactivité des organisations.