Essential duties and responsibilities

• Models the mission, vision, values, and culture of the organization

• Monitors and research changes in employment laws, HR compliance requirements, and emerging workforce trends across multiple states

• Evaluates potential impacts on organizational policies and practices and recommend timely updates to ensure ongoing compliance and alignment with best practices
• Ensure adherence to employment laws, EEO/AA reporting, CIP compliance, and DOT regulations
• Maintain and update HR policies to align with legal and organizational standards
• Schedule and perform ongoing review and improvement of HR policies and procedures for efficiency and compliance, prioritizing automation
• Identify opportunities and make recommendations for continuous improvement in all areas of HR
• Identifies areas for Improving data quality, integration, and reporting efficiency
• Makes evidence-based recommendations to scale, modify, or sunset programs
• Partner with HRIS analyst to develop, generate, analyze, and distribute workforce metrics and HR reports, dashboards, and actionable insights
• Serve as Dayforce backup for dashboard reporting and data analysis
• Maintain secure physical and digital HR records
• Ensure accurate documentation for employee lifecycle events
• Assist talent acquisition team during high-volume recruitment periods
• Coordinate interview scheduling and onboarding activities
• Provide operational support for payroll and compensation processes
• Validate salary adjustments and maintain accurate job descriptions
• Assign training and maintain learning systems
• Develop annual training plans in collaboration with HR leadership
• Manage employee and intern exits in compliance with organizational policies

Other functions

• Participates as a member on process improvement and project teams

• Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory controls

• This position has no supervisory or lead role responsibilities

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Comprehensive understanding of employment laws, regulations, and compliance requirements (EEO/AA, CIP, DOT)
• Knowledge of HR policies, procedures, and best practices
• Familiarity with HRIS systems (e.g., Dayforce) and data analytics tools
• Understanding of compensation structures and job classification principles
• Knowledge of learning and development processes and training systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for interpreting HR data and metrics
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and HR software
• Effective communication skills for presenting data and collaborating with stakeholders
• Time management skills to handle multiple priorities and deadlines
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion
• Ability to interpret and apply laws, regulations, and policies to HR practices
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to develop dashboards and actionable insights from HR data
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and implement process improvements

Required education and licenses

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, organizational development, business administration,
• management or related field from an accredited university or seven years of equivalent experience
• Current valid driver’s license and ability to remain insurable under the vehicle liability policy

Required work experience

• Five years of work experience in an HR-related role is required (recruitment, compensation, benefits, employee relations)

Preferred education, licenses and work experience

• HR certification such as SHRM, HRCI in an HR, benefit or compensation area or ability to obtain certification within 12 months of employment

Physical demands

• Minimal physical effort typically found in clerical work. Primarily sedentary, may occasionally lift and carry light objects. Minimal walking or standing as needed.

Hazards

• Minimal exposure to hazards are typically found in general office environment where there is rarely to no exposure to injury or accident.

Work environment

• Exposure to routine office noise and equipment

This is an exempt role; salaries are paid bi-weekly and are annualized below for reference. Factors that may be used to determine actual salary include specific skills, years of experience, education, and certifications.

• Full range: $99,538 to $139,419
• Hiring range: $99,538 to $119,533

Platte River Power Authority offers employees an outstanding benefits package. Benefits offered for this position may include the following:

• Health insurance options including a PPO and high deductible health savings account with prescription drug coverage
• Telemedicine
• Benefit advocacy
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending plan
• Basic life insurance
• Basic accidental death and disability
• Dependent life and supplemental life insurance options (voluntary)
• Accidental death and disability insurance (voluntary)
• Long-term disability insurance
• Retirement plans 401a defined contribution plan 457b deferred compensation plan
• Paid holidays (12 annually)
• Paid time off: personal and sick leave
• Wellness program
• In-house training opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program

For additional information, please see our website careers page at: https://www.prpa.org/careers/benefits/

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Platte River endeavors to make our careers site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please call us at 970-229-5323 or email recruiting@prpa.org.

Must be legally eligible to work in the United States. Platte River cannot provide employment to applicants who will require sponsorship now or in the future (i.e. H1B visa, OPT status).