Junior HR Business Partner

Ardurra is seeking a Junior HR Business Partner based in our South and Southeast market geography, with the flexibility to work a hybrid schedule or remote.

We are an exciting and growing engineering firm with meaningful work and a great team culture. Ardurra has offices across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. We take on impactful projects in water, transportation, environmental, aviation, and land development sectors. We offer opportunities to grow, collaborate, and make a real difference in the communities we serve. If you're looking for a place where your work matters and your voice is heard, Ardurra’s a great place to grow your career.

At Ardurra, the Junior HR Business Partner (HRBP) plays a key support role in delivering HR solutions that align with our organization’s goals, culture, and commitment to creating a great employee experience. This position will assist the South and Southeast Region HRBPs in implementing day-to-day HR activities, supporting employees and leaders, and ensuring smooth HR operations as our company continues to grow both organically and through acquisitions.

The ideal candidate is eager to learn, collaborative, detail-oriented, and passionate about developing a career in Human Resources within a dynamic and fast-paced professional services environment.

Primary Function

Reporting to the HR Business Partner Lead, the Junior HRBP supports HR programs and initiatives that promote employee engagement, talent development, and organizational effectiveness. This role partners with the Lead HRBP and Southeast Sr. HRBP to provide hands-on support in onboarding, engagement, and HR administration.

Primary Duties

• Employee Support : Serve as a first point of contact for on boarding.
• Collaboration : Work closely with the HR team to coordinate activities such as onboarding, exits, employee relations tracking, and HR data maintenance.
• Performance & Development Support : Help track performance review timelines, training participation, and employee development initiatives.
• Data Management : Maintain accurate employee records in HR systems and support the preparation of HR reports and metrics.
• Compliance : Assist with compliance-related activities including documentation, auditing HR files, and supporting labor law adherence.
• Employee Engagement : Contribute to employee events, culture initiatives, and communication activities that enhance the employee experience.
• Support campus collaboration and partnering efforts, including participation in campus recruiting events, internship programs, and building relationships with universities and professional organizations.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and Recruiters on talent sourcing activities, including proactive outreach, pipeline development, and engagement of potential candidates.

Education and Experience Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are : valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; and provide the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.