HR Business Partner

At Lummus Technology, innovation thrives, and excellence is a shared pursuit. When you join Lummus, you are empowered to make an impact and be part of a dynamic team that celebrates creativity, encourages professional development, and fosters collaboration. From our technology portfolio to our global workforce, Lummus is growing at a rapid pace, and we hope that you will grow with us during this exciting time.

Lummus Technology is looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join our HR team in Houston, TX on a 6-12 month contract basis. This contingent role will serve as a trusted partner to leaders and employees by providing day-to-day HR support, advising on employee relations matters, supporting talent and organizational initiatives, and ensuring consistent employee experience.

The ideal candidate will bring 5 to 7 years of progressive HR experience, strong Workday capability, and exposure to compensation, talent management, employee-focused programs, succession planning, and talent development.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with managers and employees to provide practical HR guidance across organizational changes, performance management, employee relations, policy interpretation, and day to day HR matters.
• Support talent management processes, including employee-focused programs, talent reviews, succession planning, talent development, and follow up on key actions with leaders.
• Provide support for compensation-related activities, including job changes, promotions, market data coordination, offer support, and annual compensation processes in partnership with Compensation and HR leadership.
• Use Workday to process employee and organizational changes, maintain accurate data, run reports, and support HR transactions with a high level of attention to detail.
• Facilitate onboarding for new hires, including coordinating pre-employment activities, supporting manager preparedness, and helping create a positive new hire experience.
• Administer employee leaves of absence by providing guidance to managers and employees and supporting compliance with FMLA and related requirements.
• Maintain accurate and up to date HR files, records, documentation, and employee data in accordance with company standards and confidentiality expectations.
• Assist with college recruiting efforts, including scheduling information sessions, partnering with schools, and serving as an HR contact for candidates and campus partners.
• Coordinate communication with candidates and schedule interviews in partnership with Talent Acquisition as needed.
• Respond to employee and applicant questions regarding policies, benefits, hiring processes, and general HR matters, escalating more complex issues when appropriate.
• Perform periodic audits of HR records and Workday data to ensure required Lummus Technology is the global leader in developing technology solutions that make modern life possible and focus on a more sustainable, low carbon future. We license process technologies in clean fuels, renewables, petrochemicals, polymers, gas processing and supply lifecycle services, catalysts, proprietary equipment and digitalization to customers worldwide.