HR Specialist

About the Role

Bechtel Corporation is seeking an HR Specialist to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves providing HR Generalist support for Bechtel Business Services (BBS) People Operations HR Shared Services activities. The position requires 2-5 years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing HRMS (SAP) data processing and ensuring data integrity.
• Performing data analytics, reporting, and metrics generation.
• Administering process mapping and process performance.
• Processing leave of absence requests and employee termination severance.
• Ensuring region and country employment compliance and administering employment contracts.
• Handling global mobility assignment processes.
• Administering benefits and supporting the Employee Service Center (GOSI, medical plans, employment verification).
• Managing global immigration HR administration, including COC, MOFA, Muqeem, QIWA, and Ministry of Human Resources requirements.
• Issuing exit/re-entry visas and fulfilling other critical government requirements, including work during regular hours, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor's Level Degree in Human Resources with a minimum of 4 years of related work experience, or a Bachelor's Level Degree with 5 years of related work experience.

Required Skills

• Fluency in English (written and verbal).
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
• A service-oriented mindset and the ability to build strong relationships.
• Ability to exercise initiative, make decisions with minimal supervision, and be accountable for actions.
• Capability to work effectively in a high-volume transaction environment.
• Proactive, flexible, and adaptive to changing priorities.
• Advanced Excel skills, including data manipulation, reporting, and graphics.
• Mobility to travel or relocate for temporary or long-term project assignments if required.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience as an HR Generalist with a major multinational employer.
• Proficiency in data analytics.
• Knowledge of Saudi immigration and benefits administration.
• Experience in staffing and recruitment.
• Familiarity with international HR areas, including expatriate assignments, relocation, immigration compensation, and expatriate tax.
• Experience with HR employee and manager service centers.
• Proficiency in HR master data input using SAP or other global HR systems.
• Understanding of Six Sigma/Lean concepts, process mapping, and practices for process management.
• Multilingual capabilities.
• Experience living or working as an expatriate outside of the country of origin.

Company Culture and Benefits

Bechtel Corporation offers a robust benefits package designed to support its employees, recognizing the challenging nature of their work. The company is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where every colleague feels a sense of belonging, is respected, and is supported in their professional goals. Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer, considering all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.