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Hire HR Generalists

Hire HR Generalists built for construction workforces — onboarding for salaried and craft employees, benefits and leave administration, employee relations across office and field, and compliance that holds up on prevailing-wage and federal work. HRIS fluency and field-facing credibility verified.

Sectors
Every discipline
GCs, subcontractors, owners, developers, engineering firms
Role scope
HR operations
Office + field employee lifecycle
Geography
US + EMEA
Multi-region delivery network
Placement warranty
Replacement guarantee
Every model, every placement
How It Works

Hire HR Generalists in 3 steps

A structured process for the HR generalist hire — the person who keeps onboarding, benefits, and employee relations running across office and jobsite alike.

Step 01

Talk to our team

30-minute call. We align on headcount supported, office-versus-field mix, HRIS in place (Workday, ADP, UKG, Paylocity), compliance exposure — prevailing wage, OFCCP, multi-state — and your start date.

Step 02

Review talent

Within 1–2 weeks we introduce 3–5 HR Generalists with verified construction or industrial workforce experience. References come from the HR leaders and operations managers they supported.

Step 03

Hire with confidence

Every placement carries a replacement guarantee, whichever engagement model you choose.

Why iRecruit.co

What makes our HR Generalist shortlist different

Construction workforce fluency

HR in construction is not HR in a SaaS office. Our candidates have handled craft onboarding, per-diem and travel policies, jobsite investigations, and layoff-recall cycles — and can walk a site without losing the field’s respect.

Compliance that survives an audit

We verify working knowledge of FLSA classification, prevailing wage and certified payroll context, OFCCP obligations on federal work, OSHA recordkeeping interfaces, and multi-state onboarding requirements.

HRIS + process discipline

Hands-on fluency in at least one major HRIS — Workday, ADP Workforce Now, UKG, or Paylocity — verified along with the process discipline to keep records, benefits events, and leave cases clean.

Vetting Criteria

What we verify on every HR Generalist

Construction / industrial HR experience

Verified HR support of a construction, industrial, or skilled-trades workforce — office and field populations, not just corporate staff.

Employee relations judgment

Reference-verified handling of investigations, coaching conversations, and terminations with documentation that protects the company.

Benefits, leave + onboarding execution

Reference-verified administration of benefits enrollment, FMLA and leave cases, and high-volume onboarding without dropped steps.

Certifications + systems

PHR or SHRM-CP preferred and verified when claimed, alongside working command of the HRIS and payroll interfaces your operation runs on.

HR Specializations

Match the HR specialty to your workforce

Not sure which HR role fits?

We’ll help scope the role on the call — headcount, office-field mix, compliance exposure, and HRIS stack.

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FAQ

Hiring an HR Generalist

How long does it take to hire?

Time to shortlist is typically 1–2 weeks. Total time to placement is typically 2–4 weeks depending on notice periods and interview cadence.

What does it cost?

Pricing depends on engagement model. Single HR hires typically route through contingent recruiting support; firms building an HR and talent function from scratch usually pair it with embedded recruiting or RPO.

What does an HR Generalist earn in 2026?

Most US HR Generalists in construction earn $65,000–$90,000 base. Generalists covering multi-state or federal-contract workforces in high-cost metros reach $90,000–$100,000. PHR / SHRM-CP holders command the upper half of the range.

How is an HR Generalist different from an HR Manager?

A generalist executes the HR lifecycle — onboarding, benefits, ER cases, records. An HR Manager owns the function: policy, escalated ER, comp cycles, and a seat with business-unit leadership. Many firms hire the generalist first and promote or layer later.

Do you offer a placement guarantee?

Yes. Every placement carries a replacement guarantee, regardless of engagement model.

How is iRecruit.co different?

We verify construction-workforce HR experience — craft onboarding, jobsite investigations, prevailing-wage context — with the leaders each candidate supported. Generic corporate HR resumes do not survive our screen.

Ready to hire

Talk to a construction HR recruiter

30-minute scoping conversation. We’ll review the HR Generalist role, workforce profile, compliance exposure, and HRIS stack — then start sourcing.

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