Human Resources Coordinator

Job Title: Human Resources Coordinator

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah (On-Site)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Overview

Cache Valley Electric is seeking a Human Resources Coordinator to support day-to-day HR operations across a large, multi-state electrical contracting organization. CVE has 4,000+ employees, including non-bargaining office and management staff as well as IBEW-represented craft employees.

This role supports the practical HR functions that help keep the business moving: onboarding, employee documentation, background checks, E-Verify, benefits support, HR records, compliance tracking, employee questions, and general HR administration. The right candidate is organized, dependable, professional, and eager to learn HR in a fast-moving construction environment.

This role works closely with the HR leader, division managers, payroll, risk management, safety, legal counsel, and talent acquisition.

What This Role Supports

The HR Coordinator will help ensure CVE’s HR function is accurate, organized, responsive, and consistent. This person will support employees and leaders across multiple divisions, job types, locations, and labor environments.

Success in this role requires someone who can work in the details, communicate clearly, maintain confidentiality, and follow through on assignments. The ideal candidate understands that HR in construction must be practical, timely, accurate, and closely connected to operations.

Key Responsibilities

Benefits, Leave, and Employee Support

• Support employees with general questions related to benefits, HR processes, company policies, and employee documentation
• Assist with benefit enrollment, employee benefit changes, and open enrollment support
• Help maintain accurate benefits and leave-related documentation
• Coordinate with employees, managers, payroll, and outside partners to help ensure HR information is accurate and timely

Workforce Administration and Compliance

• Support new hire onboarding, including paperwork, employment documentation, system entry, and employee file setup
• Assist with background check processing, site-specific security compliance requirements, and IT access approvals for new hires
• Administer or assist with E-Verify for new hires, including follow-up on documentation as needed
• Support drug testing coordination, documentation, scheduling, and record tracking
• Assist with employment verification requests
• Help maintain required employee records, forms, acknowledgments, and compliance documentation
• Support HR reporting, audits, and document tracking to help ensure files are accurate, organized, and audit-ready

Employee Relations and Manager Support

• Serve as a professional and approachable HR contact for basic employee questions and requests
• Assist with organizing documentation related to employee concerns and escalate matters to the HR leader as appropriate
• Support managers with basic HR documentation, forms, and process questions
• Help track follow-up items related to employee requests, documentation, and HR processes
• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism when handling sensitive employee information

Labor, Policy, and Regulatory Support

• Assist with organizing labor-related documentation and employee records as directed
• Help maintain employee policies, handbooks, required forms, and HR procedures
• Support documentation needs related to HR compliance or employee records under the direction of the HR leader
• Help ensure HR materials are current, organized, and easy for employees and managers to use
• Assist with required postings, notices, and employee communication materials

HR Systems and Process Improvement

• Support HRIS administration, data entry, employee record maintenance, and system updates
• Help maintain accurate employee information across HR systems and files
• Assist with HR reports, workforce tracking, and compliance logs
• Help organize HR workflows, templates, forms, and documentation practices

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means HR work is handled with accuracy, organization, confidentiality, and follow-through. New hires are onboarded smoothly. Employee records are complete and easy to find. Compliance items are tracked. Employee questions are handled professionally. Managers receive timely support.

The right person will help CVE strengthen its HR foundation by bringing consistency and attention to detail to the daily work of HR. They will be reliable, responsive, and willing to learn while supporting a large and complex construction organization.

Who You Are

You are organized, professional, and comfortable working with people. You enjoy helping others, keeping details straight, and making sure work gets completed correctly. You communicate clearly, ask good questions, and follow through on what you commit to.

You are interested in growing in human resources and learning how HR supports a large construction business. You are comfortable working with both office professionals and field-based craft employees, and you understand the importance of confidentiality, consistency, and good judgment.

Qualifications & Skills

Required Qualifications

• 0-2 years of HR, administrative, recruiting, payroll, customer service, or office support experience
• Strong organization, attention to detail, communication, and follow-through skills
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion
• Ability to work effectively with employees, managers, payroll, safety, talent acquisition, and outside partners
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work through frequent interruptions
• Professional written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, Psychology, Organizational Development, or a related field
• Experience in construction, electrical contracting, skilled trades, heavy industry, utilities, transportation, manufacturing, or another field-based workforce environment
• Internship or work experience in human resources, recruiting, payroll, benefits, compliance, or office administration
• Familiarity with HRIS systems, applicant tracking systems, E-Verify, background checks, or employee recordkeeping
• Interest in pursuing HR certification such as SHRM-CP or PHR in the future

Why CVE

Cache Valley Electric is one of the nation’s leading electrical contractors and integrated technology partners. With more than 110 years in business and 4,000+ employees, CVE supports complex work across mission critical, industrial, transportation, commercial, utility, technology, and infrastructure markets.

This is an opportunity to join a growing organization where HR plays a meaningful role in supporting people, strengthening operations, and helping the business scale with consistency and care.