Human Resource Generalist

About The Role

We’re looking for an HR Generalist who thrives in a fast-moving, hands-on environment. In this role, you’ll be the onsite HR presence at our Lake Charles facility, the trusted partner for employees and managers when it comes to clarity, guidance, and support. You’ll play a critical role in shaping the employee experience, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations, and strengthening our culture at the site level.

You’ll also be a key member of our broader HR team—contributing to company-wide initiatives, ensuring consistency across locations, and driving continuous improvement in how we deliver HR. This is a highly visible role where your ability to balance day-to-day support with long-term process improvement will make a meaningful difference.

- Partner with managers on day-to-day operations, employee relations, performance coaching, and organizational changes with fairness and consistency.

- Support the full employee lifecycle: Recruiting, onboarding, promotions, transfers, and exits.

- Provide clear interpretation of policies, procedures, and benefits—turning HR guidance into practical solutions.

- Ensure compliance with employment laws, regulations, and company standards.

- Partner with managers and recruiters to meet workforce needs—supporting both professional staff and craft labor hiring.

- Leverage HR technology and tools to streamline processes, maintain accurate data, and improve the employee experience.

- Collaborate with the HR team to execute core processes such as performance management, engagement initiatives, and compliance programs.

- Act as a connector across employees, leaders, recruiters, payroll, and benefits—keeping communication open and issues resolved quickly.

About You

- At least 5 years of HR experience, ideally supporting both professional and craft/manufacturing environments.

- Confident supporting diverse employee needs across multiple functions and levels.

- Experienced in recruiting and partnering with managers to meet staffing and workforce planning needs.

- Strong knowledge of HR compliance requirements with the judgment to apply them effectively.

- Skilled at using technology to work smarter, simplify processes, and support effective HR execution.

- Trusted for discretion, clear communication, and balanced decision-making.

- Solution-oriented and comfortable making sound decisions in nuanced situations.

- Reliable, detail-focused, with a reputation for accountability.

- Collaborative by nature, contributing to a strong and effective HR team.

- Open to new ideas—never satisfied with “the way it’s always been done.”

About Shaw Group

The Shaw Group is an industry leader in pipe and module design and fabrication services to the energy, chemicals, power, manufacturing, pulp and paper, and industrial sectors. Through innovation, quality, and relentless pursuit of excellence, we partner with our clients to bring their projects to fruition.

The Shaw Group’s family of brands includes Chemex Global, an engineering, procurement, and fabrication (EPF) provider that offers clients a tailored service experience for modular and conventional refinery and energy construction projects. Shaw’s global footprint includes over 2 million square feet of fabrication capacity in the United States and the Middle East. Shaw’s state-of-the-art facilities are equipped with the latest manufacturing technology and production management systems to ensure project success for heavy industrial clients.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, The Shaw Group employs approximately 2,200 people across it’s offices and operations in North America and the Middle East.

- Ability to reach, stand, walk, use fingers, grasp, feel, talk, hear, see and to perform repetitive motions.

- Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.