Human Resources Business Partner

Type of position: Regular

Your future role on our team

Join BBA and put your expertise to work by advising internal clients and making a meaningful contribution to the firm's business objectives. You’ll support daily operations and participate in the strategic implementation of HR programs, projects, employee relations, total rewards and performance management. You’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate your leadership skills and be in the heart of the action, working closely with professionals across our human resources team.

An overview of your mandates and responsibilities

- Understand the goals and challenges of your assigned clients (disciplines) to play a key role in delivering their operational plans and helping develop HR initiatives to support their strategic plan

- Translate business challenges of assigned disciplines into concrete, measurable HR actions. Help design structured processes and implement activities for talent attraction, retention, engagement, development and succession planning

- Promote HR best practices across the firm while supporting HR programs and processes

- Work with assigned clients to identify business challenges that require HR solutions and propose innovative business solutions

- Oversee the implementation of HR initiatives in your disciplines in collaboration with managers

- Train, coach and advise clients in areas such as HR challenges and best practices, employee relations, succession planning, employee engagement, integration and retention, compensation and mobility

- Support managers in managing personnel and help strengthen their leadership skills

- Address complex problems by recommending proactive approaches and practical solutions to management issues within their disciplines

- Work with HRBPs, managers and employees to properly understand and assess needs and challenges tied to improving the employee life cycle.

To succeed in this role, you must demonstrate strong knowledge and skills in:

- Performance management

- Employee engagement to achieve business objectives

- Professional and leadership development

- HR programs and projects

- Compensation, benefits and HRIS

- Mobility and assignment conditions

- Working conditions.

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

- Inspirational leadership

- Caring mindset that puts people first

- Sense of equity and inclusion

- Results-driven

- Managerial courage

- Constantly seek sustainable and agile solutions

- Desire to motivate and develop the next generation

- Strong commitment to health and safety

- Thirst to learn and excel

- Willingness to work together while having fun.

Overview of certifications and job requirements

- University degree in human resource management, business administration or industrial relations combined with 10+ years of experience

- Certified Human Resources Professional (CRHA or CHRP)

- Work experience in the following areas: engineering, technical or consulting in a professional setting[JD1]

- Advanced level of English to collaborate effectively with BBA offices and/or clients in English-speaking Canadian provinces and internationally.

- Advanced level of French to collaborate effectively with BBA offices and/or clients in Québec. The frequency of French use may range from occasional to daily, depending on ongoing projects.[LR2]

Intermediate to advanced computer skills, particularly with MS Office Suite

- Ability to establish a quality-oriented partnership and work as a team member

- Available to travel to each of BBA's Greater Montréal offices

- Experience designing, developing and implementing HR business solutions for a wide range of clients and ability to achieve business goals by proposing new approaches, policies and procedures to foster continuous improvement and HR development

- Ability to evolve in a dynamic results-based matrix environment

- Ability to adopt a client-based approach and to tactfully manage sensitive situations.

At BBA, you get many benefits

- A collaborative team that shares its ideas and knowledge

- A caring environment where everyone’s ideas are listened to and there is no perception of hierarchy

- An inclusive culture that values diversity, respect and openness

- On site and at the office:Health, safety and the environment are a priority

- A collaborative culture among various departments and with our operations clients

- Valuing complementary expertise

- Agility and listening: Your ideas are transformed into concrete initiatives

- Participation in our firm’s major projects up to 2030:

- BBA’s carbon neutrality

- 30% of women on our team

- and much more!

- Opportunity to mentor our next generation: We invest in our people and help them develop

- Long-term hiring, not just project-based

- Participation in innovation projects

- Access to a leadership program

- Flexible schedule that combines office presence and working from home

- Friendly, eco-mindful and high-tech workspaces

- Retirement savings and insurance plans

- Access to an annual premium program for all regular employees

- Committees involved in important causes: diversity, social commitment, etc.

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About BBA

BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, with over 45 years of experience serving the energy and natural resources industry.

Our people are the foundation of our success. Their passion and excellence have earned us recognition as one of Canada’s Best Employers and Best Managed Companies, and we’re committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, lead and be themselves.

Our teams bring together engineering, environmental and commissioning expertise to deliver practical, innovative and sustainable solutions—from strategy to execution. With 20 offices across Canada, the U.S. and Latin America, we combine local presence with international reach, offering clients close collaboration and field-ready support.

Learn more about our culture and projects on LinkedIn or connect with our talent team.