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Job description / Role
Based on site in Muscat, you will be responsible for the staffing of the project team for the construction of a water treatment plant and operations of waste treatment plants, for the Employee Relations with the project staff and will support the HR Manager in the implementation of the group HR processes and enforcement of HR procedures and policies locally.
You will need to provide the adequate resources on time on the project through an ambitious staffing and to ensure operational excellence when executing HR policies and processes. You will need to be organized in order to ensure that the operational day-to-day is delivered while developing continuous improvement initiatives.
Staffing and mobilization role:
- HR strategic planning and staffing
- Translate the business requirements into HR strategic planning in order to guarantee availability of the right person at the right job on time.
- Understand the Project Management needs, support them in defining the adequate profile, the needed budget and job description definition, select the adequate recruitment means, make a pre-selection of CVs, lead the HR interviews, guide the manager in the candidate choice, negotiate the package and formalize the offer and employment contract.
- Mobilization – Ensure smooth on-boarding and welcoming process of new comers (communication on the country and the Business Area internal rules, anticipation of visa procedure and coordination of Housing).
HR administration:
- Guarantee the issuance of all HR official communications (employment contracts, addendums, salary review communication, disciplinary communication, etc.) liaising with the corresponding manager / employee
- Ensure enforcement of Local labor law.
- Ensure on time HR reporting to HQ on monthly basis.
- Ensure on time and accurate preparation of payroll.
Employees relations and HR guidance role:
- Contribute to fostering constructive employee’s relations by establishing good communications thanks to frequent one-to-one on the ground with the staff (presence on site)
- Coach managers and provide general guidance while dealing with HR topics within the team.
Process support role:
- Assist the HR Manager in the implementation of all the annual HR processes locally, eg. the 6 processes of the
- Group HR Wheel: Training plan, Salary review, Annual Development interview, Scorecard (bonus) People review and Mid-year interview.
Requirements
This challenging role is ideal for an HR generalist profile who wants to develop his/her HR operations skills through a business partner and employee’s relations role on site within a Multinational Company.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Organizational Behavior or Human Resources.
General requirement:
- HR generalist profile with
- At least one significant experience in a multi-cultural environment preferably in Middle East, Africa or Asia,
- One significant experience in HR operations in a multinational company.
- A previous experience within the Oil and Gas / Construction / Water / Waste industry is a plus.
Languages required:
- Fluent in English. Arabic and/or Hindi is a plus.
Required technical Skills:
- Strategic HR Planning, Staffing,
- Knowledge of HR processes,
- Organization skills,
- Communications skills.
Required behavior Skills:
- Must have an enthusiastic and team oriented approach.
- Must be organized, rigorous and pay careful attention to details.
- Must have a high level of commitment and integrity.
- Must be able to work under pressure in a fast-pace environment and to deal with a complex organization.
- Must demonstrate ability to work in a multi cultural environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different cultural backgrounds from Project management to technician level.
About the Company
Veolia is the world's largest environmental services company.
For over 160 years, Veolia has provided public and private sectors with Water, Energy and Waste Management solutions and services which are vital to human development and sustainable growth.
With over 200,000 employees on five continents, Veolia designs practical solutions for the management (operation, treatment, distribution and/or supply) of Water, Waste and Energy. Through these three complementary activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, to preserve available resources and to renew them.
Veolia Group achieved revenues of EUR 28.5billion in 2021. (In 2020) the Veolia Group served 95mn inhabitants with drinking water, 62mn with sanitation, produced nearly 43mn MWH of energy, and recycled 47mn tonnes of waste.
Veolia aims to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Our goal is to build a better 21st century. We therefore see ourselves as #resourcers.
VEOLIA IN THE NEAR & MIDDLE EAST
Veolia has operated in the Middle East for over 30 years, providing innovative and sustainable water & waste services to industries, governments & communities, retail and commercial businesses.
Veolia has more than 3,000 employees in the Near & Middle East and a strong regional network of ~12 offices in the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey.
Veolia currently has over 6,000 project references of work delivered in the region, and continues to develop new projects through public-private partnerships and innovative contractual schemes.