Senior HR Generalist

TerraPower·Bellevue, WA·Posted today

Nuclear industryUS only

About this role

Senior HR Generalist supporting operations at TerraPower's Kemmerer, WY nuclear facility. This is a safety-critical role in a highly regulated environment where you'll manage complex employee relations, labor relations, investigations, and compliance matters while reinforcing nuclear safety culture and accountability across the site.

Responsibilities

—Partner with Senior Employment Relations Specialist on complex employee relations matters including performance management, conduct issues, attendance, workplace conflicts, and behavioral matters
—Advise managers on corrective action and disciplinary matters, ensuring alignment with company policies, progressive discipline standards, and legal requirements
—Lead or support complex workplace investigations involving employee complaints, policy violations, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or misconduct with timely, objective, well-documented processes
—Support grievance processes including intake, investigation, documentation, response drafting, and resolution tracking
—Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local labor and employment laws (FLSA, FMLA, ADA, NLRA, EEO) and internal policies
—Partner with HR leadership and Legal on labor relations strategy, contract interpretation, and risk assessment in represented employee environments
—Provide HR guidance on collective bargaining agreement interpretation and administration
—Partner with EHS, Employee Concerns Program, Compliance, and Legal teams to support safe and compliant workplace practices
—Reinforce safety culture principles through consistent, fair, and policy-aligned HR practices
—Support workforce transitions, organizational changes, and site-based employee matters in partnership with leadership
—Coordinate organizational updates including title changes, reporting adjustments, and structural changes with accurate system updates
—Support audits, regulatory inquiries, and internal reviews related to HR practices
—Support onboarding and employee lifecycle processes; serve as backup for onboarding coordination
—Manage HR service ticketing desk, ensuring timely and accurate resolution of employee and manager inquiries

Qualifications

—Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Labor Relations, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience)
—6–10+ years of progressive HR Generalist experience with strong employee relations background
—Strong working knowledge of labor and employment laws and compliance best practices