esVolta Hiring for HR Associate at Newport Beach, CA Full Time

Company Overview
esVolta, LP is a leading developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale energy storage projects across North America. We are at the forefront of the fast-growing battery energy storage market, and our projects are helping to transition the nation’s electric grid to a cleaner and more reliable future. Our storage projects provide major utilities with a multitude of important services including reliable fast-ramping capacity, energy and ancillary grid services including renewable energy integration support.
esVolta is independently owned, and we are among the largest players in the US energy storage sector with a 10+ GWh pipeline including about 900 MWh of projects in operation, construction or advanced development under contract with utilities and other power buyers.
We are headquartered in Newport Beach, California, with employees in multiple regions across the U.S. Our diverse management team has many decades of experience in the renewable energy, utility, and independent power sectors.

Culture
At esVolta, every employee makes an impact to the company’s growth and profitability, every day. We have a fast-paced, high-performance and team-oriented culture. We value quality of life and flexibility for our employees, and strive to help our team members achieve their career goals.
Apply here today to start an extraordinary career.

Job Description
esVolta seeks an HR Associate to support the wellness of the company’s most important asset – its exceptional team. The HR Associate will report to the Company’s Vice President, Human Resources, providing key support for HR tasks as well as special projects. The successful candidate will be a self-starter, process-oriented, extremely flexible with an ability to learn and adapt quickly and must be organized with a strong sense of client service. The role will continuously evolve as the organization grows and the HR team enhances current processes and procedures. This is a great opportunity for a candidate who has already gained experience in an HR administrative role and is eager to continue their development in HR.

Key Responsibilities

• Support esVolta’s shared purpose and company culture of accountability, teamwork, safety, diversity and inclusion, employee wellness and engagement.
• Assist with organizing all-hands and departmental meetings and events, and supporting employee listening, including engagement surveys and feedback.
• Manage the company’s new employee onboarding activities including implementing pre-employment background checks, I-9 approvals, NDAs, company policy rollout, and IT provisioning. Manage offboarding as applicable.
• Maximize the value of esVolta’s outstanding team through management of the company’s training and development programs including organizing and tracking completion status of required compliance trainings and administering performance review and feedback processes.
• Support implementation of HR initiatives and efforts in conjunction with VP of HR and company leadership team. This is inclusive of a broad range of transaction support activities.
• Support benefits, payroll, leaves of absences and worker’s compensation procedures.
• Act as a liaison to the VP of HR to troubleshoot, manage, and resolve day to day employee questions and/or issues.
• Partner with VP of HR to identify best practice opportunities and provide back-up support if/as needed.
• Manage ad-hoc reporting and headcount requests, inclusive of structuring and responding to data requests.
• Command of HR policies, processes, regulations and systems.
• Special projects and other tasks as required.
• Demonstrate the high level of judgement, confidentiality, and integrity, building trust with HR partners and clients.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Five (5) or more years of experience in human resources. Experience in energy industry a significant plus.
• Strong quantitative and data analytics skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management.
• Positive personal energy, optimistic outlook, and love for team building and culture development.

Compensation and Location

The anticipated annual salary plus bonus range for this position is listed below. The actual salary and bonus offered will depend on the specific skills and experience of the selected candidate.

Location flexible, option to work-from-home with periodic office visits for in-person engagement or to work from company offices in Newport Beach.

esVolta is an Equal Opportunity employer.