Human Resources Intern - Chicago

Turner Construction Company is seeking a Human Resources Intern to support its Chicago Human Resources team. The role assists with HR administration, employee information and HR systems, talent acquisition, college recruiting, onboarding, compliance tracking, training events, and continuous improvement initiatives.

What you'll do:

• Embrace company culture, values, and provide support to Business Unit (BU) or Headquarters (HQ) Human Resources (HR) department team
• Support Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) activities company-wide
• Utilize HR systems, processes, and procedures to complete roles responsibilities
• Assist in administration of HR key initiatives
• Administer employee information changes and ensure data integrity in Human Resources related systems (e.g., HR Information Systems (HRIS), Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Learning Management System (LMS), and Talent Management Systems), including:
• Maintain electronic personnel files to support legal compliance and manage records retention
• Learn to create and generate reports to support HR requests
• Assist in HR-related audit requests
• Perform Talent Acquisition activities:
• Coordinate interviews schedules and provide communication to applicants and candidates
• Support college recruitment and career fairs activities; create on-site visit schedule, conduct confirmation messages for participant attendance, and distribute brochures and handouts
• Distribute relevant onboarding materials to new hires

What they're looking for:

• Qualifications: * Enrolled and actively pursuing Bachelor's Degree from accredited degree program in Human Resources or Social Organizational Psychology, or related field * Approachable and proactive with positive client service attitude * Active listening skills with clear verbal and written communication skills * High degree of organization, proactive, and ability to escalate work for prioritization * Work independently with management oversight and in collaborative team environment * Proficient in computer skills, Microsoft Office, and database applications
• Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee occasionally travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee occasionally performs work on-site at construction work sites, office locations, and/or off-site venues. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Benefits:

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Wellness benefits
• Voluntary legal plan
• Identity theft coverage
• Life insurance