Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, LES is customer-owned and is one of the nation’s leading utility companies. We are recognized for low costs, unmatched reliability, financial stability, cutting-edge innovation, environmental stewardship, and community engagement. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service while fostering a culture that celebrates passion, talent, and high standards. If you're not just looking for a job but a fulfilling career in a workplace that values excellence, the environment, and the community we call home, LES might just be the perfect fit for you. Join us and power a brighter future!

• LES is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.
• LES is unable to sponsor employment-based immigrant or non-immigrant visas.
• This is not a remote position and requires residency within a reasonable commuting distance to LES in Lincoln, Nebraska.

We are seeking a strategic and people-focused Human Resources Business Partner to join LES and help power the future of energy. In this role, you will collaborate closely with leaders across operations, engineering, and corporate functions to align talent strategies with business goals. You’ll play a key role in workforce planning, employee relations, performance management, and organizational development—supporting a skilled workforce that keeps our systems safe, reliable, and innovative. If you thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment and bring a strong understanding of HR best practices, labor relations, and change management, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in an essential industry!  

JOB SUMMARY

The HR Business Partner is a strategic advisor to business leaders, providing guidance across employee relations, talent management, performance, and organizational effectiveness. Although an individual contributor, this role operates with significant autonomy and influence. The HRBP drives people strategies aligned with business plans, strengthens leadership capability, and leads initiatives in talent planning, organizational design, and change management for assigned divisions. This position requires supporting both union-represented and non-represented employees, ensuring equitable and compliant practices across all employee groups. Consistent and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.

HR Business Partner - ($81,166 - $101,458) Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, at least 5 years of progressive HR experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.   Experience working with union and non-represented employees is highly preferred and a background in utilities or similar regulated industries is strongly preferred.  

Senior HR Business Partner - ($93,342 - $116,678) Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, at least 10 years of progressive HR experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.   Experience working with union and non-represented employees is required and a background in utilities or similar regulated industries is strongly preferred.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND CORE COMPETENCIES

• Aligns HR strategies, programs, and initiatives with organizational goals and business plans.
• Resolves employee relations matters, including investigations and performance issues.
• Leads and participates in HR projects, ensuring successful delivery within timelines and budget
• Partners with leaders to strengthen employee engagement through various initiatives, such as employee surveys and targeted actions.
• Implements performance management programs that align with the organization’s goals and objectives.
• Drives strategic workforce planning and talent development for assigned divisions, including succession planning and leadership development.
• Supports organizational design efforts and leads change management strategies to enable business transitions with minimal disruption.

Accountability - Holds self and others responsible for goals, outcomes, deadlines, and objectives and follows through on commitments. Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development. 

Adaptability - Maintains a positive attitude in the face of change; appropriately adjusts behavior and activities to changing conditions. 

Communication - Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner whether verbally, written, or other means; tailors message to fit the interests and needs of the audience; delivers information in a manner that is interesting and compelling.  

Customer Focus - Putting customers, both internal and external, at the center of business decisions in order to identify and respond to current and future customer needs. Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, responds to internal customers.  

Initiative - Takes action on their own without being prompted; handles problems independently; able to resolve issues without relying on extensive help from others; does more than is expected or asked. 

Teamwork - The ability to effectively interact, cooperate, collaborate, and manage conflicts with other people. Shows enthusiasm toward being a member of the group; actively participates in team meetings and activities; leverages the skills and interests of coworkers to achieve goals and solve problems; supports team decisions.  

LES BENEFITS - Click the link below to explore the outstanding benefits available to LES employees!  

LES.com/benefits-nonunion 

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