Job Description
Job Description“Join GD Resources for dynamic opportunities in business management and IT, where innovation meets excellence.”
About the Company:
GD Resources is a Veteran Women-Owned Business Management and Information Technology company committed to excellence. GD Resources provides dynamic opportunities for veterans and professionals alike to contribute to innovative projects and drive success in a collaborative and supportive environment. Join us to make a difference, advance your career, and grow with a company that values integrity, diversity, and continuous improvement.
Position: Human Resources Consultant
Location: Norwich, CT
Rate: Depends on experience
Position Overview
GD Resources is looking for an experienced Human Resources Consultant to design and deliver quarterly management training; develop a comprehensive employee handbook aligned across organization’s policies; modernize the performance management program; update job description templates and role content; and assist recruitment and onboarding for hard-to-fill positions. Success in this role requires hands-on experience with unionized workforces, collaborative stakeholder engagement, and end-to-end delivery from assessment through implementation.
Key Responsibilities
- Management Training: Plan, design, and facilitate quarterly manager trainings on topics such as effective communication, civility and respect, conflict resolution, conducting performance evaluations, coaching, and employee development; maintain a training calendar and materials.
- Employee Handbook Development: Create a comprehensive, plain-language handbook; align with organization’s policies; organize final content for intranet access; identify policy gaps and recommend additions.
- Performance Management: Modernize appraisal forms and processes; embed continuous feedback and coaching practices; guide managers to identify development and training opportunities.
- Job Description Modernization: Update the JD template; evaluate, refine, and/or create accurate, functional job descriptions across position types and work functions.
- Recruitment & Onboarding: Develop sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill roles; create structured onboarding practices and programs for new hires.
- Stakeholder Partnership: Work closely with the HR Manager and senior staff; coordinate with union leadership as appropriate; provide progress updates and implementation guidance.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Public Administration, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- Demonstrated experience supporting unionized organizations, including familiarity with collective bargaining agreements and represented environments.
- 7+ years of HR consulting or internal HR leadership experience delivering management training, policy development, performance programs, and job analysis/JD creation.
- Proven facilitation skills with front-line supervisors and senior leaders; ability to translate policy into practical tools and behaviors.
- Strong knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices applicable to public sector/utility settings.
- Excellent project management, stakeholder communication, and documentation skills.
- Prior work with public utilities, municipalities, or comparable public-sector organizations.
- Professional certifications (SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP, PHR/SPHR).
- Experience designing intranet-based handbooks and manager toolkits.
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