Chief People Officer @ Trilon Group

As Chief People Officer, you will partner directly with the President and firm leadership to connect people decisions to business performance. In engineering consulting, the expertise, relationships, and capacity of our people determine the work we win, how well we deliver, and how profitably we grow. You will translate that connection into workforce plans, stronger retention, effective leadership, and an employee experience that gives talented people compelling reasons to join and stay.

This role combines executive partnership with hands-on leadership of the HR team. You will shape people priorities within the firm while partnering with regional and Trilon HR leaders and Centers of Excellence in Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and Talent Management. You will also lead the people side of AI adoption and organizational change, helping employees build the skills and confidence to work differently.

• People Strategy and Business Partnership Advise the President and firm leadership on organization design, culture, succession, and people risk.
• Build trust, challenge assumptions constructively, and turn decisions into action.
• Translate the business plan, project backlog, and pursuit pipeline into workforce plans that align skills and capacity with utilization, project delivery, and growth.
• Partner with Trilon Talent Acquisition on critical hiring needs, and close capability gaps through development, internal mobility, flexible staffing, and appropriate automation.
• Build succession plans for leadership, technical, and client-facing roles.
• Align firm priorities with regional and Trilon people programs while tailoring execution to local business needs.
• Retention and Employee Engagement Own the firm’s retention strategy, with clear goals and targeted actions to retain critical expertise, high performers, and early-career talent.
• Protect the client relationships and delivery capacity that depend on these employees.
• Use turnover trends, stay and exit interviews, and employee feedback to understand why people stay or leave.
• Partner with leaders to address root causes and measure the impact of retention and engagement actions.
• Strengthen the employee value proposition and ensure it is delivered through meaningful work, career opportunities, competitive rewards, flexibility, and day-to-day leadership.
• Equip managers to hold regular career and stay conversations, recognize contributions, and follow through on employee feedback.
• Hold leaders accountable for engagement and retention commitments.
• Leadership and Talent Development Lead performance management and career development, including technical career paths, licensure support, and opportunities for internal mobility within the firm and Trilon.
• Build leadership and project manager capability in coaching, feedback, accountability, and leading through change.
• Equip managers to address performance issues and support employee growth.
• Develop successors for critical roles.
• HR Operations and Total Rewards Build, lead, and develop an effective HR team with clear priorities, accountability, and a strong service mindset.
• Oversee reliable HR operations, employee relations, policies, and compliance in partnership with Trilon HR and Legal.
• Lead people planning and integration for acquisitions, including leadership alignment, cultural integration, employee communication, and retention of critical talent.
• Partner with Trilon Total Rewards on competitive, equitable compensation, incentives, and benefits that support attraction, retention, and firm performance within Trilon frameworks.
• Use people analytics to identify risks, recommend action, and assess results.
• Connect turnover, hiring, engagement, workforce capacity, and rewards spending to business performance.
• AI Adoption and Change Leadership Apply HR technology and AI where they improve recruiting, onboarding, employee service, analytics, or HR productivity.
• Partner with technology and operational leaders to assess how AI changes roles, skills, and workflows; guide workforce planning, learning, and adoption.
• Lead people-focused change management and internal communications, with Marketing support.
• Help employees understand the firm’s direction and changes affecting their work, and create two-way channels for questions and feedback.
• Partner with technology, Legal, and Trilon HR on responsible AI use, privacy, fairness, and employee trust.