JENNIFER SMITH
Silverdale,WA
Summary
HR Business Partner with 10+ years driving workforce strategy, leadership capability, and talent solutions that elevate performance and reduce risk across multi-site, technical environments. Trusted advisor to executive leaders, translating People & Culture strategy into integrated solutions that improve performance, strengthen leadership capability, and mitigate organizational risk.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
HR Manager
Bureau Of Reclamation
Silverdale, WA
05.2021 - 12.2025
- Advised engineering and construction leaders on workforce planning, succession strategy, Total Rewards, and talent acquisition for an $8.6M workforce portfolio, aligning strategies with long-term infrastructure demand.
- Partnered with leadership across 10 specialty teams to implement recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, and staffing practices, ensuring policy alignment and reducing risk exposure.
- Successfully resolved 95% of employee relations cases at the managerial level, maintaining trust between management and employees.
- Designed real-time workforce analytics dashboards that reduced leadership decision cycles from 6 weeks to 3 days, enabling data-driven headcount and talent decisions.
- Reduced payroll and employee HRIS action errors by 70% through HRIS governance improvements and implementing peer review audits, saving $74K annually.
- Developed and mentored a 5-member HR team to deliver comprehensive HR services for 600+ employees across 36 offices, focusing on policy interpretation, internal policy development, and targeted training.
- Water & Power Infrastructure
Workforce Manager
Submarine Learning Center
Groton, CT
06.2017 - 05.2021
- Implemented organizational restructuring across six geographically dispersed locations, correctly aligning 58% (70 of 120) positions and producing over $500K in payroll savings.
- Managed performance and appraisal program for 120+ personnel; implemented dashboards and accountability checkpoints, and trained managers, raising completion rates from 63% to 98% within first cycle.
- Led change management initiatives by identifying organizational gaps, aligning job descriptions and organizational charts, developing communication plans, and executing implementation 40% ahead of schedule.
- Partnered with executives to translate engagement survey insights into culture and DEI initiatives, enhancing morale and reducing voluntary turnover.
Healthcare Recruiter
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Providence, RI
08.2014 - 06.2017
- Managed high-volume full cycle recruitment for 150+ clinical roles across 42 clinics, reducing time-to-fill 45% and interview no-shows 35% through workflow redesign.
- Developed targeted pipelines and referral networks for hard-to-fill specialties, decreasing agency dependence 40% while enhancing candidate quality.
- Enhanced offer acceptance 20% by aligning compensation with market data and improving candidate experience, ensuring compliance with credentialing standards.
Education
Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) - Human Resources Management
Ashford University
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Employee relations
- Performance Management
- Succession Planning
- Workforce Planning & Modeling
- Change Management
- HR analytics
- Organizational Design
- HR Business Partnership
- Rewards strategy
- Risk compliance
- FMLA
- ADA
- EEO
- FLSA
- I-9
- HR Team Leadership
Certification
Professional In Human Resources (PHR), HR Certification Institute, 12/31/28
Timeline
HR Manager
Bureau Of Reclamation
05.2021 - 12.2025
Workforce Manager
Submarine Learning Center
06.2017 - 05.2021
Healthcare Recruiter
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
08.2014 - 06.2017
Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) - Human Resources Management
Ashford University