Odebrecht Construction, Inc. Miami, FL 2004 to 2010
Odebrecht is the largest Latin American company in Engineering & Construction, and the 12th largest international contractor in the world with $17 billion annual revenue. It operates in 18 countries and employees 80, 000 people.
Human Resources Manager
Third Ring Road -Tripoli, Libya A project of one billion US dollars
Directed all human resources activities leading 6 HR coordinators, 23 HR staff, and over 2000 employees with 19 various nationalities, and acted as strategic business partner managing the goals of two partners' organization while maintaining a competitive strength in global markets. Reported to the Vice president of Finance & administration
• Re-organized the HR department
• Increased and sustained female representation in a country such Libya where it is considered minority representation
• Reduced turnover and implemented targeted retention project for senior management and executive levels.
• Won the award "Outstanding HR Manager"
• Was elected as a chairwoman for the "Conflict Resolutions Committee" consisted of members from the company and the client
Human Resources Manager
Tripoli International Airport - A 3-billion-dollar-construction of Tripoli International Airport;
Was one of the 5 key team members in establishing the company in Libya and implementing worldwide recruitment for 3 partners' joint venture Directed 7 HR coordinators, 35 HR staff, and a total of 4, 500 Expats and local employees. Reported to the Vice president of Finance & administration
• Implemented and led labor recruitment and selection from the Far East and the Arab Countries.
• Managed staff mobilization and deployment, rest & recuperation, and family support programs. Organized and implemented project training program for the local work force and third country nationals.
• Managed various metric tracking and trend analysis, benefit and payroll administration, management training and overall employee relations, and led distribution of $1 million in bonus.
• Managed and led performance management and organization development, employee relations' issues and counseling, and succession planning.
• Developed progressive discipline, conflict resolution, and overall employment policy programs to include multinational employment law consideration.
• Performed effective salary market survey implementation through "Hay Group" and created salary structure.
• Implemented Leadership courses to increase workforce stability/morale and decrease turnover.
• Created new employee orientation, and cross-cultural training programs.
Accomplishments: Designed Youth Apprenticeship Program- a one million Libyan Dinar budget- that focused on the development of the Libyan new generation and developed knowledge and quality management
International Human Resources Manager - Corporate-Miami-based (Worldwide)
Redesigned the Education & Training Policy in the USA, UAE, Portugal, Mexico, and Djibouti, and developed worldwide leadership development training. Worked with regional management to determine needed skills, and implemented training strategies.
Human Resources Manager - Corporate-Miami-based (Federal Projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Expatriate Foreign Assignment Management for U.S. Central Command - CENTCOM
Mobilized personnel to Iraq & Kuwait, and implemented process, compensation, and hardship policies, and payroll to link the two countries with Jordan and Miami's offices. Processed all personnel deployed overseas through the U.S. federal governments deployment procedures; such as country clearance, common access card, required travel documentation, invitational travel pre-deployment, health assessment orders and medical processing and immunizations, contractor letters of identification (LOI), and security clearances
- Company industry:
- Construction & Building
- Job role:
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Human Resources and Recruitment
