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Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity
Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Ferrovial is also leading the development of the New Terminal One at JFK International Airport. Ferrovial shares trade under the ticker symbol FER on two stock markets: Nasdaq in the U.S. (Nasdaq100 Index) and the Spanish Stock Exchanges (IBEX 35). Ferrovial is included in globally recognized sustainability indices such as the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 22,000 professionals worldwide. Ferrovial’s activity is carried out through our business units, including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.
Ferrovial’s activity is carried out through our business units, including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.
Why Ferrovial?
- Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
- Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
- Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates what makes us unique and turns differences into innovation.
- Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
- Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
- Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.
Job Description:
About us:
At Ferrovial Digital Infrastructure, we specialize in the development of data center assets, from powered-land search and acquisition to data centers design, construction, and maintenance, through the most efficient and sustainable solutions.
Leveraged by Ferrovial's Infrastructure Financing and Construction expertise, our team of experts brings decades of experience in infrastructure development, ensuring that each facility is built to the highest efficiency, security, and reliability standards. We are committed to supporting the digital infrastructure transformation across our core geographies, providing scalable solutions that meet the ever-growing demands of data storage and management.
Driven by innovation and a dedication to sustainability, our data centers are designed to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint while delivering unparalleled performance. Our financing and investment partners share our vision of creating a robust, resilient digital infrastructure that powers the future. At Digital Infrastructure, we pride ourselves on our customer-centric approach, working closely with clients to tailor our services to their unique needs, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance for their critical operations.
We are looking for a Head of Human Resources who will join Digital Infrastructure, reporting to the CEO of the Business.
The role will be responsible for the development and implementation of all human resources policies, procedures, and practices for Digital Infrastructure. This position will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the business, as well as developing and executing human resources strategies that promote a positive work environment, employee engagement, and organizational effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and implementation of human resources strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business strategy and the Business’s HR strategy:Ensure the Business’s culture and values are present throughout Digital Infrastructure. Lead recruitment, selection and onboarding processes, ensuring a diverse and qualified workforce is available at the right time. Foster a positive work environment and employee engagement. Promote a performance culture facilitating talent and succession planning processes, to ensure performance standards are met and a healthy talent pipeline is in place. Manage employee training and development programs to ensure employees within the Business have the right skills to ensure strategy and business plan implementation. Manage compensation and benefit programs, that ensure competitiveness in attracting and engaging the right talent. Ensure efficient management of HR day-to-day operations (i.e. payroll, taxes, Social Security…). Manage employee relations. Oversee employee health, safety and wellbeing programs.
- Support the adaptation and implementation of global HR Policies in partially owned assets:Support Asset Directors in all HR Matters, contributing to maximizing the value of the assets. Lead and support the implementation of the required systems to manage the staff and the people management processes at asset level Ensure the optimal reporting of the relevant HR information of the assets. Ensure key HR policies are deployed in the assets. Manage, along with the Asset Director, the key people within the assets.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree. Master’s degree in Human Resources or Business will be a plus.
- At least 10 years of experience in Generalist HR Roles.
- Proven experience developing and implementing HR strategies.
- Proven experience defining and implementing HR programs to support end to end people management processes.
- Experience managing shared services environments and associated cost allocation frameworks.
- Knowledge of relevant Spanish labor laws and regulations.
- Additional knowledge of relevant US, and European labor laws and regulations would be valued.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with all levels of the organization.
- Ability to lead and motivate teams.
- Fluency in English.
Seize the challenge. Move the world together! Innovative, creative, respectful, and diverse are some of the ways we describe ourselves. We are motivated by challenges, and we collaborate across our business units to move the world together. Your journey to a fulfilling career starts here!
Ferrovial is an equal opportunity employer. We treat all jobs applications equally, regardless of gender, color, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, covered veteran status or protected genetic information (each, a “Protected Class”), or any other protected class in accordance with applicable laws.
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