Senior HR Business Partner

Why Badger Meter?
 

Badger Meter is a leading global water technology company, with a mission to preserve and protect the world’s most precious resource.  For more than 100 years, cities and businesses have utilized our innovative and trusted solutions to enhance operational efficiency and conserve water while making it more affordable, clean and resilient.  Just like every drop counts, at Badger Meter every employee counts because our contributions have a lasting impact on the world!

Here at Badger Meter, we believe that our approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion is the very foundation of our success. Our commitment is reflected in our core values, where we strive to create an environment that celebrates differences, encourages innovation, and ensures that every voice is celebrated and appreciated.  

We understand that a diverse team brings a variety of perspectives and ideas, which ultimately fosters creativity and excellence. Badger Meter provides opportunities for career growth and development for every employee by creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where they can make meaningful contributions while preserving the world’s most precious resource. 
 

What You Will Contribute:
 

With a vibrant, collaborative culture, SmartCover© A Badger Meter Brand, is looking to hire a Senior HR Business Partner at our Melbourne, FL location. This is an on-site role, with travel required to our California and Wisconsin Global Headquarters (typically once every 2-3 months). As a 2025 addition to the 120- year journey of Badger Meter to measure and manage the world’s most precious resource – water - SmartCover is a pioneering technology brand serving the water and wastewater industry.  Driven by the mission to safeguard public health, protect the environment, and preserve the quality of life, SmartCover technology has supported essential infrastructure response teams across North America, preventing thousands of sewer spills and saving millions of dollars for wastewater utilities. SmartCover is based in the San Diego area with satellite offices across the United States. 

You will be responsible for leading, supporting, and facilitating the delivery of HR services to the organization while delivering high impact and value. You will work closely with the leadership teams and provide expert advice and coaching to drive and support their business objectives. You will play a major role in the management of various projects throughout the business, actively participating in project teams, and implementing initiatives while simultaneously ensuring proper communication and collaboration within departments and the HR Team.

Job Duties:

• Serve as a trusted advisor for the business, using external and internal insights, data and trends to identify and help solve key people and business issues including solutions to attract, engage and retain talent.

• Provide coaching, guidance, and mentorship to employees and leaders in the areas of performance management, organizational design, employee and leader development, talent review, workforce planning, employee engagement and retention, rewards and recognition, and employee leave of absences.

• Provide employee relations guidance to leaders and employees (performance coaching, investigations, and disciplinary actions) and propose solutions that are in line with Badger Meter’s policies and practices and legal requirements.

• Act as a liaison with leaders and talent acquisition to ensure recruitment of candidates including candidate assessment and selection processes result in high quality hires.

• Partner with leaders and HR/Total Rewards to ensure compensation and benefits for team members is competitive and appropriate.

• Develop and monitor regular reports to ensure HR metrics are quantified and outcome driven.

• Partner with HR/Talent Management to identify training and development needs and implement talent development programs.

• Lead projects to support customer needs, such as career path development and implementation.  

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, communications, psychology, or related field required

• 5+ years of related experience in multiple HR disciplines (employee relations, compensation, employee development, and recruiting) preferred

• Must be willing to travel

Qualifications:

• PHR/SHRM-CP Certification preferred

• Intermediate ability to identify trends and proactively recommend solutions to improve performance, retention, and employee experience required

• Intermediate understanding of federal and state employment laws required

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint preferred

Competencies:

• Work Standards: Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.

• Initiating Action: Take prompt action to accomplish work goals; take action to achieve results beyond what is required; be proactive.

• Communication: Convey information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps them understand and retain the message; listen actively to others.

• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment.

• Work is performed in close proximity to others.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.

• Requires prolonged periods of talking/listening.

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Badger Meter complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local disability laws. This means that we will reasonably accommodate qualified employees with a disability if accommodation would allow them to perform the essential functions of their job, unless doing so would create an undue hardship.  

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