Construyendo N 49 English - Skanska

RegionalA Team at the Region’sSkanka LA’s 2008-2010 Action Plan centres, amidstother objectives, on the enhancement of our team’sperformance and management, by focusing on people,in order to complement strong regional development.With this in mind, the first points for action have beenaccomplished, through the creation of the HumanResources Regional Services area, which renders servicesto the Shared Services (Engineering, Estimations,Logistics and Critical Equipment, and Key and CriticalResources) and to the relocated parties in the region.BUenosTAireso provide us with detailed informationon how she will accomplish hermission, María Laura Martí, team leaderwith over thirteen years experience in thecompany, explains, “Human Resources RegionalServices upholds the mission of renderingquality services to its internal clients.These services include reviewing policiesand administrative processes, through theone-to-one attention given to relocated personneland their families (provision, healthand insurance, among others). We will alsoimplement Human Resourcespractices for the detection of keyresources and theirrespective development.These significantchallenges willbe accomplishedthrough intenseteamwork. We are agroup of committedprofessionals, andI am sure we willmeet expectationssuccessfully”.“The area willstrongly influencethe staffing process for a new project, sincethe Country Operations Managers, ProjectManagers and Human Resources Managerswill have to define their respectiveteams. Whenever the personnel analysis,conducted in-country, might detect theimpossibility of covering positions withtheir own resources, the Human ResourcesManager will request the Technical Divisionto provide for the necessary positions.At this stage in theprocess, it is critical toresort to managementtools such as HR Data Base and theTalent Review.”Once this area, in joint collaborationwith the Country Human ResourcesManagement, has defined the persons tobe assigned, the Regional Services teamwill become involved, and combine thetasks of administration, services, adviceand counselling, Human Resourcespractices and HR Data Base management.Every member in María Laura’s team hasa specific role to accomplish:• Alejandro RodríguezHe is in charge of Administrative management,assuming responsibility forappointments and relocations throughthe following: personal contact with thenewly-appointed persons, verification ofhis/her documentation, communicationof hiring conditions,instrumentation of» María Laura MartíTeam Leader» Luis BahamondezHR Data Base Administrator» Ximena AmigoAsignment Advisor» Yaryvell AguilarHR Practices Coordinator14Construyendo Latinoamérica Nº 49 | March 2008