Employee Relations Manager

Essential Job Functions

• Advises the City Manager, Director of Human Resources and other City officials on labor/employee relations matters involving the City and is responsible for all contact with employee or union organizations regarding matters of labor relations.
• Investigates disciplinary matters; interprets and advises management on City policies and procedures, union contracts and employment laws, fair employment practices and regulations.
• Serves as chief spokesperson in negotiating contractual agreements with employees and labor organizations.
• Confers with and advises department heads or their designees in the administration and interpretation of a labor contract.
• Aids in handling grievances in the various stages of a grievance procedure and represents the City in arbitration hearings.
• Stays abreast of laws, State of Florida Public Employees Relations Commission (P.E.R.C.) rulings, court decisions, ordinances or statutes affecting labor/employee relations, arbitrator decisions, changing labor relations concepts, the latest data concerning wages and salaries, fringe benefits, and terms and conditions of employment for use in preparing recommendations and conducting discussions with employees or labor organizations.
• Recommends appropriate labor/employee relations policies, doctrines and procedures in the best interest of the City, City administration and employees.
• Undertakes special projects as assigned by superiors, including assignments of a sensitive nature.
• Conducts internal investigations at the request of the City Manager’s Office and makes recommendations on a variety of management/employee issues.
• Directs and organizes the work activities of the Employee Relations Division staff.

Minimum Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Labor Relations, Human Resources, Business or Public Administration or a closely related field is required.
• Candidate must demonstrate five (5) or more years of progressively responsible experience representing management's interests, preferably in a Florida governmental environment, in one or more of the following areas: development of negotiating strategies and proposals, preferably as management's chief spokesperson; labor negotiations; contract interpretations and administration; grievance handling and arbitration proceedings.
• Additional qualifying experience or completion of coursework at an accredited college or university in a job-related field, may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required experience or education.
• Previous supervisory experience required.

Priorities and Vision

You will have opportunities to drive the long-term vision of the Employee Relations function and our priorities, and work closely with executive leadership to ensure our mission and values are represented in the ways we do our work.

Physical Standards

The position is generally sedentary. Employees sit most of the time but may walk or stand for brief periods of time.