Advisor, Human Resources

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo; Fort McMurray; On-site; CAD 129,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading municipality in Fort McMurray seeks an experienced HR Advisor to support departments in human resources practices. The role involves advising on collective agreements, managing employee relations, and ensuring compliance with HR policies. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in labour relations, excellent communication skills, and the ability to foster positive work environments. This permanent full-time position offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Excellent benefits

Retirement plans

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years experience as an HR Generalist with a focus on labour relations.
• Undergraduate degree in Human Resources or related discipline required.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR support to assigned departments, advising on policies and procedures.
• Conduct investigations, discipline, and grievance processes.
• Establish relationships with employees and union representatives.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Interpersonal

Analytical

Critical Thinking

Emotional Intelligence

Planning

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Human Resources

Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR)

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

Requisition ID: 3546

Affiliation: Exempt

Position Type: Permanent Full Time

Number of Openings: 1

Bi-weekly Working Hours: 70 hours bi-weekly

Shift/Work Schedule: Monday - Friday

Department/ Branch: Human Resources & Safety, Human Resources

Job Location: Fort McMurray

Starting Salary Range*: $129,438.00 - $136,834.00

COLA: Bi-Weekly - $480

Posted (dd/mm/yyyy): 17/05/2025

Closing Date (dd/mm/yyyy): 01/06/2025

Posting Type: Internal and External

• The Municipality offers a competitive compensation package, including an attractive base salary, excellent benefits, retirement plans, and more. The starting salary for this position is within the range listed above and will be dependent upon the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.
  
  

General Description

Working as part of a team and reporting to the Manager, Labour Relations, the HR Advisor is responsible for providing support to assigned departments within the organization. The HR Advisor will support positive work environments by providing expertise in interpreting collective agreements, policies, procedures and relevant legislation for managers and employees. Works to align critical human resources practices with the organization’s vision, mission, and core values. Primary responsibilities include:

Departmental Advice: Works as dedicated advisor to an assigned group of departments to be the primary point of contact for human resources inquires. Builds relationships with the assigned departments and provides dedicated advice and support to supervisors and managers in the conduct of their employee management responsibilities. Works with departments to analyze and devise solutions to people related issues such as succession planning, performance management, collective agreement administration and attendance management. Acts as a liaison between the department and other branches of Human Resources.

Human Resources Guidance: Creates and advises on administrative procedures and guidelines. Leads the department through investigations, discipline, and grievance processes. Performs case law and legislative research as well as supporting the arbitration and collective bargaining processes. Monitoring trends in employment practices and advises on appropriate proactive action.

Employee and Union Relations: Establishes and maintains effective and trusted working relationships with employees and union representatives. Supports the resolution of complaints and grievances by conducting thorough investigations, grievance hearings and preparing for arbitration and collective bargaining as required and assigned.

Skills Requirements

• Candidates need to show evidence of the following:
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, leaders, bargaining agents, and external contacts and interacts in a manner that builds trust, credibility, and rapport.
• Ability to be solution and service focused.
• Negotiation, communication, interpersonal, investigation, mediation, facilitation, and analytical skills.
• High level of critical thinking and/or reasoning to identify underlying issues.
• High emotional intelligence capacity including the ability to deal effectively with ambiguity and remain calm and neutral in conflict situations.
• A high level of professionalism as reflected by the ability to be discreet, keep all information and documentation strictly confidential, respectfully, and sensitively resolve issues.
• Sound planning, prioritization, and delivery skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and experience with SAP.
  
  

Education

• Undergraduate Degree in Human Resources, Business/Commerce or a related discipline is required.
• A Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation is considered an asset.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
  
  

Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years progressive work experience preferably as an HR Generalist with a strong focus on labour relations is required.
• Experience working in a public sector environment with unionized and non-unionized employees considered an asset.
  
  

Other Requirements

• Submission of Criminal Record Check.
• A valid Class Five (5) Operator’s License is required as incumbent will be required to operate a personal or municipal vehicle for business use on a regular basis.
  
  

Safety

As an employee of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the incumbent is responsible and accountable for knowing and working in accordance with the Health and Safety Directive. As per Section 2 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the incumbent shall ensure, while in the employ of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the health and safety of employees, contractors, and the public.

Current employees must apply through the internal careers site.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those individuals

selected for interviews will be contacted. Late applications will not be accepted.