Senior Labour Relations & Disability Management Advisor

City of Coquitlam; Coquitlam; Hybrid; CAD 131,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Municipal Pension Plan

Extended benefits

Vacation entitlement

Job summary

The City of Coquitlam is seeking a Labour Relations and Disability Management Senior Advisor to provide practical advice on investigations, collective agreement interpretation and sensitive employee matters within our Human Resources team.

You will work closely with managers, HR colleagues and union representatives to resolve concerns, support consistent decisions, and build constructive relationships across the organization.

Qualifications

• A university degree in Labour Relations, Industrial Relations, Human Resources, Business Administration or related discipline, or equivalent.
• Approximately five years of progressive HR experience with substantial hands-on labour relations responsibility in a complex unionized environment.
• Experience interpreting and administering collective agreements and advising managers on employee relations, discipline and performance management.
• Experience conducting workplace investigations and preparing findings and recommendations.
• Knowledge of applicable labour relations legislation with practical application.
• Strong written communication and confidential documentation skills.
• Ability to build productive relationships with managers, union representatives, employees and HR colleagues.
• Willingness to develop disability management knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and guidance on collective agreement interpretation, HR administration, employee relations, discipline and performance management.
• Conduct workplace investigations from planning interviews to documenting findings and recommendations.
• Support grievance handling and dispute resolution with the Manager on complex or sensitive matters.
• Build constructive relationships with union representatives, leaders and HR colleagues.
• Research labour relations issues and established practices to support consistent advice.
• Prepare investigation reports, correspondence and meeting summaries with confidential records.
• Support disability management activities related to medical leaves, accommodations and return-to-work planning.
• Address labour relations questions arising from attendance, leave and accommodation matters.
• Assist managers in applying collective agreements and HR policies, explaining requirements clearly.
• Identify recurring issues and contribute to policy and procedure updates.

Skills

Labour relations

Investigations

Relationship management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Conflict resolution

Policy interpretation

Discretion

Education

University degree in Labour Relations or related

Progressive HR experience in unionized environment

Job description

The City of Coquitlam is seeking a Labour Relations and Disability Management Senior Advisor to provide practical advice on investigations, collective agreement interpretation and sensitive employee matters within our Human Resources team.

You will work closely with managers, HR colleagues and union representatives to resolve concerns, support consistent decisions, and build constructive relationships across the organization.