Strategic Employee & Industrial Relations Manager

Uisce Éireann; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working option

Job summary

Uisce Éireann is seeking an Employee Relations Manager to lead the ER/IR function, advise managers, and engage with unions to support terms and conditions across the organisation.

You will develop policies, oversee investigations, coordinate change, and deliver ER/IR strategy with senior HR partners, maintaining industrial peace while ensuring compliance. This hybrid role requires nationwide travel and influencing senior leaders to embed best practice through data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of proven experience in a senior industrial relations role within a large, unionised, complex organisation.
• Experience negotiating with trade unions and employee representative bodies at senior level.
• Ability to coach and advise senior leaders on complex ER/IR matters.

Responsibilities

• Promote and manage HR policies and procedures through an ER/IR lens.
• Lead and coordinate ER/IR investigations as required.
• Develop and deliver ER/IR strategy across functions in Uisce Éireann.
• Manage relationships with unions and HR business partners to drive industrial peace.
• Provide written and verbal reports to stakeholders on ER/IR developments.
• Support organisational change while assessing impacts on employees.

Skills

Industrial relations

Union negotiations

Stakeholder management

IR strategy

Policy development

Education

Third level qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

AI familiarity

Job description

Uisce Éireann is seeking an Employee Relations Manager to lead the ER/IR function, advise managers, and engage with unions to support terms and conditions across the organisation.

You will develop policies, oversee investigations, coordinate change, and deliver ER/IR strategy with senior HR partners, maintaining industrial peace while ensuring compliance. This hybrid role requires nationwide travel and influencing senior leaders to embed best practice through data-driven insights.