HR ADMINISTRATOR II (Employee Relations Manager)

MD; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible telework

Transit benefits

Paid leave

Paid holidays

Health coverage

Pension plan

Job summary

The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) seeks an experienced Employee Relations Manager to join the Office of Human Resources. Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, you will lead employee relations efforts, investigations, and case management across the department, advising leadership and managers on complex workplace issues.

Ideal candidates bring strong judgment, discretion, and emotional intelligence to promote a respectful, productive work environment and support performance

Qualifications

• Eight years of experience in professional HR, including recruitment, classification, and employee relations.
• Bachelor's degree plus four years of HR experience; substitute options described in the ad.
• Graduate coursework (30 credits) in HR or related fields can substitute up to six years of experience.
• US Armed Forces service as commissioned officer in HR fields can substitute for the required experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide employee relations leadership, consultation, investigation, and case management across the department.
• Assist managers in addressing performance and behavioral concerns and administer corrective actions.
• Support a respectful, productive, and accountable workplace through policy enforcement and advisory services.

Skills

Employee relations leadership

Investigation

Case management

Management support

Communication skills

Discretion

Emotional intelligence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Statewide Personnel System

Job description

Introduction

We encourage you to consider an exciting career with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). If you are dedicated to protecting and preserving Maryland's air, water, land resources, and safeguarding the health of all its citizens, we invite you to apply and become a part of our team. MDE is committed to a mission of protecting and restoring the environment for the health and well-being of all Marylanders, with a vision of healthy, vibrant, and sustainable communities and ecosystems throughout the state.

GRADE

STD0019

LOCATION OF POSITION

Business Administration
Office of Human Resources
1800 Washington Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21230

Main Purpose of Job

The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Employee Relations Manager to join the Office of Human Resources (OHR). Working under the direction of the Director of Human Resources, the Employee Relations Manager serves as a key human resources resource to agency leadership, managers, supervisors, and employees on complex workplace and employee relations matters. The primary purpose of this position is to provide employee relations leadership, consultation, investigation, case management, and management support throughout the Department. The position plays an important role in helping managers effectively address employee performance and behavioral concerns, resolve workplace issues, administer corrective and disciplinary actions, and promote a respectful, productive, and accountable workplace. The ideal candidate will bring strong employee relations expertise, sound judgment, excellent communication skills, discretion, emotional intelligence, and the ability to navigate complex and sensitive workplace matters.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience: Eight years of experience, four years of professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation and an additional four years of professional experience in HR management work in the areas of recruitment and selection, classification, salary administration, employee relations, test development and validation or as a generalist.

Notes:

• Candidates may substitute paraprofessional personnel work experience on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required experience. Paraprofessional personnel work is defined as work involving the application of public sector personnel procedures, policies, rules and regulations to specific employment actions. Appropriate paraprofessional personnel experience includes responsibility for activities such as preparing and maintaining employment records, calculating salaries, applying personnel-related rules and policies, preparing personnel-related reports, conducting employee orientation and counseling employees regarding benefits and obligations and responding to inquiries concerning employment procedures.
• Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and four years of professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation for the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute the possession of thirty graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in the fields of HR/personnel administration, business administration, public administration, statistics, tests and measurements, psychology or a related field for up to six years of the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in human resources management classifications or human resources management specialty codes in the human resources management field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Two years of professional experience advising and coaching agency managers on performance management, progressive discipline, and policy enforcement.
• One year of professional experience, writing reports for leadership, and maintaining due process.
• Two years of professional experience investigating non-physical or subtle workplace misconduct claims such as psychological safety concerns, workplace bullying, hostile work environment allegations, or microaggressions.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Employees in this classification are required to obtain certification in State Personnel Management System policies and procedures and in the functionality of the Statewide Personnel System from the Office of Personnel Services and Benefits, Maryland Department of Budget and Management within six months from the time of appointment to the position. Employees are also required to obtain recertification every six months thereafter.
• Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

SELECTION PROCESS

All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider the information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.

All Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration and Reform Control Act of 1986. You must be legally authorized and possess any necessary documents under this Act to be hired in the position for which you applied.

For further information regarding educational credential evaluation, please contact International Consultants of Delaware, Inc. at 302‑737‑8715 or World Education Services Inc. at 1‑800‑932‑3897 or 202‑331‑2925.

BENEFITS

• Flexible work schedules and telework opportunities for many positions
• Free mass transit in Baltimore & Annapolis
• Generous paid leave that increases with years of service
• Paid holidays
• Health coverage with low out-of-pocket costs
• Employee & employer contributory pension plan

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

Maryland Department of the Environment
OHR - Recruitment and Examination Division
1800 Washington Blvd.
Baltimore MD 21230

Resumes are not accepted in lieu of completing the application.

For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Shantasia Baker at 410‑537‑3808. If you have difficulties submitting your online application, please contact the Department of Budget and Management, Recruitment and Examination Division at 410‑767‑4850 or [e-mail].

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country. People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruitment, retaining, and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity. MDE is dedicated to creating a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We strive to cultivate an inclusive environment where differences are celebrated.