Human Resources Business Partner

Utah Transit Authority (UTA); Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 83,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Transit passes

Wellness programs

Onsite fitness facilities

Job summary

Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is seeking a people-first HR leader at our Salt Lake City headquarters. You will partner with leaders to strengthen employee and labor relations, support talent management and organizational development, and help guide workforce planning.

This is an in-office role with no remote option. You’ll advise on complex employee matters, interpret policies and the CBA, and assist with job design, staffing, and HRIS data.

Qualifications

• Five years of HR experience supporting client groups, including employee relations and labor relations.
• Union and labor relations experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR Management, Business Management, or related field.
• PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SCP certification preferred.
• Knowledge of EEO rules and federal/state employment law statutes.
• Strong HR best practices, labor relations, contract interpretation, and grievance processing experience.
• Excellent writing skills; strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Training development and delivery experience.
• Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Must be able to work onsite at UTA headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah; remote work is not available.

Responsibilities

• Advise and support HR client groups on complex employee and labor issues.
• Interpret and apply HR policies, CBA, and employment law.
• Contribute to talent selection, development, and deployment.
• Advise management on organizational design and job evaluations.
• Help create and update job descriptions reflecting evolving roles.
• Administer staffing plan and position control, modeling labor needs.
• Coordinate and update employee data within HRIS.

Skills

Employee relations

Talent management

Labor relations

HR policies

Organizational development

Workforce planning

Contract interpretation

Grievance processing

Writing/communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HRM / Business

PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SCP

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Utah Transit Authority (UTA) offers a people-first HR role based at our headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. You will partner with leaders to strengthen employee and labor relations, support talent management and organizational development, and help guide workforce planning. This in-office position supports hands-on collaboration and cannot be performed remotely.

What you’ll do

• Advise and support UTA client groups on complex, strategic employee and labor issues to help manage employee and labor relations.
• Support executives, managers, and supervisors with interpreting and applying HR policies and procedures, as well as the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and federal and state employment law.
• Contribute to talent selection, development, and deployment for client groups.
• Advise management on organizational design, position development, and job evaluations.
• Help create and update job descriptions to reflect evolving relationships, roles, and duties within the organization.
• Administer the corporate staffing plan and position control, including assisting managers with modeling labor needs based on the business.
• Coordinate and update employee data within HRIS.

What you’ll bring

• Five (5) years of HR experience supporting client groups, including employee relations, talent management, compensation, learning and development, and change management.
• Union and labor relations experience is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Management, or a related field.
• PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SCP certification preferred.
• Knowledge of EEO rules and regulations and federal and state employment law statutes.
• Strong HR best practices, labor relations, contract interpretation, and grievance processing experience, including conflict resolution.
• Excellent writing skills; strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Training development and delivery experience.
• An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Must be able to work onsite at UTA headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah; remote work is not available.

Compensation

Pay Rate: $92,700.00 or more, depending on experience.

UTA benefits and support

• Comprehensive insurance options including health, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and short-term and long-term disability, with Flexible Spending and Dependent Care accounts.
• Medical plan choice between Traditional Co-Pay or High Deductible Health Plans, plus an HSA with company match for employees enrolled in the HDHP.
• Coverage for domestic partners (eligibility affidavit required).
• Onsite Health and Wellness Clinics for medical care at no cost to employees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children.
• Paid time off: 22 days accrued annually (13 vacation days and 9 sick days), increasing with tenure.
• Paid holidays: 10 paid holidays and two paid (2) floating holidays per year.
• Retirement: Pension Plan with a 5-year vesting schedule and a 457 Contribution Plan with immediate contributions and company matching.
• Generous tuition reimbursement for higher education degree programs (bachelor, master, or PHD), with course approval required prior to enrollment.
• Training, development, and career advancement opportunities.
• Paid parental leave for birth, adoption, and child placement after 12 months of employment.
• Free transit passes for employees, spouses, and dependent children.
• Employee Assistance Program including counseling, legal services, and financial planning.
• UTA Well wellness program to support health and wellness goals for employees and dependents.
• Free on-site fitness facilities and discounted memberships to VASA Fitness and EoS Fitness.
• Discounted cell phone plans with T-Mobile.
• Pet insurance plan options with coverage tailored to the pet’s health and needs.

Equal opportunity and accommodation

UTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants needing an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for any part of the application process should contact UTA Human Resources at 801-287-2324. A minimum of two work days’ notice prior to the need for the accommodation is required.

Drug-free workplace

UTA is a drug-free workplace subject to federal drug and alcohol testing regulations under 49 CFR Part 40, 655, and 219. Offers are contingent upon a successful pre-employment drug test, and employees may be subject to reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random testing for safety-sensitive roles.