Labor and Employee Relations Specialist

Business Management Associates, Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Business Management Associates, Inc in Washington, DC seeks a Labor and Employee Relations Specialist to manage adverse and disciplinary actions, ULP responses, and related investigations.

You will draft ELR documents, liaise with unions, support collective bargaining, and counsel managers on interim measures while maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local laws.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Labor and Employee Relations programs.
• Ability to make fair and impartial independent decisions.
• Extensive knowledge of EEP principles, laws and regulations.
• Strong skills in counseling, investigations, negotiation, and conflict resolution.

Responsibilities

• Advising on and drafting the full range of ELR documents, such as adverse and disciplinary actions, correspondence regarding leave.
• Research and preparations for and/or participation in interactions with Labor Unions regarding conditions of employment.
• Prepare and engage in collective bargaining.
• Prepare written disciplinary and adverse action.
• Documented and organized disciplinary and adverse action employee relation case files.
• Written reasonable accommodation documents and documentation.
• Documentation of grievance decisions and adjudications.
• Documentation of responses to ULP charges.
• Advise managers and supervisors on implementing interim measures to protect alleged victims.
• Prepare and draft (violation) findings memoranda memorializing the inquiry, and issues to management for corrective action.

Skills

Labor and Employee Relations

Decision making

EEO/EEP principles

Counseling and conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of related Employee and Labor Relations expertise

Job description

Business Management Associates, Inc. (BMA) is guided by its mission, "What's Humanly Possible." BMA integrates people and processes through service, supported by a strategic focus on people and process, a proven project management methodology, and disciplined internal and external management with financial accountability.

BMA is committed to fostering a respectful workplace where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, or military status. BMA believes diversity and inclusion are essential to its success and seeks to recruit, develop, and retain talented individuals from a diverse candidate pool.

Love Thy Customer; Love Thy Work; Love Thy System

Business Management Associates (BMA) is seeking an Labor and Employee Relations Specialist who has expertise in adverse and disciplinary actions, administrative and negotiated grievance decisions, and Unfair Labor Practice responses.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Advising on and drafting the full range of ELR documents, such as adverse and disciplinary actions, correspondence regarding reasonable accommodation, administrative and negotiated grievance decisions, Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) responses, and correspondence regarding leave.
• Research and preparations for and/or participation in interactions with Labor Unions regarding conditions of employment.
• Prepare and engage in collective bargaining.
• Prepare written disciplinary and adverse action.
• Documented and organized disciplinary and adverse action employee relation case files.
• Written reasonable accommodation documents and documentation.
• Documentation of grievance decisions and adjudications.
• Documentation of responses to ULP charges.
• Advise managers and supervisors on implementing interim measures to protect alleged victims.
• Prepare and draft (violation) findings memoranda memorializing the inquiry, and issues to management for corrective action.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of Labor and Employee Relations programs.
• Ability to make fair and impartial independent decisions in a careful manner.
• Vast knowledge and experience of EEP principles, laws and regulations.
• Exceptional skills in counseling, investigations, negotiation, and conflict resolution techniques.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree and (10) years of related Employee and Labor Relations expertise.

At BMA, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. BMA complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which BMA has facilities. BMA believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.