Senior Construction Labor Relations Lead

Bechtel Global Corporation; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonuses

401K with matching and profit-sharing

Job summary

Bechtel is seeking a senior Labor Relations leader for the Richland, WA project office to guide daily LR activities on construction projects and to resolve disputes and grievances. The role emphasizes strategic process improvements with unions and construction management while ensuring compliance with policies and labor laws.

The position requires leading LR/IR/WFS teams, coordinating external union meetings, and shaping project plans.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervises daily labor relations activities on construction projects and operating facilities and provides advice and guidance to labor relations personnel in the resolution of labor disputes, grievances, and work stoppages to prevent construction schedule delays.
• Represents Bechtel in external meetings with local union officials and in pre-negotiation meetings for project and national labor agreements, and internally in business development meetings with potential clients.
• Supervises the preparation of information and data to be discussed at these meetings, including local area surveys on manual workforce availability, productivity and compensation, available local housing, labor trends and practices, and proposed project plan and/or project agreement
• Supervises the development and implementation of process improvement initiatives with union officials and construction management and reviews policies and practices and recommends changes
• Monitors existing LR/IR/WFS (Labor Relations, Industrial Relations, Workforce Services) programs, and research and collection of data, to ensure desired objectives, studies and /or results are being achieved
• Leads complex craft employee relations investigations and resolves employee disputes
• Supervises LR/IR/WFS teams and change management in LR/IR/WFS, on project, and within Bechtel
• Manages LR/IR/WFS activities to conform to company and site policies/procedures and legal requirements
• Responsible for overseeing the recruiting, screening and in processing of the craft employee
• Provides advice and counsel to management on LR/IR/WFS policies

Skills

Labor relations

Unionized construction

Leadership

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent)

Job description

Bechtel is seeking a senior Labor Relations leader for the Richland, WA project office to guide daily LR activities on construction projects and to resolve disputes and grievances. The role emphasizes strategic process improvements with unions and construction management while ensuring compliance with policies and labor laws.

The position requires leading LR/IR/WFS teams, coordinating external union meetings, and shaping project plans.