Long Beach Transit

Seeks Detailed Oriented, Strategic Labor & Employee Relations Manager

TransPro Executive Placement, leaders in public sector, executive recruitment, is pleased to present the following opportunity.

Job Title: Labor & Employee Relations Manager

Description: Driving a comprehensive, strategic program of labor and employee relations for Long Beach Transit, the Manager of Employee and Labor Relations is a strategic Leader with the ability to resolve complex labor issues, research, organize information and provide analyses for a diverse workforce of represented and non-represented employees. Driven, determined, and self-disciplined to achieving results with experience in negotiations, the Labor & Employee Relations manager will oversee the grievance process and procedures, arbitration proceedings, and actively participates in contract negotiations for one of the largest public transportation agencies in California.

Location: Long Beach, CA

Salary: $118,958-136,675

Why Long Beach Transit: Long Beach Transit (LBT) is dedicated to connecting communities and moving people…making everyday life better . LBT provides public transportation to more than 23 million annual boarding customers across southeastern Los Angeles County and northwestern Orange County.

For more information about this position and Long Beach Transit, please visit: Manager, Employee and Labor Relations - Recruitment Brochure (communeweb.wpenginepowered.com)

Key Competencies & Characteristics:

• Delivering principles and practices of employee and labor relations
• Collaborating with the workforce in a union environment to further develop the overall environment of employee and labor relationships
• Administering workers’ compensation law as it impacts personnel actions
• Leading, consulting, coaching, influencing, and motivating represented and non-represented personnel
• Analyzing labor, economic and operating trends and developments in labor and employee relations, and recommending new and innovative strategies to improve labor and employee relations
• Demonstrating thorough understanding of collective bargaining, labor contract administration as well as CBAs
• Drive, determination and a self-disciplined approach to achieving results
• Maintaining and establishing standards of quality and accuracy
• Assure policies and procedures are followed
• Resolve complex labor relations problems & issues
• Research, organize information, and provide analyses.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Labor, Employee or Industrial Relations business administration, public administration, industrial psychology, or a related field
• Minimum of 3 years of labor relations experience, with at least 4 years involved in resolving grievances and actively serving on an organization’s negotiation team
• Professional certification in an applicable field is preferred