Labor Relations Manager

Baker Construction•Monroe, OH

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Achieve more in your career with the nation’s leading specialty concrete contractor. At Baker Construction, you’ll be part of a team that prioritizes people, invests in their development, and offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth. In this role, you’ll be integral to building the future of our country and our company. You’ll collaborate across diverse teams, have a hand in significant projects, and dive headfirst into complex challenges with the best in the industry. If you are driven to do more and have the grit to follow through, you’ll have everything you need to define your career on your terms. Make a meaningful impact with a team that values ambition and rewards initiative. Apply today and be more with Baker.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 7 years’ of union construction labor relations, constructions operations, contractor associations, building trades or closely related field related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
Demonstrated experience interpreting CBAs and PLAs and resolving labor-related issues.
Experience negotiating and/or administering project-specific labor agreements
Strong knowledge of union wage structures, fringe benefits, hiring practices, jurisdiction, and craft labor requirements
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers
Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management, craftsmen and customers
Strong written and verbal communication
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as cost benefit analysis.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to analyze and compute mathematical differences from all stages of drawings from conceptual to final drawings including development of shop drawings.
Proficiency in Microsoft software programs such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to understand, customize and modify spreadsheets.
Strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills
Excellent negotiation and conflict-resolution ability
Calm and professional in difficult or contentious situations
Politically and organizationally aware
Ability to be confidently assertive without damaging relationships
Maintains high integrity and sound judgment
Ability to define problems, collect information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to understand contracts/agreements and how they relate to the scope of work.
Ability to be proactive and apply creative thinking to maximize our return on investment at all times
Requires ability to maneuver in and out of job site trailers and various stages of job site terrains
Frequently required to use hands to handle or feel
Regularly required to sit, talk and listen
Occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms
Ability to travel throughout the US as needed
Must have the ability to exert physical effort, handling average weight objects up to 10 pounds

Nice To Haves

Direct experience working with union building trades is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Serves as a primary company representative with local, regional, and international building trade unions.
Reviews, interprets, and administers CBAs, PLAs, national agreements, Books of Decisions, and related labor agreements.
Negotiates single-job agreements, letters of assent, site extensions, and other project-specific labor arrangements.
Handles grievances, disputes, jurisdictional issues, and other labor-management matters.
Attends NCA, TAUC, labor-management, and other applicable industries or union association meetings.
Coordinates with Operations and Craft Leadership on current and future labor needs.
Supports Payroll with wage rate determination, fringe benefits, deductions, and other union requirements.
Assist craft co-workers and internal teams with benefit reciprocity and related benefit issues
Serves on union trust fund boards or labor-management committees as assigned
Monitors labor-market conditions, union activity, and issues that may affect current or future projects
Builds and maintains strong relationships with union representatives and industry partners
Champions Incident and Injury Free (IIF) environment
Sets example by following safety guidelines
Complies with proper safety procedures
70% attendance at ROCK Nights
40 hours of approved career related training
Presentation, leadership and general business training