Senior Labor Relations Specialist
About The Position
Responsible for implementing policy provisions and programs affecting the hours of work, wages, benefits, and conditions of WTCC’s craft professional employees at the Waste Treatment Plant Project (WTP). Provides counsel, guidance, and professional support to project management on labor relations matters. The position is located at the WTP Site, 22 miles north of Richland, and follows a 4 x 10 schedule, Monday through Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Candidates must be authorized to work and remain in the United States without current or future Amentum visa sponsorship, pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check that includes employment and education verification, and be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for Hanford Site access. Additional security requirements may apply to non-U.S. citizens from countries identified by the Department of Energy as posing heightened security concerns. Amentum and Bechtel formed the Waste Treatment Completion Company (WTCC) to design and build the Hanford Vit Plant, a facility intended to convert radioactive and chemical waste from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal. The work supports protection of the Columbia River and nearby communities and wildlife.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business management, industrial relations, or human resources, plus 5 years of professional industrial or labor relations experience and/or Construction/Operations/Maintenance supervisory or journeyman craft experience; or an equivalent listed education-and-experience pathway.
- Alternatively, an associate degree in business management, industrial relations, or human resources, plus 8 years of professional industrial or labor relations experience and/or Construction/Operations/Maintenance supervisory or journeyman craft experience.
- Alternatively, a high school diploma or GED plus 12 years of professional industrial or labor relations experience and/or Construction/Operations/Maintenance supervisory or journeyman craft experience.
- Must be authorized to work and remain in the United States without Amentum visa sponsorship now or in the future.
- Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check, including verification of employment and education.
- Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for Hanford Site access; this applies even if teleworking.
- Non-U.S. citizens from countries identified by the Department of Energy as posing heightened security concerns are subject to additional security requirements.
Responsibilities
- Monitor labor relations activities daily and advise and guide management in resolving labor disputes, grievances, and craft professional employee relations issues.
- Represent the WTCC Project in meetings with local union officials on labor disputes, manpower shortages, apprentice referrals, and minority and female craft professionals.
- Advise project management on craft professional employee relations, work rule violations, discipline, and performance management.
- Develop and revise labor relations policies, procedures, guides, and jobsite work rules as needed.
- Establish and maintain positive working relationships with local union officers and representatives.
- Coordinate with Legal, Employee Concerns, Contracts, Human Resources, and Customer Labor Relations on craft employee issues and concerns; serve as a witness when required.
- Manage and administer the Project’s craft professional rating and ranking program.
- Review Project and project labor relations policies and practices, and recommend changes for approval.
- Remain knowledgeable about applicable state and federal labor laws and related legislation for craft employees.
- Coordinate with Project environmental, safety, and health management on developing and implementing safety-related issues at WTP.
- Support the WTP Nuclear Safety Quality Culture by emphasizing safety and quality to protect self, others, and the environment.
- Perform other tasks as assigned based on business needs and the department supervisor’s request.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
