Workplace Relations Consultant

Leidos

2d • $92,300 - $166,850

About The Position

The Workplace Relations Consultant joins the Workforce Solutions Center of Excellence within Corporate Human Resources. The role provides guidance and consultation to HR professionals, managers, and other internal stakeholders on critical employee relations matters. Key areas include reviewing workplace relations and ethics concerns, advising on complex employee relations issues, assessing risks associated with involuntary separations, and providing support, resources, and tools to help HR and line management independently handle basic employee relations and performance management matters.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• At least 8 years of progressive HR experience, including significant workplace relations experience.
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, oral communication, and written communication skills, with the ability to relate to diverse constituencies.
• Proven track record of partnering with legal, line management, and HR leaders on workplace relations matters.
• Knowledge of federal and state employment laws and government regulations, and of interpreting and administering policies and procedures.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to work under pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to earn confidence and trust, deliver on commitments, maintain high ethical standards, and protect confidential information.
• Experience investigating and resolving complex workplace relations cases, with exposure to external claims such as EEOC matters, litigation, mediation, or arbitration.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a high-performing team environment.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and identify trends and areas of risk.
• Ability to use AI tools to support and enhance workplace relations consultation and decision-making while maintaining confidentiality, data privacy, and compliance with applicable policies and regulations.
• Ability to use diplomacy and tact in confrontational situations.
• Excellent conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Strong planning and organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to line HR on complex performance management concerns, ADA accommodation requests, fitness-for-duty matters and EAP referrals, reasonable suspicion, and USERRA and military matters.
• Review involuntary terminations, including layoffs, identify risks, conduct WARN analysis, and provide guidance and direction as needed.
• Partner with in-house legal counsel and other internal stakeholders to collaborate with HR professionals and managers on complex employee relations issues.
• Identify workplace relations issues and trends and consult with HR and managers to develop risk-reducing solutions.
• Review workplace relations and ethics concerns and complaints.
• Provide support, resources, and tools that enable HR and line management to address basic employee relations and performance management matters more independently.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior