Labor Relations SupervisorInvestigations Reston, VA

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Job Summary:
In this role you will lead a team and manage daily labor relations activities on construction projects providing advice in the resolution of labor disputes grievances and work stoppages. Your strategic input will enable the industrial relations team to develop and implement process improvement initiatives that facilitate positive labor relations and prevent labor problems and schedule delays.

This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor in consultation with functional or project leadership.

Major Responsibilities:
Monitors 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 (need to show progression)
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
Supervises research and collection of data input for special labor studies and produces written project and LR/IR/WFS communications
Proficient in the requisition tracking programs and employee data programs
Monitors existing LR/IR/WFS programs to ensure desired objectives and/or results are being achieved
Leads complex craft employee relations investigations and resolves employee disputes
Provide advice and counsel to management on IR policies
Participates in delivery of craft new hire orientation