Manager Labor Relations

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Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals like you! With our rapidly growing, award winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now.

PSE's Human Capital Services team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Manager Labor Relations position!

Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.

Puget Sound Energy is seeking a strategic and experienced Labor Relations Manager to lead the design, planning, and execution of our labor relations programs, policies, and practices. This role is critical to establishing and maintaining strong, productive labor-management relationships across a complex, unionized workforce. Approximately one-third of our employees are represented by unions under three collective bargaining agreements.

In this role, you will serve as a key advisor to leadership and management at all levels, providing expert interpretation of collective bargaining agreements, overseeing grievance administration including arbitration, and ensuring consistent and effective application of contract terms. You will lead labor negotiations and strategies. In addition, you will coordinate ongoing labor-management committee activities and partner closely with internal and external legal counsel as needed.

You will directly manage a labor relations advisor as well and have responsibility over the bidding functions performed by an HR specialist. You will assist in coaching and developing other HR professionals, and establish a proactive, aligned, and outcomes-driven approach to labor relations. A key priority will be consistency, communication, and transparency in how agreements are administered and how decisions are made.

The ideal candidate brings demonstrated experience managing labor relations in complex, unionized environments, including negotiating contracts, interpreting agreements, handling grievances, and representing the company in formal proceedings. You have a proven ability to lead teams, influence stakeholders, and navigate multiple contracts across diverse lines of business. You are skilled at building strong relationships with union representatives and internal partners while maintaining a firm, fair, and consistent approach.

At Puget Sound Energy safety is a core value. This role upholds all safety compliance standards associated with operating and field procedures and actively promotes a culture of total safety.

You will also demonstrate a deep commitment to conducting business with integrity, ethics, and in alignment with our core values and Code of Conduct, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements.

• Employee Safety, Development & Team Building - Provides employees with coaching, feedback, and developmental opportunities and builds effective teams:
  • Demonstrates a passion for safety. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety including eliminating at-risk behaviors.
  • Sets clear expectations and holds employees accountable for performance as well as safety goals/targets where applicable.
  • Oversees training and development of employees directly and indirectly managed and makes effective staffing decisions.
  • Challenges and inspires employees to achieve business results.
  • Accountable to ensure employees adhere to legal and operational compliance requirements, as well as safety standards.
  • Conducts and ensures the completion of performance reviews and development plans.
  • Provides coaching, direction, and leadership support to team members in order to achieve employee, business, customer, and safety results.
• Facilitates and guides management decision making on labor relations issues with the LR and HR Staff. Provides professional understanding and consistent interpretation of labor laws, collective bargaining agreements, disciplinary policy matters and past practice. Provides perspective on issues of a similar nature at other utilities or businesses in the region.
• Leads contract…