Employee Relations Specialists

Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm.
Hybrid position – requires the incumbent to work a minimum of two days per week on campus.

VP Area

VP Area President

Department

Department 00410 - Human Resources

Location

Location Campus

City

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range

Pay Rate Range $58,000 - $70,500

Close Date

Close Date 12/28/2026

Priority Review Date (Note
- Posting may close at any time)

Priority Review Date (Note
- Posting may close at any time) 10/05/2026

Job Summary

Employee Relations Specialist University Human Resource Management ( UHRM ) is committed to customer service, efficiency, and ensuring University leaders have the capacity to manage their respective units. This Employee Relations (ER) Specialist will report to the Human Resources Employee Relations Associate Director. This position will support a variety of departments across the University, such as UHealth Academics, Academics and Operations.

The primary focus of the Employee Relations Specialist will be supporting departments and colleges with employee relations (corrective/disciplinary actions, risk management); performance management best practices, training recommendations and providing supportive resources. This Employee Relations Specialist will assist with implementing employee relations policies and procedures, resolving or escalating complex workplace issues to ensure resolution, consistency, fairness, and legal compliance. They will advise and consult employees as needed on policies, performance management practices, the corrective action process, and resolution recommendations.

The Employee Relations Specialist is also a key stakeholder for processes and procedures related to the annual performance management process.

An excellent candidate will have proven high level interpersonal qualities and experience. Applicants must have the ability to strategically listen to, evaluate, clarify and challenge information given, which leads to accurate issue spotting. A successful Employee Relations Specialist will be calm, focused and impartial when working with employees and departments in difficult situations. Accurate and effective note taking and record keeping is of utmost importance.

This position will be a hybrid position working both remotely and in office. An employee hired into this role will be responsible for providing space, telephone, printing, networking and/or internet capabilities at the telecommute location and agree to the terms of the University of Utah Telecommuting Agreement while working remotely.

University of Utah offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu

Responsibilities

Employee Relations Specialist Responsibilities

• Interprets and applies University of Utah Human Resources policies, procedures and guidelines when providing advice and consultation to University administrators, supervisors, and staff in a variety of HR areas including; employee relations (corrective/disciplinary actions, risk management), staff performance management, conduct and behavior concerns, and training/professional development recommendations.
• Ensures compliance with federal and state laws, as well as University regulations regarding Human Resource activities.
• Makes recommendations for new policies and policy revisions.
• Evaluates and documents Human Resources processes, to ensure process improvement and efficiency.
• Consults with the Office of General Counsel on matters related to university policy and employment law.
• Recommends modifications regarding existing practices to management and develops, coordinates, and implements changes as needed.
• Assists with drafting and editing of corrective action…