Labor Relations Manager - MO Details | Family of Companies

Job Summary

Project is located in Turney, MO and requires mobilizing to the site for project duration. Onboarding will take place in Overland Park, KS at world headquarters.

• Manage the communication with Local Union Halls for manpower requests, union craft referrals, including apprenticeship needs and specific skills, in accordance with the needs of the site team and the terms of the labor agreement.
• Proactively provide advice and guidance to BVCI site team members on the implementation and administration of terms and conditions of the labor agreement and any specific or general knowledge pertaining to the Building Trades.
• Work with the site team and Local Union representatives to address and resolve all jurisdictional work scope assignment issues amongst the union craft.
• Implement and handle all discipline pertaining to union craft employees and internal site-specific jobsite rules.
• Handle fact finding, collection of witness statements, and other information for employee discipline and for any grievances or EEOC charges that pertain to union craft employees.
• Manage processes and reporting of information and key performance indicators for the assigned construction project and the company.
• Resolve all payroll matters pertaining to union craft employees, including collection and updating of wage and fringe rates for each Building Trade on the project and interpretation of rules for pay, work hours, straight time and overtime, in accordance with the labor agreement documents for the project.
• Attend Local Building Trades meetings for Pre-Job Conferences, periodic project meetings, post-job briefs, and jurisdictional work scope mark-up meetings.
• May be required to travel from time to time to assist with other Labor Relations matters within the company.
• May work with project bids, proposals teams and Labor Relations collecting wage and fringe information and other industrial construction market data for labor surveys in order to assess upcoming work and new construction opportunities for the company.
• Utilize Microsoft Excel and Word at an advanced level to examine labor demand, labor availability, and produce reports with data to highlight labor availability, any shortfalls and evaluate possible methods for mitigating labor shortages.

• 4-year college degree preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills preferred.
• Communication skills needed, negotiation experience, experience dealing with Unions, experience with Union Contracts, solid writing skills.
• Understanding of construction.

• 7+ years relevant experience; industrial construction experience with NABTU and UBC building and construction trades unions preferred; similar experience dealing with labor agreements, local union halls, and/or large teams of directly hired union craft preferred.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Union Apprenticeship Program completion preferred; current or past union member preferred.

• Stand, kneel, bend, stoop, move, and walk long distances in and around confined, cluttered places, and uneven areas.
• See and hear naturally or with correction.
• Full range of motion and flexibility consistent with requirements of the job duties.
• Requires using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls according to a set procedure.
• Requires repetitive movement.
• May require work above 5 feet in height.
• Climb and maintain balance on steel framework, stairs, ladders and scaffolds.
• Work up to a 12 hour shift doing hard physical labor in varying temperature extremes and other outside conditions.

ADM:
Administrative/Business

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