Employee and Labor Relations Representative

Come make a difference and join team Metro!

This recruitment is ONLY open to current King County employees.

Are you driven by public service and interested in the way labor relations operate in the transit industry? King County Metro's Employee Services Division is hiring an Employee & Labor Relations Representative to serve as a trusted advisor on day-to-day employee and labor relations matters.

As an Employee and Labor Relations Representative, you’ll be a part of a team that supports a department with over 5,000 employees, 97% of whom are covered by collective bargaining agreements. Your work will be responsible for advising on complex employee performance management, union contract interpretation, workplace investigations, disciplinary decisions, and employee workplace complaints.

This role offers a high degree of autonomy and influence. You’ll help shape decisions, policies and bargaining strategies at some of the highest levels of the department, making a direct impact on Metro’s culture, workforce experience and service to our community.

Position Information:This recruitment will be used to fill one (1) Special Duty Assignment (SDA)/Term Limited Temporary (TLT) Employee Labor Relations Representative classification vacancy. The SDA/TLT is anticipated to last for 12 months and may be extended. In addition, this selection process may be used to generate an eligibility list for future Special Duty Assignment (SDA), and Term Limited Temporary (TLT), vacancies that may occur in this classification within this workgroup.

The eligibility list will be retained for 12 months from the date of posting and may be used at the discretion of the hiring authority.

Who May Apply: This recruitment is ONLY open to current King County employees. We are not accepting external applications. Please refer to the "Supplemental Information" section of this job bulletin for the required application materials.

Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of this work. This position is comprised of the following core duties:

• Routinely consult on and/or facilitate the resolution of employee and labor relations issues by working with managers, supervisors, employees, and union representatives.
• Work to resolve grievances/issues at the lowest possible level by working collaboratively within Transit Employee Services and other Metro Divisions, and externally with the Department of Human Resources (DHR) and Office of Labor Relations (OLR) to ensure overall program support and success.
• Ensure compliance with collective bargaining agreements through training and consultation with managers and unions.
• Consult with the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office as necessary.
• Conduct workplace investigations to determine the validity of complaints and grievances.
• Draft investigative reports, present investigative findings, and recommendations to decision-makers, and recommend appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.
• Prepare written responses to the EEOC and other similar state and local regulatory agencies regarding allegations of discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation.
• Participate in grievance hearings, either as a hearing examiner or as a management representative in support of other Department staff.
• Provide support in arbitration and mediation proceedings by researching relevant cases, gathering supporting documents, and providing professional labor relations advice; may serve as a partisan member of arbitration panels.
• Provide training, guidance, advice, and coaching to supervisory staff on employee and labor relations matters including performance management, workplace policy application, investigative techniques, contract compliance, and appropriate corrective actions.
• Provide recommendations to Employee Services Management and/or King County Office of Labor Relations regarding labor strategies and management bargaining proposals.
• Draft memorandums of understanding to address labor relations issues.
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