Senior HR Business Partner - Labour relations
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- Richmond
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Senior Human Business Partner - Labour Relations
The Senior Human Resources Business Partner reports to the Senior Director HR. The incumbent of this key position requires the confidence and demonstrated experience to provide support in a diverse and in-depth range of Human Resources Consulting services, including labour relations, managerial coaching, employee, training and development, staffing, employment law, organizational development and compensation and benefits.
Location – Richmond, BC (#LI-Onsite)
Your role within the team:
- Provide HR and LR leadership, coaching and advice to support the Operational leadership team on all people-related matters.
- Coach leaders to create a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion and wellbeing.
- Develop and implement strategies to maintain ongoing communication and positive Employee and Labour relations.
- Manage the administration of the collective agreement - grievance process; prepare documentation for mediation or arbitration, as required.
- Provide guidance on the interpretation, application and administration of the collective agreement and Human Resources policies and procedures.
- Support the collective bargaining process. Ensure the timely communication and implementation of collective agreement changes.
- Facilitates joint labor-management committee meetings.
- Deliver various training sessions to client group(s).
- Periodically undertake special projects as a project leader or project team member.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis as an employer?
Because we offer:
- The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients.
- An exciting environment where work-life balance is important.
- A wide array of learning and development opportunities.
- Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share plan, and a defined contribution pension plan.
- A work environment focused on health and safety.
- Expected compensation for this role is between Pay Range $99,400 - $125,000 annually. Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.
The ideal candidate:
- A minimum of 5-7 years of related experience in both non-Union and union environments.
- Work experience may be complemented by post-graduate education in Business or Industrial Relations.
- Degree in Human Resources and/or Industrial Relations preferred.
- Thorough knowledge of collective bargaining, investigations, grievance and arbitration processes.
- Strong communication skills (Written, verbal, and listening).
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working partnerships.
- Proven ability to collaborate, negotiate, facilitate, and resolve conflicts.
- A proactive approach to customer service and relationship building with all levels of employees.
- Ability to multitask, embrace new knowledge and think in terms of a corporate-wide perspective.
- Flexible, adaptable, and resourceful, and not dependent on structure and established processes – someone with an entrepreneurial mindset, who can also balance governance issues with operational needs.
- Advance knowledge in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
- Able to work independently, as well as in a team environment.
Are you up for this challenge? Apply today and join our team to help engineer a Better Future for our Planet and its People.
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