Labor Relations Manager

Alameda Contra Costa Transit District is seeking a Labor Relations Manager to maintain primary responsibility for all activities and staff implementing the District's labor relations functions and collective bargaining strategies. Incumbents in this position plan, organize, and direct the staff and activities that include contributing to the development and implementation of policies, goals objectives, and short and long-range strategic plans; leading and coordinating complex, technical projects; developing and administering the budget for the Labor Relations work unit. The incumbent in this position provides consultation and recommendations to District staff regarding the progress and ramifications of traditional and interest-based collective bargaining negotiations, represents the District in contract negotiations, and manages the work and activities of assigned staff. Assignments include confidential activities relating to employee and management relations.

• Manages staff within the Labor work unit; selects, trains, develops, mentors, and guides staff in achieving goals and objectives; coaches and develops employees; provides constructive feedback on performance and behaviors; reviews and evaluates work; counsels and addresses personnel actions as needed.
• Participates in the development and directs the implementation of goals, objectives, work standards, policies procedures, and short and long-range strategic plans for the work unit.
• Develops, administers, and controls the budget; directs the forecast of additional funds needed for staffing, equipment, and supplies; directs the monitoring of and approves expenditures; directs the preparation and implementation of budgetary adjustments.
• Plans, manages, analyzes, and evaluates the District's Labor programs and activities; develops and recommends cost-effective strategies and solutions and implements after approval.
• Formulates strategies and District bargaining positions for labor negotiations, and acts as the District's lead labor negotiator in collective bargaining activities, including labor-union contract negotiations.
• Reviews and interprets all current collective bargaining agreements, Memoranda of Understanding, and related documentation; drafts proposed contract language.
• Conducts, directs, and supervises research and analysis on a wide variety of interest-based labor relations issues, employment law, labor trends, and legislation; develops findings, alternatives, and recommendations for higher-level management; and implements policy and procedural improvements related to labor relations.
• Provides high-level technical assistance, contract interpretation, and resources as needed to District management staff to ensure consistency and uniformity in the application of contract provisions, employment and labor laws, and regulations.
• Facilitates and maintains a collaborative consultation process between the District and the various unions and union officials representing its employees.
• May represent the District in full-length arbitrations, major discipline cases, and unusual or escalated circumstances; and confers with Legal department staff when indicated.
• Interprets, explains, and provides expert advice to staff concerning compliance with labor-related federal, state, local, and District rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• May provide advice and support to District staff in performance, discipline and other employee relations matters. Oversees the resolution of grievances and other labor issues; and assigns subordinate staff to represent the District in disciplinary hearings, expedited arbitrations, grievance resolutions, and labor management councils.
• Establishes collaborative relationships with various functional and departmental areas of the District; serves as a liaison for the assigned work unit to other District departments, divisions, and outside agencies; attends meetings as necessary; provides staff support to committees and task forces as necessary; negotiates and resolves significant and potentially controversial issues.
• Provides highly complex staff assistance to an assigned Director or Executive; develops and reviews staff reports, correspondence, and other documents related to assigned activities and services; may present information to the Board of Directors and various commissions and committees; leads or participates in various labor/management committees and projects.
• Stays abreast of changing laws, regulations and procedures pertaining to labor and employee relations standards and related best practices and regulatory compliance requirements; communicates business implications and impact to all key stakeholders including the Board of Directors, executive management, other District staff, and various public and private entities.
• Performs related duties as required.

Education: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, public administration, industrial/organizational psychology, human resources management, or a related field.

Experience: Six (6) years of recent and verifiable experience in a labor relations capacity including three (3) years of supervisory experience.

Physical Requirements: (1) Must maintain the physical ability necessary to perform tasks in an office setting, operating computers, keyboards, and other peripheral equipment; and (2) maintain the physical mobility necessary to transport oneself to various locations around the District.

Special Environmental Conditions: Must be willing to: (1) work outside regular business hours as required and (2) travel between the various District divisions.

• Medical - Choice of two Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs): Kaiser Permanente and Health Net. $10.00 office visit co-pays; $5.00 - $35.00 prescription co-pays.
• Dental - MetLife Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) $50 annual deductible per person/$150 per family; $3,000 per person annual maximum; preventative care covered at 100%; basic and major care covered at 90%; $4,000 lifetime maximum orthodontia covered at 50%.
• Vision - Vision Service Plan - $10.00 copay; eligible for an exam, lenses, frames or contact lenses every 12 months - based on the last date of service. $200 frame allowance or $120 allowance for contact lenses.
• Employer paid Basic Life Insurance
• Employee paid Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Retirement - employees automatically participate in a lifetime defined benefit plan and have the option to contribute to a 457 deferred compensation plan via payroll deductions. All employees hired on or after January 1, 2016 may be in the District's Tier II pension plan covered by the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA). As such, employee may be required to contribute a small portion of annual income towards the cost of the pension.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Health Care, Dependent Care, Parking, Transit
• AC Transit contributes up to $50.00/month towards an employee's FSA Transit costs
• Free AC Transit Bus Pass
• Federal Credit Union
• Vacation and Sick Leave or Personal Time Off
• Nine (9) paid holidays; 2 paid floating holidays; 1 paid birthday holiday
• Tuition Reimbursement - up to $2500 per fiscal year on approved courses
• Wellness Program