Senior Human Resource Consultant

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 2/20/26. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

Responsibilities:
Provide consultation on a variety of complex Human Resource matters, such as:

• Employee Performance Management consultation, documentation, and compliance. 
• Organizational planning and compensation guidance in partnership with other HRD teams. 
• Employee and Labor Relations support, to include collective bargaining agreement interpretation. 
• Supporting employees and managers with protected leave of absence and reasonable accommodation. 
• Supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within the assigned division and regions. 

• Provide expert HR consultation and guidance to appointing authorities, managers, supervisors, and employees on complex and sensitive HR issues. 
• Advise leadership on employee performance management, including corrective action, progressive discipline, documentation standards, and compliance requirements. 
• Interpret and apply state and federal employment laws, agency policies, and collective bargaining agreements to support defensible employment decisions. 
• Provide employee and labor relations consultation, including conducting grievance hearings and coordinating written responses. 
• Support managers and employees with protected leave, reasonable accommodation, and related compliance obligations. 
• Partner with HRD teams to provide coordinated consultation on organizational planning and compensation-related matters. 
• Draft and review complex HR correspondence, reports, and union notices related to employee and labor relations matters. 
• Apply professional judgment and discretion when addressing high-risk or precedent-setting HR issues, escalating matters as appropriate. 
• Provide consultation with clients ranging from employees to executive-level managers regarding HR rules and strategies to maintain compliance within an environment of complex statutes, rules, and collective bargaining agreements. 
• Analyze and create reports, letters, and memos to include drafting union notices.
• Lead or participate in HR Division special projects that support agency-wide HR initiatives, policy implementation, or organizational priorities.
• Develop, update, and deliver Employee Performance Management (EPM) training for supervisors and managers to ensure consistent, fair, and compliant performance practices.
• Provide agency-wide guidance on Employee Performance Management standards, expectations, and best practices.
• Serve as an internal subject-matter expert on EPM, advising leadership and HR partners on complex or high-impact performance management issues.
• May participate in arbitration hearings.
• May participate in policy review and creation

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, labor relations, public administration, business administration, organizational development, or a closely related field;
  OR an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Three years of progressively professional-level human resources experience, including senior-level consultation in employee relations and labor relations. 
  To include a minimum of two years of experience in performance management, organizational change management, or conflict resolution and mediation.
• Experience interpreting and applying state and federal employment laws, agency policies, and collective bargaining agreements. 
• Experience with independently providing expert HR consultation to managers and leaders on complex, sensitive, strategic, and tactical issues. 
• Professional aptitude with Microsoft software applications.
• Employee & Labor Relations Expertise: Demonstrates advanced knowledge and practical application of employee and labor relations principles across all levels of the organization. 
• Consultation, Influence & Relationship Management: Builds credibility and trust with diverse colleagues through balanced, objective, and solution-oriented consulting. Influences outcomes through expertise, communication, and professional presence rather than authority.
• Performance Management & Coaching: Serves as a trusted advisor to coach leaders and employees to improve performance, accountability, and workplace effectiveness. Build managers' capability to address performance concerns early and consistently.
• Commitment to fostering and supporting an environment that honors diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice practices.