Salary
💰 $79,200 - $131,700 per year
About the role
- Senior HR Advisor role supporting Puget Sound Energy’s Human Capital Services team focused on energy efficiency and clean energy transformation
- Pivot and execute unique and strategic initiatives to retain top talent and support labor activities
- Ensure consistent employee experience and provide mentoring and guidance to HR peers
- Conduct complex investigations, present findings, and make recommendations to resolve complaints
- Lead grievance efforts, coordinate labor contract arbitrations, administration of discipline, and labor/management meetings
- Engage in legal requests for information and ensure regulatory compliance with employment laws
- Facilitate workforce change and implement HR programs across recruiting, compensation, training, and performance management
- Build tools/resources and deliver HR/management training programs to increase consistent application of policies and contracts
- Review and respond to unemployment claims and perform other duties as assigned
- Promote and uphold safety compliance standards and PSE core values and Code of Conduct
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related field and 3 years related experience in labor/employee relations, performance management, compensation, and training and development, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Strong demonstration of high ethics and ability to maintain confidentiality
- Solid understanding of local, state, and federal employment law
- Ability to objectively coach employees and management through complex, difficult, and emotional issues
- Proven customer relations skills including problem solving and conflict resolution
- Excellent communications skills (oral, written, listening)
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Group presentation and facilitation skills
- Ability to coach, mentor and influence others
- Ability to organize and prioritize work
- Proficient in Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Desired: Advanced degree (M.A.) or graduate work in HR-related field and/or PHR or SPHR certification
- Desired: Five (5) years hands-on experience resolving labor contract disputes and grievances
- Desired: Five (5) years related HR experience including employee relations, performance management, compensation, and training and development
- Desired: Organizational development and diagnosis skills
- Desired: Previous managerial experience
- Desired: Change management skills
- Desired: Experience using SAP or other HRIS system