At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage grievances, build cases, and represent the employer in arbitration.
- Company: Large national organization with a focus on labour relations.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hours, hybrid work model, and career growth.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with opportunities for strategic involvement and knowledge sharing.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a dynamic, unionized environment while developing your expertise.
- Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Relations or HR and 5-7 years of experience.
The predicted salary is between 110000 - 120000 $ per year.
Job Details
Status
Permanent
Work Mode
Hybrid
Schedule
40 hours per week (flexible), possibility of overtime
Salary
$110K to $120K annually
Location
Edmonton
This is a technical and strategic position intended for an experienced professional.
Our client, a large national organization operating in a highly unionized environment, is seeking a Labour Relations Expert specializing in grievance management and arbitration.
This role serves as a central pivot between HR teams, operations, and the internal legal department in a high-impact organizational context.
Responsibilities
- Manage a high volume of grievance files from initiation through resolution or arbitration.
- Build cases from A to Z: fact analysis, evidence gathering, witness preparation, legal research, and development of arguments.
- Present and defend the employer’s position before arbitrators and, when required, before quasi‑judicial bodies (e. g., federal administrative tribunals, commissions).
- Ensure thorough follow‑up on decisions, recommendations, and post‑arbitration measures.
- Union Relations and Dispute Prevention
- Interact regularly with experienced union representatives.
- Lead discussions proactively to promote negotiated settlements.
- Advise HR teams and managers on the interpretation and application of collective agreements.
- Participate in the strategic analysis of cases with relevant stakeholders.
- Internal Collaboration
- Work closely with HR, operations, legal affairs, and senior leadership.
- Contribute to the harmonization of practices and knowledge sharing within the Labour Relations team.
- Support strategic thinking related to labour relations and risk management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Relations or Human Resources.
- 5 to 7 years of relevant labour relations experience, ideally in a unionized environment.
- Demonstrated experience preparing and presenting arbitration cases.
- Strong knowledge of collective agreements, the Canada Labour Code, and related case law.
- Ability to work under pressure with rigor and composure.
- Assets
- CPHR designation.
- Experience in collective bargaining or mediation.
- Confidence and strong presence in hearings.
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