Senior Labor Relations Analyst

Minimum Pay Rate: $114,712.00 

Maximum Pay Rate: $151,985.60 

Limited Term Position: No 

Civil Service Status: Civil Service 

Apply by Date: 09/08/2025 

Posting Type: Open 

SMUD’s People Services and Strategies Department seeks a Senior Employee & Labor Relations Analyst to provide professional and analytical support as well as subject matter expertise on employee and labor relations matters. The Senior Employee & Labor Relations Analyst is a lead contributor that performs a wide variety of duties related to employee and labor relations, such as providing professional guidance, advice, and training on employee and labor relations matters at all levels of the organization; assisting supervisors with employee coaching, performance management, and performance improvement; conducting and supporting fact-finding investigations of potential policy violations; writing defensible investigatory reports; recommending discipline and drafting disciplinary documents; addressing sensitive employee matters; and, serving in a lead role for labor relations with one or more collective bargaining units, including day-to-day contract management, grievance response and resolution, and labor negotiations.

The intent of this job posting is to establish an eligibility list which may be used to fill current and future, permanent and limited-term vacancies for up to two (2) years. You must clearly demonstrate, on your resume, that you possess the knowledge, skills and experience required in the minimum qualifications listed in this posting.

Purpose

Assists the Manager, Labor Relations in the development, coordination, implementation, and administration of labor-management relations policies, procedures, and programs; provides assistance in negotiating with labor unions as well as in grievance resolution efforts; provides ongoing employee relations services to SMUD departments by keeping appropriate managers and supervisors abreast of changes in local Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and personnel procedures.

Nature and Scope

Serves as an advanced journey level resource in a relevant professional discipline; works independently on projects of moderate complexity; exercises independent judgment and discretion; may serve in a Lead role and assist in planning, coordinating, prioritizing, monitoring, and evaluating the work results in assigned area and in selecting, training, motivating, evaluating, and developing lower-level personnel.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides analytical data and other information to the Manager, Labor Relations for negotiations with Union representatives in order to reach mutually acceptable agreements on employee wages, benefits, working conditions, and other labor relations issues.
• Represents SMUD management at grievance, disciplinary, and other labor related hearings; may serve as liaison between SMUD management and Union representatives regarding Union/SMUD, M.O.U., grievance, and related employee relations issues.
• Contributes to the completion of Labor Relations goals by developing, implementing, managing, coordinating, and communicating programs that meet SMUD labor relation objectives; plans, implements, and communicates employee relations related programs and training efforts including discipline procedures and practices, Joint Union/Management Cooperative Programs, substance abuse policy, and related programs; confers with supervisor, manager, executives, and others in developing programs and in obtaining appropriate approvals.
• Provides labor relations education to employees and management by coordinating, developing, and providing training on employee relations programs and practices; coordinates training efforts with the Human Resources Department.
• Participates in the maintenance of competitive and cost effective wage and benefit programs; researches, evaluates, and costs various management and union proposals related to employee hours, wages, benefits, and working conditions; makes presentations and provides recommendations to appropriate parties; finalizes contract language after the Manager, Labor Relations has received concurrence/approval from management and unions.
• Provides ongoing assistance to managers and supervisors to ensure equitable and consistent treatment of employees as set forth in MOUs as well as Standard SMUD Policies (SDPs); advises and serves as a resource to managers, supervisors, and employees in all areas of labor and employee relations; interprets MOUs and personnel policies for clients; keeps management and employees abreast of changes in labor contracts, grievance procedures, disciplinary actions, and personnel practices; investigates and recommends solutions to a variety of issues