0932-Manager IV

Deputy Director of Employee and Labor Relations ● Public Works (0932) (PEX)

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Specific information regarding this recruitment process is listed below.

This Announcement has been reposted and amended to continue our recruitment efforts and accept additional applications. Candidates who have previously applied for this role, DO NOT need to re-apply.

Application Opening: Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Application Deadline: Continuous. The application filing period will be open at least through Friday, July 19, 2024, and will close any time after.
Compensation Range: $161,616 – $238,810
Please Note: Effective January 4, 2025, the annual salary range will increase to $164,034 – $242,398.
Recruitment ID: RTF0147327/PEX 0932-01152264
Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt
This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointing officer.

Work location: 25 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Public Works has a far-reaching portfolio with a $453 million annual operating budget, an active capital portfolio that exceeds $3 billion and a workforce of over 1,700 employees. The department operates around the clock, touching every neighborhood in San Francisco. With a mission to enhance the quality of life in San Francisco for residents, visitors, and business owners, Public Works is committed to providing outstanding public service through an equity lens.

Our Human Resources (HR) Division is recruiting experienced and outstanding leaders to compete for the role of Deputy Director of Employee and Labor Relations (0932 Manager IV). A leader who can guide wide-ranging labor relations, payroll, leaves, and EEO initiatives that enhance the working environment for all employees.

As the Deputy Director of Employee and Labor Relations, you will direct the Employee and Labor relations programs of our organization which comprises close to 1,700 employees, and one hundred and seventy-seven (177) unique job classifications represented by twenty-one (21) collective bargaining agreements (CBA).

In your leadership position, you are expected to engage proactively with multiple labor/management collaborative committees, and in negotiation and mediation processes. Guiding our Payroll Unit, you will ensure the team executes payroll processing timely and accurately within compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and directives.

Important and Essential Duties:

Labor Relations:

• Managing negotiations, grievance processes, investigations of employee complaints and concerns, disciplinary hearings and procedures, and performance management.
• Provide training to managers on labor issues and trends, including administration and facilitation of disciplinary and grievance processes.
• Planning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating employee and labor relations functions.
• Advising managers and supervisors on labor relations issues, union Memoranda of Understanding (MOU)/CBA interpretation, disciplinary actions, grievances, employee coaching, counseling, performance monitoring and evaluation, employment laws, and City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) and Public Works policies.
• Developing and facilitating department‐wide development of positive and constructive relationships with labor unions.
• Directing and chairing multiple joint labor/management committees.
• Partnering with the Citywide Department of Human Resources (DHR) in labor negotiations and with the development and implementation of labor agreements that affect Public Works.

Employee Relations:

• Planning, monitoring, evaluating, directing, and supervising the operation of the Public Works department’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program.
• Providing technical advice and guidance to supervisors and managers on employee performance improvement plans, grievance and conflict resolution, mediation, and disciplinary processes.
• Directing Leave Administration, Performance Management and Reasonable Accommodation programs.
• Directing and providing general direction for managers and staff in the Payroll Unit.
• Assisting the Public Works Human Resources Director and working with the Training Director to develop, implement, facilitate, and support ongoing training related to employee relations, leadership, and coaching.
• Serve as the acting HR Director for Public Works when essential.

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications

Education:
Possession of a Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in industrial/organizational psychology, Human Resources, Public Administration, Business Administration, Management, or a closely related field.

Experience:
Seven (7) years of professional human resources experience in a public or non-profit organization, of which Three (3) years must include supervising professional staff working in Labor Relations, Employee Relations, Conflict Resolution, Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO).

Qualifying work experience must include:

1. A minimum of Four (4) years of experience in Employee and Labor relations,
AND
2. Three (3) years of experience in one (1) or more of the following areas: EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity), Human Resources Operations, Employee Discipline or Personnel Administration.

Experience Substitution:
One (1) year of the required non-supervisory experience may be substituted with the possession of a master’s degree, Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or PhD from an accredited university or college in Labor Relations, Industrial Relations, Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Business Administration, Business Management, Industrial or Organizational Psychology, or a related field.

Education Substitution:
Additional qualifying work experience may be substituted for up totwo (2) years of the required education on a year-for-year basis (30 semester/45 quarter units equals one year).

Desirable Qualifications:

• Extensive experience with contract negotiations.
• Extensive experience working with large and complex unions.
• Experience working in large, public-sector organizations.
• Juris Doctorate (J.D.).
• Experience directing, supervising, and coordinating activities across multiple functional areas.

What else should I know?

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

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The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.