Open Recruitment
Executive Service Recruitment
The incumbent will serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
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MAA is currently accepting applications for the position of Employer-Employee Relations (EER) Manager (Administrator VI) within the Office of Human Resources at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall Airport). The EER Manager is responsible for mitigating and resolving issues or disputes between employees and management.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Providing guidance to managers and employees on counseling, discipline, performance management, policy interpretation, grievance procedures, union contract compliance, and other EER related matters.
- Representing the MAA in negotiations, grievance proceedings, disciplinary actions, and unemployment insurance hearings.
- Conducting investigations to advise and consult with management on appropriate disciplinary actions.
- Creating and maintaining thorough, accurate, and defensible documentation for employee actions.
- Working with management to evaluate situations and make referrals to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) when necessary.
- Providing guidance to various levels of management on the interpretation and application of the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR), Collective Bargaining Agreements, Policy, Procedures, and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
- Serving as the agency backup Substance Abuse Coordinator.
- Working with management, union representatives, and employees to determine root cause of EER-related issues.
- Conducting research in preparation for disciplinary and grievance hearings.
- Working with employee organizations and attorneys on disposition of grievance and/or disciplinary appeals.
- Recommend discipline when appropriate to Designated Appointing Authority.
- Developing, implementing, conducting, and evaluating EER programs for employees and managers.
This position is a hybrid position and allows for combination of telework and in-office work.
This position is located at BWI Marshall Airport in Anne Arundel County, MD.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
Experience: Six years of experience in administrative staff or professional work. Three (3) years of this experience must have been progressive professional human resources experience in the area of Labor/Employee Relations including managing the progressive discipline process for an agency or organization, to include conducting investigations, facilitating investigatory, mitigating, and disciplinary meetings, facilitating settlement conferences, and defending progressive disciplinary actions in administrative or legal hearings.
The ideal candidates will possess:
- SHRM or PHR certification.
- A positive and enthusiastic change-oriented attitude focused on the needs of the agency.
- Strong communication (written, verbal, and non-verbal) skills that can speak effectively in a diverse working environment.
- Strong independent decision making and judgement.
- A Juris Doctor or other law/legal background.
- Experience with highly complex employee relations issues that have multiple impacts.
Notes:
- Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to four years of the required experience.
- Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years of experience in administrative staff or professional work for the required experience.
- Candidates may substitute the possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university and one year of experience in administrative staff or professional work for the required experience.
- Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience involving staff work related to the administration of rules, regulations, policies, procedures and processes, or overseeing or coordinating unit operations or functioning as a staff assistant to a higher ranking commissioned officer on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
TO APPLY: You may apply online at to be considered for this recruitment. RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE MDOT EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION. Consideration for employment may be based solely on the contents of your application; therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information. Please include all relevant experience on your application. This includes, but is not limited to, full or part time, volunteer, military, acting capacity, or any other experience that is relevant to the position you are applying for.
If you have held more than one (1) position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.
Your application must be received by 11/01/2024.
Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance. MD Relay Service Number (711). Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks.
The Maryland Department of Transportation is not sponsoring new employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa at this time due to budgetary constraints. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Federal regulations prohibit H1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees, all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer.
For education obtained outside the U.S., at the time of application you are required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services ( or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (
The incumbent in this position will not be a member of a covered bargaining unit. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, MAA does not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, creed, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, or sexual orientation.
Issue Date: 10/18/2024
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