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L&I Management Analyst 5
State of Washington
Dept. of Labor & Industries
Location
Washington, 98504
Salary
$79,968 - $103,536
per year
Type
Full Time
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Job Description
Summary
This job involves handling labor relations for a state agency, including negotiating union contracts, ensuring compliance with agreements, and advising managers on workplace disputes.
You'll analyze issues, research solutions, and provide training to help keep operations running smoothly.
It's ideal for someone with strong analytical skills and experience in HR or labor negotiations who thrives in dynamic, problem-solving environments.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, law, public health, health administration, or related field
- Five years of demonstrated experience in two or more areas such as collective bargaining, contract administration, labor relations, or HR policy development
- Ability to represent in union negotiations, including WFSE and Coalition, with potential for extended hours
- Skills in analyzing and formulating strategies for contract modifications and compliance reviews
- Expertise in researching labor issues, providing consultative advice, and preparing for grievances, mediations, and arbitrations
- Experience developing and delivering training on collective bargaining agreements to managers and supervisors
Full Job Description
Our Mission: Keep Washington Safe and Working!
Our Values: Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability
Job Highlights
Get involved in a crucial part of Human Resources as our Management Analyst 5 in the Labor Relations program.
In this role, you’ll participate in the bargaining and administration of collective bargaining agreements (currently the Washington Federation of State Employees-WFSE and the Coalition) for agencywide employees.
You’ll also provide complex analysis, data, research, and consultative support to HR staff, managers, and supervisors.
You’ll be responsible for contract compliance reviews on personal service contracts for the agency as well as negotiating impacts of Demand to Bargains filed by the union because of the personal services contracts.
This position is not routine in nature, so you’ll go into each day ready to find new solutions to barriers and challenges.
Requirements
Some of what you’ll do:
- Represent the Labor Relations Manager for bargaining on WFSE (GG and LAP) and Coalition Union negotiations and demand to bargains. During bargaining, there may be extended work hours.
- Identify, analyze and formulate strategies to address ineffective contract Articles needing modification, replacement, or eliminated in future statewide Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations.
- Research strategies, barriers and potential challenges and recommends alternative solutions to subject matter experts, LR Manager and OFM Labor Negotiators.
- Review agency wide contract compliance on personal service contracts for the agency.
- Analyze and negotiate the impacts of Demand to Bargains filed by the Unions as a result of the personal service contracts. Using knowledge and expertise to make decisions on complicated issues, which could have statewide and precedent setting impact.
- Develop and/or deliver master agreement training to agency wide managers and supervisors
- Review, and participate as a SME in updating of personnel policies and procedures to ensure appropriate use of terms and policy expectations are written to align with civil service rules, federal and state laws, and collective bargaining agreements.
- Provide expert level technical advice and consultation to Executive Management, Managers, Supervisors, Human Resource staff in methods and strategies to resolve workplace disputes and the proper application of collective bargaining master agreements, rules, policies, and laws.
- Determine sources of information and methods for data gathering and analysis for UMCCs, grievances, RFIs, OFM and AAG
- Prepare for grievances, mediations, and arbitrations by analysis of cases, performing case research, and collecting and analyzing materials and information.
- This position is not routine in nature, exercising independent judgement and using analytical thinking, conduct research for the formulation of labor relations policy and the preparation of bargaining both master contract negotiations and agency supplemental bargaining, and drafts for bargaining proposals for the agency.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, law, public health, health administration, or a related field
AND
- Five years of demonstrated
experience in two or more of the following areas with a minimum of two years human resources experience and one year of supervisory experience.
- conducting research
- analyzing policies, laws, rules, or regulations
- conducting business analysis and developing requirements
- leading business projects
- managing business operations
- business policy development
- supervising
- Human Resources
- Expert level, clear and concise writing and verbal skills with the ability to communicate with a wide audience and customers.
OR
- Equivalent education and/or experience.
AND Equity Competencies:
- Ability to take action to learn and grow.
- Ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Experience as a human resource consultant or closely related position in increasingly responsible levels.
- Knowledge of human resources/labor laws and rules.
- Fiscal or payroll experience
- Experience interpreting labor contracts.
- Skill in dispute resolution, negotiations, and settlements of complex labor issues.
- Experience conducting research on collective bargaining agreements, policies, laws.
Additional Information
Things You Need To Know
To help you maintain a proper work-life balance, teleworking is one of the work schedule options for this position. L&I also offers flexible custom work schedules.
State employees who meet the qualifications will become eligible for a generous retirement package at the end of the employee’s career. Click on the “Benefits” tab to learn more.
At L&I, your voice matters. In addition, L&I is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety and health and security of Washington's 3.8 million workers. Take a look at this brief video and learn more about why L&I is an employer of choice.
For this position, telework is permitted part time. The assigned duty station for this position is Tumwater, Washington.
For positions where in-office work is necessary, the frequency of telework will be discussed with the supervisor of the position at the time of offer.
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Application process
We will contact the top candidates directly to interview for this position.
Because we base the selection on information provided by you, it is in your best interest to identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities that address the required and desirable qualifications described in the announcement.
Please include the following documents with your application:
- A cover letter describing specific qualifications.
- A current resume detailing applicable experience and education.
- A list of at least three professional references with current telephone numbers.
Please do not attach or place any medical information (vaccination status included) within the application, resume, or cover letter.
If you do, we will have to reject your application to safeguard others from receiving your confidential information. You will have to remove the confidential information before you can apply again.
To learn more about our hiring process timeline at L&I please visit our L&I recruiting page at Hiring Process at L&I. If you would like to read our website in a language other than English, scroll up to the top of the page to select your language of choice from the banner.
Background Check Notice
Prior to a placement in this position, a background check, including criminal history record will be conducted. Information from your background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining your eligibility to perform the requirements of the position.
Other information
- For positions requiring travel, you must have a valid unrestricted driver's license and have insurance if driving a privately owned vehicle on state business.
- Candidates who are offered a job with L&I must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa now or in the future.
- Please note: L&I may use this announcement to fill multiple permanent and/or non-permanent positions.
- Applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process will be contacted by email to schedule a skills assessment. Assessments are proctored remotely via Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
The Department of Labor & Industries complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements of the federal employment eligibility verification form, I-9.
The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States consistent with the requirements of that form on the first day of employment.
Did You Know?
Washington is America's Top State to live, play, and work, according to U.S. News (2021). Join the L&I team and enjoy all the Evergreen State has to offer.
In addition to offering a positive balance between life and work, L&I provides one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation. We also believe your voice matters.
We value our employees and their work-life balance by encouraging flexible schedules. L&I is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety and health and security of Washington's 3.8 million workers.
Veterans Preference
Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference should attach to their application a copy of their DD-214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22, or signed verification of service letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Please blackout any personally identifiable data such as Social Security numbers. For further information, contact L&I’s Jobs@lni.wa.gov.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Employer
L&I employees come from all walks of life. We strive to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
We believe in the importance of recognizing the value each of us contribute to the success of the agency mission.
Having a diverse workforce is this agency’s greatest resource of strength and knowledge.
It is through the combination of talents and abilities that we can pursue finding effective measures to provide the best customer service.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone and we strongly mean everyone.
The State of Washington is an equal opportunity employer.
Persons with a disability who need accommodation in the application process or testing process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, may call 360-902-5700.
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You are welcome to include the name and pronoun(s) you would like to be referred to in your materials, and we will honor this as you interact with our award-winning diverse and inclusive organization.
For more Information
If you have any questions regarding this job posting, program, or the agency, please contact Haleigh Missildine (she/her/hers).
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