Senior Labor Relations Specialist

🇺🇸 New Brunswick, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $94K - $145K 💻 Human Resources 🗓️ July 9th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Senior Labor Relations Specialist. This role involves assisting in negotiating, interpreting, and administering collective negotiation agreements, leading labor relations specialists, resolving complex employee and union-related issues, and collaborating with university departments and legal counsel to manage labor relations and grievance procedures.

Highlights

Participates in collective negotiations and presents proposals during negotiations.
Designs and delivers workshops on employee and labor relations topics.
Leads and assigns work to other Labor Relations Specialists.
Resolves complex employee-supervisor and union-related labor relations issues.
Advises supervisors and employees on labor and employee relations matters.
Conducts research on legislation affecting labor relations.
Collaborates with University Human Resources on employee and labor relations policies.
Works with Office of General Counsel on grievance arbitrations, PERC proceedings, and contract interpretations.
Requires bachelor's degree and at least five years of labor relations or human resources experience in a unionized setting.
Proficiency with databases and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint); knowledge of employment and labor law.
Salary range: $94,492 to $144,715 annually, dependent on qualifications and experience.