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Rutgers University

Senior Labor Relations Specialist

🇺🇸 New Brunswick, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $94K - $145K

💻 Human Resources

🗓️ October 21st, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Senior Labor Relations Specialist. The specialist will assist in negotiating, interpreting, and administering collective negotiation agreements, lead and guide other labor relations specialists, resolve complex employee and union-related issues, and collaborate with various university departments including the Office of General Counsel and Human Resources.

Highlights
  • Participate in collective negotiations and present proposals.
  • Design and deliver workshops on employee and labor relations.
  • Develop and administer university labor relations policies and procedures.
  • Advise supervisors and employees on labor and employee relations matters.
  • Conduct legislative research relevant to labor relations.
  • Provide guidance on grievance procedures and collaborate on arbitration strategies.
  • Lead, instruct, and assign work to Labor Relations Specialists.
  • Required: Bachelor's degree and at least five years of labor relations or HR experience in unionized settings.
  • Preferred: Advanced degree or law degree; experience in higher education, public sector, or academic medical settings; labor negotiation costing experience.
  • Proficiency with NetDocuments and Microsoft Office suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Salary range: $94,492 to $144,715 annually.