Senior Labor Relations Specialist

🇺🇸 New Brunswick, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $94K - $145K 💻 Human Resources 🗓️ April 29th, 2026

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Rutgers University is hiring a Senior Labor Relations Specialist. The role involves assisting in the negotiation, interpretation, and administration of collective bargaining agreements, leading Labor Relations Specialists, resolving complex labor issues, advising on employee relations, and collaborating with legal counsel and HR to develop policies.

Highlights

Participates in collective negotiations and presents proposals.
Designs and delivers workshops on employee and labor relations.
Leads and assigns work to Labor Relations Specialists.
Resolves complex employee-supervisor and union-related labor issues.
Advises supervisors and employees on labor and employee relations matters.
Researches labor legislation and provides guidance on grievance procedures.
Collaborates with HR to recommend human resources policies.
Works with Office of General Counsel on grievance, arbitration, and contract issues.
Knowledge required in employment and labor law; proficiency with databases and Microsoft Office suite.
Bachelor's degree and minimum five years of progressive labor relations or HR experience in a unionized environment required; advanced degrees and higher education or public sector experience preferred.
Salary range: $94,492 - $144,715 annually.
Department: Office of University Labor Relations.
Position is full-time, exempt, with a 37.5-hour workweek.
Uses NetDocuments and Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint software.