Deputy Industrial Relations Manager

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Project Overview:

Louisiana LNG is located approximately 11 miles southwest of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The project includes a mid-scale, mixed-refrigerant Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and export facility on the west side of the Calcasieu River. There are five identical process plants. Each process plant consists of one gas pre-treatment unit, one condensate stabilization unit, and four Chart heavy hydrocarbon (HHC) removal and liquefaction groups. The facility will include associated utilities, refrigerant storage, three 235,000m3 full-containment LNG storage tanks, and three marine berths.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will lead a team and manage daily labor relations activities on construction projects, providing advice in the resolution of labor disputes, grievances, and work stoppages. Your strategic input will enable the industrial relations team to develop and implement process improvement initiatives that facilitate positive labor relations and prevent labor problems and schedule delays. #LI-TH1

Major Responsibilities:

• Supervises daily labor relations activities on construction projects and operating facilities and provides advice and guidance to labor relations personnel in the resolution of labor disputes, grievances, and work stoppages to prevent construction schedule delays
• Represents Bechtel in external meetings with local union officials and in pre-negotiation meetings for project and national labor agreements, and internally in business development meetings with potential clients
• Supervises the preparation of information and data to be discussed at these meetings, including local area surveys on manual workforce availability, productivity and compensation, available local housing, labor trends and practices, and proposed project plan and/or project agreement
• Supervises the development and implementation of process improvement initiatives with union officials and construction management and reviews policies and practices and recommends changes
• Monitors existing LR/IR/WFS programs, and research and collection of data, to ensure desired objectives, studies and /or results are being achieved
• Leads complex craft employee relations investigations and resolves employee disputes
• Supervises LR/IR/WFS teams and change management in LR/IR/WFS, on project, and within Bechtel
• Manages LR/IR/WFS activities to conform to company and site policies/procedures and legal requirements
• Responsible for overseeing the recruiting, screening and in processing of the craft employee
• Provides advice and counsel to management on LR/IR/WFS policies

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8 -10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven expertise in leading and managing large-scale, craft-based recruitment operations in a field setting.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and manage technical training programs and apprenticeship pipelines.
• Deep understanding of high-volume onboarding logistics, process automation, and compliance (e.g., I-9/E-Verify).
• Strong working knowledge of labor standards and regional labor markets relevant to the construction industry.
• Proficiency in Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), employee data platforms (e.g., SAP), and data-driven reporting to inform recruitment decisions.
• Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to manage and influence both functional and construction leadership teams.
• Resilient, decisive, and action-oriented, with a clear focus on meeting large-scale workforce goals

Additional Information: Work requires the physical ability to conduct field inspections including but not limited to: extensive walking in and around a construction site often in high heat and high humidity conditions, climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, working on elevated platforms, working on uneven surfaces, and working in small or confined spaces. Some lifting may be required. Must have the ability to walk into and out of the project (enter/egress). Must be able to use appropriate standard issued Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) required for each assigned task (i.e. harness, life vest, lift buckets, etc.).

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