Regional Employee Relations Officer

Job description / Role

Company Overview:
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact.
We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel are our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.
As the organization that reaches all our employees, the Human Resources department has a special role in capitalizing on opportunities and creating the future for Bechtel.

Job Summary
Bechtel is seeking a Regional Employee Relations (ER) Officer who will report to the Corporate ER Manager. The position is responsible for managing the Middle East & Africa regional ER service-delivery model and will undertake workplace investigations and employee relations consulting within the region, in line with the corporate ER policy guidelines and applicable country legislative requirements.

The work location for this position is “Full-time Telework”

Job Responsibilities
• Deliver advice, guidance, and coaching on country-level employee relations work processes.
• Manage employee relations within the region, with particular focus on conducting in-depth workplace investigations of varying degrees of complexity, including investigation planning, interviewing personnel, precise report-writing and outcome recommendations.
• Coordinate disciplinary outcomes and/or corrective actions including coaching managers & supervisors in best practice delivery.
• Deliver employee relations consulting across manager & employee concerns, grievances and disputes.
• Provide counsel to projects on maintaining harmonious employee relations through clear and concise communication of employee relations programs.
• Recommend and implement changes to ER policies, procedures and strategy through monitoring relevant legislative changes within the region.
• Promote and support referrals to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Manage regional support in relation to claims and legal matters pertaining to employee relations.
• Assess and make recommendations on Client specific requirements and/or initiatives that affect employee relations within the region.
• Deliver ER support to Project HR ensuring consistency and compliance of regional ER activities
• Perform other duties as required by the Corporate ER Manager.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field, plus 6 years HR experience, OR in lieu of degree 12 years of experience.
• Knowledge of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and MEA employment legislation and compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in multiple HR disciplines including policy development, employment compliance, employee relations and project delivery.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex employee relations cases, including those escalated to external bodies.
• Extensive knowledge of regional employment legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience coordinating and facilitating reduction in force activities.
• Demonstrated experience conducting research, investigating alternatives and recommending solutions on areas affecting employee relations.
• Previous experience working within a large matrix organization desired.
• Ability to travel as required.

Additional Qualifications:
• Strong delivery focus and proven ability to exercise a high degree of individual initiative and judgment.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, whilst managing changing priorities & deadlines with multiple stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented, organized, flexible and able to work across multiple work fronts is essential.
• Proven experience in conducting workplace investigations and preparing investigation reports.
• Intermediate skill in MS office suite producing business-level reports, presentations and recommendations.

About the Company

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact.

We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Oil, Gas & Chemicals; and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel are our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.