Salary $45,635.20 - $77,313.60 Annually

Location Ames - 50010 - Story County, IA

Job Type Full-time

Agency 645 Iowa Department of Transportation

Job Number 23-02954

Closing 3/13/2023 11:59 PM Central

Point of Contact Linda Anderson, Linda.Anderson@iowadot.us

Job Description

Only applicants who meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements and meet all selective requirements (listed below) will be placed on the eligible list.

The Human Resource Bureau at the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is expanding our Employee Relations team and we are seeking to add an integrity-driven team player who loves collaboration and problem-solving! The Employee Relations team builds and maintains integral HR programs, policies, and consultative relationships with the DOT s employees and leaders to help ensure the Iowa DOT is a great place to work.

In this role, you will serve as an Employee Relations Partner and contribute your experience and knowledge toward fulfilling our Mission - Making Lives Better Through Transportation. Through your behaviors and actions, you will demonstrate the IDOT s Core Values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception alongside your IDOT teammates. Join us as we work to make a difference in our employees lives!

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Providing employee relations support, consultation, and resolution guidance for employees and leaders in the agency
• Interpreting and developing policies/procedures related to employee relations
• Analyzing workplace environment complaints and recommending appropriate resolutions
• Preparing presentations and providing training on key employee relations issues based on agency goals and HR strategy
• Serving as the agency coordinator for unemployment

To excel in this position, you will need:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills you can easily adapt to a variety of audiences to ensure comprehension
• Ability to problem solve through a variety of topics and situations
• Commitment to producing high-quality, detailed work
• Understanding of how to analyze and use data
• Ability to manage and guide through stressful situations
• Passion for providing exceptional customer service

The Employee Relations team is eager to find someone who can be empathetic while also prioritizing and maintaining a strong focus on integrity as this team handles confidential information, tasks, and situations. We are searching for someone who enjoys a small but dedicated team, and who is deeply committed to teamwork and collaboration. While in our search, we also want you to know what we, as a department, offer to you, as an employee:

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
• Insurance benefits start first of the month following 30 days of employment - Monthly insurance premium (Iowa Choice*):
  • Single: $54/mo. employee share; $715/mo. state share

  • Family: $180/mo. employee share; $1,624.00/mo. state share

  • Other insurance options available. Please review HERE (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader)
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Paid time off effective immediately - Biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
• Employee Discount Programs from variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial)

This position requires on-site presence, and some travel may be required.

So, if getting to be a part of a team that works to build and maintain a positive work environment through employee relations sounds like something you would enjoy, apply today!

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to the following email: aa-eeo@iowadot.us

Reasonable accommodation such as: interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment / devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.

Selectives

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6 months experience in providing human resource consultation and direction for an organization. Experience should also be in one or more of the following areas: developing agency personnel policies, approving personnel transactions, negotiating labor contracts, training personnel, recruiting and retention of personnel.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

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