Senior Advisor, Industrial Relations

Based in Moreno Valley, California, the Senior Industrial Relations Manager is a field-based role supporting industrial relations for construction projects. The position works closely with site staff and construction leadership to ensure adequate craft labor support, resolve labor-related issues, and maintain compliance with agreements, policies, and labor standards in both union and non-union environments.

- Serve as the primary onsite authority for labor and industrial relations across construction sites.

- Work closely with construction staff to understand daily crew needs, labor challenges, and execution constraints.

- Support craft deployment, workforce planning, and ramp-up/ramp-down activities aligned with construction schedules.

- Partner with Safety and Construction leadership to address workforce behavior concerns impacting job site conditions.

- Interpret and apply labor agreements, project labor requirements, and craft-jurisdiction provisions to support consistent and compliant site operations.

- Address workforce issues, craft disputes, and labor-related concerns promptly to maintain workforce stability and minimize impacts on construction activities.

- Ensure compliance with labor laws, collective bargaining agreements, wage and hour regulations, and project-specific labor policies.

- Oversee the application of craft wages, per diem, mobility provisions, and labor-agreement requirements.

- Support audits, investigations, and reporting related to labor practices, subcontractor compliance, and workforce governance.

- Minimum 10 years of progressive human resources, industrial relations, or labor relations experience supporting large construction sites within EPC, heavy industrial, or infrastructure environments.

- Strong experience working directly with craft labor, construction staff, and multi-craft workforce environments.

- Knowledge of labor laws, collective bargaining agreements, craft jurisdictions, and construction-specific workforce practices.

- Demonstrated ability to resolve onsite labor disputes and maintain workforce stability in fast-paced construction settings.

- Ability to build strong working relationships with construction teams, craft labor, and workforce partners.

- Effective communication skills for interacting with field leadership and resolving labor-related issues.

- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to respond quickly to workforce challenges and site-level labor conditions.

- Ability to interpret, apply, and explain complex labor documents and workforce policies.

- Capacity to work in active construction environments and travel between job sites as needed.

- Bachelor's degree in human resources, Industrial Relations, Labor Studies, Construction Management, or a related field.

- Labor relations experience in the Southern California construction market is highly preferred.

- Experience collaborating with apprenticeship programs, labor councils, and regional construction industry workforce partners.

- Strong communication, conflict resolution, and field leadership skills.

- Field-based role supporting construction projects in the Moreno Valley, CA region.

- Work performed in active construction environments with regular interaction among craft labor, field supervision, and construction leadership.