Industrial/Labor Relations Specialist

Booth Management Consulting, LLC (BMC) is a diverse CPA firm providing accounting, auditing, acquisition, and grants management consulting services to public and private clients nationwide. With an employee-friendly company environment that emphasizes quality of life, initiative, creativity, strong work ethics, and loyalty, we are seeking qualified, motivated, and progressive individual to join our team as an Industrial/Labor Relations Specialist.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS

• Provide support with contract transition activities related to incoming prime contractors, including reviewing, analyzing, and providing recommendations on completeness and acceptability of contractor-submitted deliverables as well as participate in meetings with contractors on multiple issues
• Interface with Contracting Officers, Contractors, and management on CIR policies regarding compensation, labor relations, pension, and benefits
• Assist with the negotiation of settlements on pensions or welfare benefit plans
• Assist with the review and evaluation of changes to contractor pension, compensation, savings, and welfare benefit plans
• Advise and assist with negotiations of contract termination, plan termination, plan spin-off, plan merger, and review fiduciary documents
• Assist with the review and evaluation of contractor compliance with all applicable contract clauses, statutes, regulations, and guidance
• Assist with monitoring contractors to verify that they develop employee compensation and benefit programs that will attract and retain competent and productive employees
• Assist with the evaluation of contractor compensation, labor, and benefit programs to assess program costs and assure costs are reasonable and allowable
• Assist with the review and evaluation of currently approved contractor welfare benefits programs utilizing submitted Benefit-Value and/or Cost studies
• Assist with evaluating contractor pension, savings, welfare benefit, compensation, and labor relations programs
• Support evaluation and audits/assessments of contractors in areas of CIR to include contractor corrective action plan(s) and monitor contractor progress against the plan(s)
• Provide guidance and assistance in planning and/or conducting contractor assessments and evaluations. Assessment focus areas include compensation, employment practices, appropriate corporate, industry, or area practices, and adherence to contract sound principles and practices, appropriate corporate, industry, or area practices, and adherence to contract requirements
• Assist with assuring that appropriate insurance and other benefits program clauses are included in each applicable solicitation and contract
• Support oversight on contract termination and benefit continuation.
• Provide advice and support in the development of resolutions to especially difficult and complex compensation issues or problems, such as salary structures and incentive programs
• Provide all other duties as it pertains to the job
• Effectively communicate with all levels of contractor and government staff

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in related field; degree in Human Resources preferred; Master’s degree preferred
• 7 years of relevant experience required; Hanford experience preferred
• Experience in supporting programs and/or projects with sufficient management experience and capabilities for evaluating, monitoring, documenting, planning, and coordinating contractor pension, savings, and welfare benefit plan changes
• Excellent communication, writing, and interface skills
  
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Adobe Pro, Microsoft Teams, & Outlook
• Experience with contractor pension, savings, and welfare benefit plans
• Knowledge of federal statutes and regulations, including ERISA and the Pension Protection Act, and alignment with industry practices concerning pension, savings, and welfare benefit plans; Departmental regulations and directives, preferred
• Extensive business experience in applying analysis techniques, performing various types of reviews, developing process improvements, and using automation tools
• Ability to work with groups in problem-solving and formulating strategies
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing environments and resolve mission-critical issues with analytical and technical skills
• Ability to independently perform and prioritize multiple tasks with dynamic priorities
• Knowledge of DOE regulations, directives, policies, and procedures related to contractor HR functions, as well as familiarity with the Hanford Site mission, activities, and priorities, preferred

EOE