Job Description

Only applicants who meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements and meet all selective requirements (listed below) will be placed on the eligible list.
Do you like to analyze problems and come to a solution? Are you objective and great at maintaining confidentiality? If so, join the Human Resource Bureau at the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) on our Employee Relations Team!
As an Employee Relations Partner, you will join a dynamic HR team 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!
This position is required to be in the office.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Providing 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
• Conducting investigations, which involve interviewing and documenting employee observations
• Preparing presentations and providing training on key employee relations issues based on agency goals and HR strategy
• Serving as the agency coordinator for unemployment

• 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 individuals through stressful situations
• Passion for providing exceptional customer service

• 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. 2024 health and dental insurance premiums can be found here.
• 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).