Job Description The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) keeps New York City clean, safe, and healthy by collecting, recycling, and disposing of waste, cleaning streets, attacking the scourge of illegal dumping, and clearing snow and ice. The Department operates 59 district garages and manages a fleet of more than 2,000 rear-loading collection trucks, 450 mechanical brooms, 705 salt spreaders, and several dozen bike lane operations machines. Under the Adams Administration, the Department is aggressively cleaning more parts of the City than ever before, including over 1,000 long-ignored areas spread across every neighborhood. With the highest wintertime uniformed headcount in 20 years, DSNY is more equipped than ever to remove snow and ice from the approximately 19,000 lane-miles of City streets. DSNY is seeking a Director of Labor relations to provide consistent contractual and legal interpretation of agency policies, collective bargaining contracts and applicable labor laws. Reporting directly to the Deputy Commissioner of Human Capital, the Director of Labor Relations will administer the Agency's labor relations program. The selected candidate will be responsible for but not limited to: - Administer the various collective bargaining agreements regarding wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment in conjunction with a comprehensive labor relations program. - Respond to inquiries from management regarding appropriate application of contracts and labor/employment laws. Advise management on legal ramifications of proposed personnel actions or changes in employment terms or conditions. - Responsible for the conduct of relations between the Agency and labor unions, associations, or other organizations representing DSNY employees. - Handle inquiries from union representatives and meet with union staff regarding labor relations issues. - Coordinate labor-management meetings with union officials and agency managers and supervisors. - Administer the contractual grievance process. - Serve as Hearing Officer for grievances and disciplinary appeals at the Step II level. - Represent the agency at Step III hearings before the Office of Labor Relations and arbitration sessions at the Office of Collective Bargaining. - Coordinate the provision of management-side witnesses and any documentation required to support management’s position in these proceedings. - Negotiate settlements in connection with grievance disputes and collective bargaining activities. - Represent the agency at labor relations functions including citywide collective bargaining sessions and negotiations. - Track Agency collective bargaining needs and prepare analyses of the impact of union demands upon DSNY operations. - Advise the Deputy Commissioner and other members of executive management on other highly sensitive and confidential labor relations issues. Qualifications 1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above. Additional Information The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.