Senior Employee Relations Specialist

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CA - Irvine: MBK Real Estate time type:
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Posted 6 Days Agojob requisition :
JR108652

Senior Employee Relations Specialist

MBK Real Estate (MBK) is an industry leader in real estate operations and development. Through its subsidiaries, MBK Rental Living, MBK Industrial Properties and MBK Senior Living, MBK Real Estate is renowned for building award-winning new home and apartment communities, state-of-art distribution facilities and for its reputation in providing exceptional high standards of service throughout its senior living communities.

MBK is a privately held real estate development firm with roots in the business dating back to 1996. MBK's extensive activities through its operating divisions, along with the size and scale of our development and building activities represent the continuation and commitment to American enterprise.
** Job Description
** MBK Real Estate is hiring a Senior Employee Relations Specialist to join our team at our Home Office in Irvine, CA!
This role will be hybrid with 3 days in office and 2 days remote.
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* Job Summary:

** The Senior Employee Relations Specialist is a neutral and impartial partner responsible for managing and resolving complex employee relations (ER) matters within the corporate office and providing critical support for field operations, particularly in cases of conflict of interest or absence of the Regional People & Culture Manager (PCM). The Senior Employee Relations Specialist advises leaders and employees on performance management (e.g., corrective actions, PIPs), conflict resolution, and conducts internal investigations, including those stemming from the hotline.

This role is integral to the People & Culture (P&C) team, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and company policies, while upholding MBK's core values.
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* Duties & Responsibilities:

*** Serve as the main point of contact for all corporate office ER matters and partner with Regional People & Culture Managers on select field ER matters, providing guidance and support to employees, P&C, and the management team.
* Develop and implement ER strategies, policies, and procedures that align with the company's values and goals, and continually assess processes to make improvements.
* Conduct and manage comprehensive workplace investigations on a multitude of ER issues, ensuring a thorough, impartial, and timely process, including developing strategic interview plans, fact-finding, analyzing evidence, determining whether allegations are substantiated, interviewing witnesses and involved parties, producing clear, concise, and legally defensive documentation and reports, and facilitating an optimal resolution for the parties involved through recommended corrective and/or disciplinary actions.
* Provide expert, human-centered strategic guidance to leaders on sensitive and high-risk ER issues, including performance improvement plans (PIPs), corrective actions, involuntary exits, and conflict mediation, thoughtfully tailoring solutions situationally to best safeguard company interests and ensure legal defensibility, while upholding MBK’s values and culture.
* Drive fair and equitable application of policies in ER matters and guide leaders to enforce policies and practices consistently, ethically reinforcing MBK's values and maintaining legal compliance.
* Serve as a trusted sounding board and escalation point for workplace concerns, manager-employee dynamics, and early signals of potentially systemic people issues.
* Analyze ER data to identify trends and make recommendations for improvements.
* Deliver ER-related training and capability-building initiatives on compliance, performance management, and organizational values.
* Collaborate closely with P&C Leadership, Legal Counsel and managers on complex cases, performance plans, and transition strategies to mitigate organizational risk.
* Stay up-to-date on employment laws and regulations to ensure compliance and proactively identify potential risks.
* Handle sensitive and confidential information in a professional and…