Labour Relations & Disability Management Senior Advisor Job Title Labour Relations & Disability Management Senior Advisor Competition Number 2026-00224 Posting Open Date 11-02-2026 Posting Close Date 11-23-2026 Job Location City Hall Department/Division Human Resources Administration Job Family Excluded/Management Job Category Human Resources

Job Description
LABOURRELATIONS AND DISABILITY MANAGEMENT SENIOR ADVISOR RegularFull Time (Exempt)

About Us
One of BC's Top Employers, the City of Coquitlam offers meaningfulcareer opportunities to make a difference within the local community. As one of British Columbia's largest and most dynamic municipalities, Coquitlam is hometo a diverse and rapidly evolving community of more than 170,000 residents. Located in the heart of Metro Vancouver, Coquitlam combines establishedneighbourhoods, emerging urban centres, rapid-transit connectivity andsignificant new community development with extensive parks, trails and naturalareas. The City is experiencing substantial growth and transformation whilecontinuing to focus on thoughtful city building, sustainable service deliveryand an exceptional quality of life. Our brand is built on managing our resources in a responsible andsustainable manner while supporting a vibrant, growing regional urban centre.
We envision a bright future in Coquitlam that we hope includes you. About You / What WeAre Looking For The City of Coquitlam is seeking anexperienced and relationship-focused labour relations professional to join ourHuman Resources team as Labour Relations and Disability Management SeniorAdvisor. Reporting to the Manager, LabourRelations and HR Strategy, you will provide practical advice and hands-onsupport on workplace investigations, collective agreement interpretation andsensitive employee matters.



Working closely with managers, HR colleagues andunion representatives, you will help resolve concerns, support consistentdecisions and build constructive working relationships across the organization. You bring experience in labourrelations, navigating workplace issues in a unionized environment, assessinginformation carefully and helping leaders understand their options. You arecomfortable conducting investigations, preparing clear documentation andrecommendations, and following matters through to resolution. Alongside this work, you willcontribute to the City's disability management activities, supporting medicalleave, accommodation and return-to-work processes in collaboration with HRcolleagues. Experience in this area is an asset, and we also welcome stronglabour relations practitioners who are ready to broaden their expertise. This is an opportunity to deepenyour labour relations practice, take on meaningful responsibility and expandyour skills within a collaborative municipal HR team. Main Responsibilities
- Provideadvice and guidance to managers and HR colleagues on collective agreementinterpretation and administration, employee relations, discipline, performancemanagement and workplace conflict.
- Conductworkplace investigations, including planning interviews, gathering andassessing information, documenting findings and preparing clearrecommendations.
- Supportgrievance handling and dispute resolution through research,



file preparation,meetings and recommended responses, working with the Manager on complex orsensitive matters.
- Buildand maintain constructive relationships with union representatives, operationalleaders and HR colleagues, helping address concerns early and identify workableresolutions.
- Researchlabour relations issues, relevant decisions and established practices tosupport consistent advice and well-supported recommendations.
- Prepareinvestigation reports, correspondence, meeting summaries and otherdocumentation, maintaining accurate and confidential case records.
- Supportdisability management activities related to medical leaves, workplaceaccommodations and return-to-work planning, working collaboratively withemployees, managers and HR colleagues.
- Helpaddress labour relations questions arising from attendance, leave andaccommodation matters, recognizing when additional expertise or direction isrequired.
- Supportmanagers in applying collective agreements, HR policies and establishedprocedures, explaining requirements clearly and helping build confidence inworkplace decision-making.
- Identifyrecurring issues and opportunities to improve case administration,documentation and labour relations processes, contributing to policy andprocedure updates as required. MinimumQualifications
- A university degree in LabourRelations, Industrial Relations, Human Resources, Business Administration or arelated discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant education,training and experience.
- Approximately five years ofprogressive human resources experience, including substantial hands-on labourrelations responsibility in a complex unionized workplace.
- Demonstrated experienceinte

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