Manager Employee Relations

Core responsibilities:

• Serves as a strategic advisor to HR and business leaders by aligning employee and organizational objectives
• Provides guidance on HR and employee relations matters, ensuring equitable, consistent, and legally compliant employment practices
• Leads or supports internal investigations, owning complex or high-risk cases from intake through resolution
• Identifies trends and insights from case data to inform proactive strategies that strengthen engagement and workplace culture

This role creates positive change by ensuring equitable, consistent, and legally compliant employment practices that support PGE's culture and business goals, while promoting an equitable and compliant work environment that strengthens engagement and workplace culture.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Typically eight or more years in multiple areas of human resources, such as benefits plan administration, investigations, employee relations, or equivalent combination of experience with three or more years of management
• Deep expertise in employee relations, including investigations, corrective action, conflict resolution, and policy application
• Strong understanding of federal and state employment and labor laws, including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation standards
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred (other HR certifications advantageous)

Compensation Range: $119,840.00 - $222,560.00 annually with performance-based incentive bonus. PGE provides a total rewards package designed to reward contributions while supporting well-being and professional development. The company offers an inclusive workplace with accommodation support and values diversity and equal opportunity.

Portland General Electric (PGE) works to create a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood by energizing lives, strengthening communities, and driving advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress through innovative clean energy solutions.