Human Resources Manager - Employee Relations

Description / Position Overview

The City of Colorado Springs is seeking a strategic and collaborative Human Resources Manager to lead our HR Business Partner (HRBP) team and oversee the City’s employee relations function as well as the CDL and Drug & Alcohol Programs. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality HR services, strengthening workforce effectiveness, and supporting a positive employee experience across the organization.

As a member of the HR Leadership Team, you will provide vision, direction, and operational excellence across programs that directly influence organizational performance, workforce planning, policy interpretation, and risk mitigation. You will play a leadership role in developing, refining, and improving Policies and Standard Operating Procedures through cross-functional collaboration, while ensuring compliance, safety, and workforce readiness through oversight of the City’s CDL and Drug & Alcohol programs.

• Proven HR leadership experience with emphasis in employee relations, HR business partner models, or related strategic HR functions.
• Expert ability to manage sensitive and complex employee relations matters, including workplace investigations, in coordination with legal counsel.
• Strong knowledge of HR compliance, employee relations, and workforce planning.
• Ability to build trusted relationships, influence leaders, and drive collaboration across a large and diverse organization.
• A data-driven approach with experience using HR metrics and insights to guide decisions and shape strategy.
• Demonstrated success implementing HR programs and practices that deliver measurable results.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills for diverse audiences and organizational levels.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in human resources, business administration, public administration or a related area of study.
• At least five years of progressively responsible professional experience in human resources, with demonstrated expertise in employee relations.
• Two years of supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications

The following qualifications are not required, but they are considered desirable. If you possess any of the preferred qualifications, please include specific details in your application. This information may be used to identify a top group of applicants.

• Possession of an HR certification such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP.

• Prior professional HR experience in a public sector environment.

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Colorado Springs is committed to a culture that values our employees’ unique individual qualities and fosters an inclusive environment where people want to be.

The City of Colorado Springs offers additional compensation depending on the position, area of assignment, and specific job assignments, including shift differential, pay differential, acting or lead, special assignment, hazard pay, longevity, cell phone allowance, uniform allowance, relocation, awards, standby, call out, compensatory time off, tuition, overtime, extra duty, incentive, holiday premium, proficiency, and vacation sell back.

NOTE: This job announcement is not intended to include a complete listing of all responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the position.

The City does not sponsor applicants for work visas of any kind (including but not limited to F-1, H-1B or TN visas). Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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