Manager I - Field People Relations

A DAY IN THE LIFE

The Manager of Field People Relations provides day-to-day leadership and operational oversight of Blattner’s field-facing People Relations Partner team, ensuring that employee relations casework across a geographically dispersed, project-based construction environment is delivered with consistency, quality, and legal defensibility. This role manages the team’s caseload, quality standards, and professional development while leading complex, sensitive, and high-risk disciplinary matters, separations and accommodations. The Manager I serves as the first-line escalation point for the People Relations Partner and Senior People Relations Partner team on ambiguous or legally complex field matters, partners closely with the Manager II – People Relations & HR Compliance on cross-team standards and resourcing, and coordinates with Legal, HR Compliance, and business leadership regularly to ensure best practice, positive outcomes, and legal defensibility. This role builds and sustains trusted relationships with field and business unit leaders, ensuring People Relations support is accessible, responsive, and embedded in the operational rhythm of the business, while identifying systemic ER risk patterns and recommending proactive interventions to reduce future escalations.

STEP INTO THE ROLE

• Provides direct leadership, daily management, and professional development to the field People Relations Partner and Senior People Relations Partner team, ensuring consistent quality, caseload balance, and alignment to Blattner’s ER standards.
• Oversees the team’s full portfolio of active ER cases, monitoring case progression, documentation completeness, and timely resolution across a geographically dispersed, project-based construction environment. Assigns tickets in the Service Desk, and reports on volume and trends to HR Leadership.
• Oversees investigation intake, guiding People Relations team on when to refer for formal investigations and partnering with Compliance on continuous improvement of investigation intake and collaboration.
• Oversees outcomes of investigations with Compliance to apply disciplinary action when required.
• Serves as the first-line escalation point for People Relations Partners and Senior People Relations Partners on disciplinary decisions, terminations, accommodations and matters involving litigation risk; escalates matters requiring legal strategy or executive visibility to the Manager II – People Relations & HR Compliance.
• Applies and reinforces employee relations standards, protocols, and documentation templates to ensure legally defensible and consistently applied ER practices across all field cases. Identifies areas for additional education or training to Manager II – People Relations & HR Compliance.
• Collaborates with Compliance, Legal counsel and Manager II – People Relations & HR Compliance on matters requiring legal strategy, representation, or regulatory response, and ensures the team understands when and how to involve Legal.
• Identifies learning and development opportunities for team members aligned to their career growth.
• Fosters a team culture of accountability, intellectual curiosity, and professional integrity — modeling Blattner’s values and a people-first approach to ER casework.
• Develops and maintains standard operating procedures, case management workflows, and quality checklists that enable consistent, scalable delivery across the field People Relations team.
• Manages team-level metrics and reporting, including ER case volumes, resolution times, and caseload distribution; presents findings to the Manager II – People Relations & HR Compliance on a regular cadence.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• 5 or more years of progressive human resources, employee relations, or labor relations experience required, including demonstrated expertise leading complex workplace investigations and high-risk separation scenarios.
• Prior experience leading, mentoring, or serving as a lead resource for other HR or People Relations professionals required.
• Strong working knowledge of federal and state employment law with the ability to apply legal frameworks independently

WHAT SETS YOU APART

• Prior experience in a construction, field-based, or similarly dynamic operational environment strongly preferred.
• Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) credentials preferred.

HOW WE INVEST IN YOU

• Competitive pay
• 100% employer paid HDHP insurance premiums for employees
• 401(k) with company match
• HSA and FSA options
• Dental and Vision insurance
• Education Assistance (Tuition Reimbursement)
• Work/Life balance
• Employee/Family focused culture
• Gym on site
• And more!

Blattner is not able to sponsor H-1B visas or permanent residency for this or any position. We are able to consider candidates who hold valid, independent work authorization (e.g., U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, or other valid, non-expired work authorization). 

WHO ARE WE? 

With more than 115 years of construction experience, Blattner has played a vital role in building America’s critical infrastructure, ranging from railroads and highways to dams and mines. Since 1997, the company has focused on renewable energy solutions and is responsible for some of the most significant solar, wind and storage projects in the U.S. Today, Blattner has installed over 20% of America’s utility-scale wind, solar and energy storage capacity. Blattner Company is the parent company of Blattner Energy and D.H. Blattner & Sons, of which all are members of the Quanta Services family of companies. Company headquarters are in Avon, Minnesota.

Blattner is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Blattner will not tolerate discrimination against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental disability, military or veteran status, national origin, physical disability, race, receipt of public assistance, sex, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. This commitment governs all aspects of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, compensation, discipline, and access to benefits and training. Additionally, Blattner is committed, in accordance with applicable law, to making reasonable accommodations for job applicants and employees based on a qualifying disability, a sincerely held religious belief or practice, and for pregnancy, childbirth or related health conditions. Applicants and employees who feel they have experienced or witnessed discrimination or who wishes to request a reasonable accommodation should contact the Human Resources Department. Blattner prohibits retaliation against any individual for making a complaint under this policy, for opposing discrimination, for participating in an investigation pursuant to this policy, or for requesting a reasonable accommodation.