
Employee Relations Specialist
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Job overview
Maximus is seeking an Employee Relations Specialist to support its centralized Employee Relations team. The role leads workplace investigations, advises managers on employee relations matters, monitors guidance requests, and recommends consistent resolutions. It also involves assessing risk, creating aftercare plans, and assisting with ER projects. The position requires a bachelor's degree, at least three years of HR-related experience, and strong Excel skills.
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Full job description
Maximus is currently seeking an Employee Relations Specialist.
This role is an integral role within supporting the centralized Employee Relations team at Maximus.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Lead and manage moderately complex workplace Investigations assigned, partnering with internal stakeholders including but not limited to HR Business Partners, Legal, HR Compliance, and drafting comprehensive investigative reports.
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Provide guidance and recommendations to people managers on a variety of subjects, including but not limited to performance management, involuntary terminations, conflict resolution, policy and procedure interpretation, escalating more complex matters to the senior ER Partner or ER leadership
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Monitor ER entry point for manager and employee guidance requests via people services portal, escalating complex matters to the Sr. ER Partner queue in the instance of complex resolution.
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Possess working knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, including EEO, ADA, FMLA, and other relevant legislation.
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Recommend appropriate courses of action to resolve conflicts and issues effectively and consistently across the organization, creating and monitoring aftercare plans through completion
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Assist with various projects and programs within the ER division
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Appropriately assess risk, demonstrating consideration of Maximus's values by applying sound ethical judgment, escalating, managing and reporting issues timely and appropriately.
Minimum Requirements
'- Bachelor's degree with minimum of 3 years HR-related experience required.
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Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills.
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Knowledge of human capital practices, techniques, and standards.
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Requires good judgment, organizational, multi-tasking, problem solving and time management skills.
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Strong working knowledge of Excel required and experience with case management systems preferred.
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Demonstrate the skills to evaluate facts, deliver findings and recommendations on sensitive cases through clear communication .
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Exceptional attention to detail when it comes to documentation, process execution, and follow up.
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Enjoys partnering with HR colleagues, Legal, and other stakeholder groups to implement solutions and achieve business results.
Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.
Minimum Salary
$62,000
Maximum Salary
$83,000
How this job compares
Set against the 5,853 open Human Resources jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$62–83K/yr
- Connecticut median$99–148K/yr40 salary ranges
- US median$94–136K/yr2,815 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $73K, is 43% below the Connecticut median midpoint ($128K) — in the lowest quarter of Human Resources salary ranges in Connecticut.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 64 open Human Resources jobs in Connecticut and 5,853 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Connecticut
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Human Resources postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (4,149 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,554 of the 5,853 open Human Resources jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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