Employee Relations Investigator, Lead

About Us

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Position Location

This role will be based in Huntsville, Alabama. Relocation assistance is not available.

Travel of up to 10% may be required.

Job Overview

The Employee Relations Investigation, Lead is an employee relations professional responsible for leading complex workplace investigations and partnering closely with Human Resources and Legal to promote a respectful, compliant, and high-performing workplace. This role supports HR in resolving employee relations matters, assessing workplace risk, and ensuring fair, consistent, and legally sound outcomes across both represented and non-represented employee populations.

The position works collaboratively with HR leadership, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Safety, and Operations to address concerns related to conduct, performance, and policy adherence. This position reports to the Director of Human Resources and is a key member of a diverse, high performing HR team. The role plays a key part in strengthening employee trust in HR processes, reinforcing non-retaliation practices, and supporting a culture of integrity and accountability.

Responsibilities

Employee Relations

• Serve as a partner to Human Resources in managing employee relations matters involving workplace conduct, performance issues, and employee complaints, including collaboration with the Labor Relations Manager when matters involve employees covered under collective bargaining agreements, while also supporting non-represented employee populations in a consistent and equitable manner.
• Conduct investigations related to harassment, discrimination, retaliation, inappropriate workplace behavior, performance-related misconduct, and violations of Chugach Government Solutions policies and standards.
• Advise HR leadership on employee relations risk, consistency of policy application, and appropriate resolution strategies.
• Conduct employee interviews; collect testimonial, documentary, and electronic evidence; and assess credibility in a fair, objective, and impartial manner.
• Provide clear factual findings, risk assessments, and documentation to support corrective and disciplinary actions.
• Support the Human Resource team in sensitive actions including performance counseling, discipline, and separations through preparation of investigation summaries and supporting materials, coordinating with the Labor Relations Manager as required to ensure compliance with applicable collective bargaining agreements and established employee relations practices.
• Identify and escalate potential retaliation concerns and reinforce non-retaliation expectations with managers and employees throughout the investigative process.
• Maintain accurate and confidential investigation files in accordance with records retention, privacy, and legal hold requirements.

Compliance and Ethics Support

• Conduct medium- to complex-level compliance investigations involving fraud, theft, time mischarging, safety concerns, quality issues, conflicts of interest, and regulatory or policy noncompliance.
• Develop and execute investigative plans by defining scope, identifying issues, and coordinating with Legal, Compliance, IT, Security, and other subject matter experts as needed.
• Analyze facts, assess credibility, and identify relevant employment law, regulatory, contractual, and policy considerations.
• Prepare clear, accurate, and defensible investigation reports, findings, and recommendations for HR and Legal leadership.
• Support intake, triage, tracking, and documentation of concerns received through ethics hotlines, management referrals, and internal reporting channels.
• Assist with responses to subpoenas, audits, agency inquiries, and internal or external investigations related to employee conduct and compliance matters.
• Provide guidance to HR, and managers on investigative processes, documentation standards, employee relations best practices, while partnering with Labor Relations on collective bargaining agreement considerations.
• Identify trends and recurring themes and partner with HR leadership and HR Compliance on training, prevention, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Job Requirements

Mandatory:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Legal Studies, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5 to 7 years of experience conducting workplace investigations, employee relations, compliance, or related work.
• Demonstrated experience working in mixed union and non-union environments.
• Proven ability to interview employees, analyze evidence, and prepare investigative reports.
• Working knowledge of employment laws, labor relations principles, anti-retaliation requirements, and HR/compliance best practices.
• Strong judgment, discretion, and professionalism in handling sensitive matters.
• Excellent written, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with HRIS and case management systems.

Preferred:

• Professional certifications such as CFE, CIA, SHRM-SCP/SPHR, or other ethics, compliance, or investigative credentials.
• Experience supporting unionized environments and grievance-related matters.
• Experience responding to DOL, DOJ, NLRB, OFCCP, or similar agency inquiries.

Disclosures

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.