Industrial Relations Manager at Marconi.NG EPC Limited

Marconi is a service platform at disposal for all the players in the Oil & Gas and Renewable Energy industries. Designed and equipped to aggressively pursuing the wider market for both large and medium sized projects.​Marconi strategic focus is on delivering world-class services that adhere to international standards while full in compliance with local regulatory frameworks and fostering local content.​

Marconi is set to be an EPCI powerhouse and Logistic Base supporting Africa’s industries requirements with innovative approach and combined with strategic partnerships to serve diverse clientele – from small local businesses to global industry leaders​.

We are recruiting to fill the position below

Job Title: Industrial Relations Manager

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Job Summary

• To design, lead, and execute Marconi's industrial relations (IR) strategy, dispute mitigation protocols, and workforce risk management frameworks.
• This role is responsible for maintaining absolute industrial harmony, ensuring seamless trade union relations, preventing work stoppages, and safeguarding Marconi's operations from community and contractor-related labour risks.
• The position ensures that all disciplinary actions, collective bargaining negotiations, and operational field practices strictly comply with Nigerian labour laws, preventing legal liabilities while fostering a high-performance, stable work environment.

Responsibilities

• Union engagement & relationship management
• Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) coordination Workforce unrest monitoring & early warning
• Site labour escalation management
• Community labour dynamics
• Disciplinary consistency oversight
• Workforce investigations coordination
• Labour law operational coordination
• Strike prevention & workforce stabilisation
• Contractor workforce compliance
• Sensitive employee relations management
• Coordination with Operations, Security & Legal
• EPC workforce risk monitoring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Law, Business Administration, Public Administration, Psychology, Social Sciences, or a related discipline
• Professional certification such as CIPM, SHRM, HRCI, CIPD, or equivalent.
• 8-10 years' experience in Industrial Relations, Labor Relations, or HR operations, with at least 5 years in a Lead or Managerial capacity within a heavy engineering, construction, EPC, or Oil & Gas environment.
• Proven track record of leading successfully negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) with national unions (e.g., CCESSA, NUCECFWW).
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex labour dispute resolutions, disciplinary tribunals, and workforce audits in high-pressure work locations.
• Union Negotiation & Bargaining: Masterful ability to lead collective bargaining, draft agreements, and preserve management-union relations.
• Labour Laws & Jurisprudence: Deep expertise in the Nigerian Labour Act, Trade Unions Act, and current National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) legal precedents.
• Crisis & Strike Mitigation: Proactive risk monitoring, grievance management, and immediate stabilization planning.
• Workforce Investigations: Skilled in structured, compliant, and confidential workplace investigation techniques and report drafting. Stakeholder Alignment: High-level coordination capacity with Operations (Project Managers), Security teams, and Legal counsel. Crisis De-escalation & Conflict Resolution: High emotional intelligence to de-escalate aggressive confrontations and build mutual trust. Executive Presence & Diplomacy: Strong, calm, and objective communication style when presenting risk profiles to C-Suite/EVC. Preventative Risk Management: Ability to spot industrial relations vulnerabilities before they escalate into work stoppages.
• Ethical Conduct & Confidentiality: Absolute integrity and security of sensitive employee relations data, investigations, and legal briefs. Strategic Prioritization: Quick, decisive task management during concurrent labour escalations.

Application Closing Date
11th August, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@marconi.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the email.