Alternate Dispute Resolution Manager

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is seeking an Alternate Dispute Resolution Manager to champion a collaborative workplace culture by leading agency-wide mediation and conflict prevention initiatives. This role empowers leaders and teams through neutral dispute resolution, creative problem-solving, and impactful training to resolve conflicts and build lasting trust, supporting BPA's mission of transmitting reliable, clean federal hydropower.

What you will do

• Serve as the program owner and lead strategist for BPA's dispute prevention and resolution portfolio, developing and scaling innovative conflict-management programs.
• Facilitate and mediate complex, multi-party, or emotionally sensitive workplace conflicts as an impartial neutral.
• Provide confidential advisory to agency executives, managers, and administrative leads on handling team friction and organizational changes.
• Act as a proactive diagnostic resource to detect early indicators of systemic conflict and address root issues.
• Design and facilitate training for staff, supervisors, and senior leadership in negotiation, constructive dialogue, and de-escalation techniques.
• Partner with Human Resources, Labor Relations, Civil Rights professionals, and union representatives to champion inclusive dispute processes.
• Represent BPA in external forums, collaborating with counterparts across the Department of Energy and national dispute resolution bodies.
• Measure and analyze program impact through key performance metrics and data, reporting on program return on investment.

What you need

• Must be a United States Citizen.
• Must possess or recertify mediation annual certification prior to entrance on duty.
• Ability to report in person to the official duty location.

About the role

Contract: full-time
Location: Portland, Oregon
Salary: $114684–$149091 Per Year