Human Resources Specialist (Classification)

Department of Energy Headquarters • Folsom, CA

3d • $106,437 - $154,280

About The Position

This position is part of the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer - Power Marketing Administration HR Shared Service Center. As a Human Resources Specialist (Classification), you will serve as a representative of the service center rendering expert advisory and technical services in the areas of classification and position management.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
• Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications.
• In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answers to these questions are not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.
• Security clearance and associated requirements- Moderate Risk.
• A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal service.
• Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Experience interpreting and applying Federal laws, regulations, and procedures, providing final classification determinations, and providing consultative services to senior officials.
• Experience researching and interpreting relevant OPM classification and appeals decisions to analyze unprecedented or unique classification issues and develop well-supported recommendations to resolve position classification actions, ensuring consistency with established classification principles and standards.
• Experience providing advisory services and guidance to clients on a wide range of classification and position management requests, reorganizations and issues.
• Current career or career-conditional GS employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional GS employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b).
• Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current career or career-conditional federal employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
• For this position, education cannot be substituted for experience.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Responsibilities

• Perform broad-reaching analyses to develop human resources (HR) recommendations that cross traditional functional areas to respond proactively to specific HR challenges.
• Identify, analyze, and evaluate the risks involved in alternative courses of action, and advises management in treating such risks.
• Proactively keeps management informed of actions, activities, and issues.
• Serve as a primary point of contact in accomplishing the most complex work assignments in the areas of classification, position management, and organization development, including reorganizations, which involve extremely difficult or complicated projects, and which regularly require the identification and resolution of precedent-setting and/or highly controversial operational problems.
• Independently classifies, reviews, and implements position descriptions in a variety of occupational series and grades (GS-1 through GS-15), and in consideration of the diverse organizational issues associated with each individual assignment.
• Independently conducts position reviews and/or desk audits and as required, prepares evaluation statements in support of final classification, and makes accurate FLRA and FLSA determinations within established timeframes.
• Provides expert classification support and guidance for serviced population where work may be complex and dynamic in nature, requiring the incumbent to actively devise new and innovative methods of resolving customer problems, complaints, and other organizational issues.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
• Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed