You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (LR/ER) in the Human Resources Office (HRO), Business Directorate of NAVFAC SOUTHWEST. SALARY RANGE: GS-09: $64,722.00 to $84,135.00 GS-11: $78,307.00 to $101,796.00

Duties

You will consult with managers on resolving employee relations issues (e.g., leave, levels of work, medical issues). You will inform managers when changes to conditions of employment require bargaining on impact and implementation. You will brief managers and employees on labor relations issues. You will collaborate with management and unions to resolve unfair labor practice charges, grievances, workplace issues. You will respond in writing to union proposals resulting from changes in working conditions.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.

Qualifications

GS-09:Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:1) Assisting in researching and applying employee and labor relation theories, principles, methods, and techniques; 2) Assisting with advising management on achieving progressive discipline in accordance with established policy; 3) Assisting with developing briefings, status reports, and correspondence to managers and the workforce on labor and employee relations matters. GS-11:Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:1) Assisting as a consultant, providing guidance and interpretation of concepts, principles, laws and regulations to management and employees in the areas of Labor and Employee Relations; 2) Assisting with assessing potential impact and precedent-setting implications of pending employee/labor disputes; 3) Assisting with advising management on achieving progressive discipline in accordance with established policy; and 4) Assisting in developing and delivering briefings, status reports, and correspondence to managers and the workforce on labor and employee relations matters. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Applicants that do not meet the specialized experience listed under the Qualifications section may qualify with education or a combination of specialized experience and education as follows:

GS-09: 1 full year of graduate level education

OR

Superior academic achievement
OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience must equal one hundred percent.

GS-11:
Master's or equivalent graduate degree
OR
2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
OR
LL.B. or J.D., if related
OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience must equal one hundred percent.

If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address NAVFAC SOUTHWEST 750 Pacific Hwy San Diego, CA 92132 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]