You will serve as a Senior Labor and Employee Relations specialist for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWC PHILA DIV) in San Diego, California, Naval Business Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia.

Duties

You will negotiate with the union in matters involving the collective bargaining agreement, changes in working conditions, and grievance resolution. You will conduct administrative law research and analyze case law to provide advice and recommendations to management and Senior Leadership on the resolution of cases. You will negotiate with management to accept and implement recommendations involving substantial resources and extensive changes to projects/programs. You will independently draft investigatory questions and Weingarten questions, requiring minimal edits that are targeted to the misconduct and/or allegations. You will resolve difficult and precedent setting problems and develops new interpretations, procedures or policies. You will develop and maintain a relationship with local bargaining unit representatives, and independently drafts grievance decisions that are technically accurate and reflects management’s position. You will advise management and appointed officials on the appropriate procedures for conducting administrative investigations/management inquiries into workplace allegations.

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 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.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

For NT-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-04 pay band (GS-11/12 grade level equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: researching and evaluating employment laws, rules, and regulations to advise and provide guidance to management and other third parties to resolve employee and labor relations issues. For NT-04: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-03 pay band (GS-09/10 grade level equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: assisting with researching employment laws, rules, and regulations to help advise and provide guidance to management and other third parties to resolve employee and labor relations issues. 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

For the NT-04 Position: In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree;
OR
Three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree;
OR
An LL.M. degree in a field directly related to the position being filled.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NSWC PHILA DIV 5001 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19112 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]