You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (LABOR & EMPLOYEE RELATIONS) in the Executive Support Staff, C-1100 of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will provide input on decisions that impact an overall HR policy at serviced commands. You will serve as a " troubleshooter" or "consultant" to management on all ER/LR issues with overall responsibility for resolving controversial /complex problems. You will advise managers and employees on questions arising during appeals and grievances or appellate proceedings before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)

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

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: Experience applying a full range of labor and employee relations theories, principles, methods and techniques. Experience providing guidance to employee and managers in matters related to Labor and Employee Relations. Experience preparing disciplinary and adverse actions and ensuring compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements. Experience conducting research pretaining to contract negotiations and third party case law decisions. GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying a full range of labor and employee relations theories, principles, methods and techniques to a wide variety of complex assignments. Experience applying regulations and procedures. Experience preparing diciplinary and adverse action ensuring compliance with all legal, regulatory, procedural and contractural requirements. Experience providing technical assistance to employees in the excerise of protective and appeal rights. 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

GS-11:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
or
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.M., if related

GS-09:
Master's Degree or equivalent graduate degree
or
2 full years progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.B OR J.D if related

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

Contacts

• Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]