You will serve as a HR SPECIALIST (Labor & Employee Relations) with NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE CENTER. This position is part of the NAVFAC EXWC Personnel Demonstration Project. The NT-3 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-12 through GS-14. Position has a control point of GS-13 step 10 level.

Duties

You will provide authoritative technical advice, guidance, and/or assistance to NAVFAC management and senior leaders on labor relations issues. You will advise high level and executive level management on accomplishing positive progressive discipline. You will mentor junior specialists on labor and employee relations documents for third party review (i.e., counsel, governing boards, management). You will promote the establishment and achievement of the LER program(s) objectives throughout the NAVFAC EXWC and across business lines. You will provide policy guidance and interpretation to staff of all organizational elements dealing with labor union. You will develop communication and counseling procedures to maintain effective relations between management and the workforce.

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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-5 to GS-11 or NT-2 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) Addressing Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges, petitions for unit recognition, amendments and/or decertification proceedings; 2) Advising managers on case law and providing final decision(s) on BUS Code Determinations; 3) Coordinating negotiations to implement collective bargaining agreement(s); 4) Coordinating command(s) performance management systems for multiple pay systems, such as General Schedule, Wage Grade, and DEMO personnel and 5) Preparing performance, disciplinary, and adverse actions, while ensuring compliance with all legal, regulatory, procedural, and contractual requirements. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE CENTER 1000 23rd Avenue Port Hueneme, CA 93043 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]