Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations/Labor Relations)

Supervises and leads a team of Human Resources (HR) specialists providing employee relations and labor relations services.

Oversees the quality, timeliness, and consistency of branch operations and customer service.

Serves as a senior advisor to management on employee relations matters, including leave administration, performance management, misconduct, discipline, and actions addressing employee conduct or performance deficiencies.

Interprets applicable statutes, regulations, policies, and relevant case decisions; coordinates with legal counsel as appropriate.

Provides expert labor relations advice and representation to management.

Represents management and coordinates with internal and external stakeholders on complex employee and labor relations issues, including unions and third-party forums.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Civilian Employees of the Command (Current CHRA employees): Current Civilian Employees of the Command Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Advising management on a variety of complex employee relations matters, including leave administration, performance management, and proposing disciplinary/adverse actions, 2) Providing guidance on appropriate level of discipline to correct problems, implications of grievance procedures and/or impact of third-party reviews, and 3) Analyzing negotiated grievances, unfair labor practice and representational filings.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Qualification requirement: Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement.