HR Classification Specialist

Living Invigorating Valuable Experiences LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance

401-K plus match

Paid Vacation days

Paid holidays

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Voluntary Term Life

Job summary

Living Invigorating Valuable Experiences LLC is seeking a motivated Human Resources Classification Specialist in Washington, DC to support a federal agency's HR division. The role involves advising on federal classification and position management issues, conducting position audits, and preparing evaluation statements.

The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of federal HR experience specializing in position classification, a comprehensive knowledge of OPM standards, and be a U.S. citizen. Benefits include medical insurance, 401-K match, and paid vacation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of federal HR experience specializing in position classification and position management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of OPM classification standards.
• Experience independently classifying positions across various occupational series.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical expert on federal classification matters.
• Conduct position analysis and maintain the position classification program.
• Advise managers on organizational design and position management.

Skills

Federal HR experience

OPM classification standards

Organizational design advice

FLSA determinations

U.S. Citizenship

Tools

USA Staffing

Federal Personnel and Payroll System

Job description

About Us

Living Invigorating Valuable Experiences (LIVE, LLC), is a Woman owned, 8(a), and HUBZone certified, both performance-driven professional services government contracting companies that provides a broad spectrum of services and solutions to the U.S government agencies and organizations, based out of Atlanta, GA.

Role Summary

LIVE is seeking a motivated Human Resources Classification Specialist to support a federal agency's HR division in Washington, DC. You will function as a technical expert in federal position classification and position management, advising agency managers and HR staff on complex classification actions, organizational design, and OPM standards. You will independently resolve difficult classification issues, conduct position audits, and prepare evaluation statements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical expert on federal classification matters — advise Customer management and HR staff on program requirements and practices.

• Perform position analysis and evaluation; establish and maintain the position classification program in compliance with OPM standard.

• Independently resolve difficult classification issues, including FLSA determinations and situations where classification guides are only partially applicable.

• Advise managers on organizational design, position management, and development of position descriptions.

• Conduct onsite and telephonic position audits; prepare written evaluation statements; prepare and present advisory opinions.

• Advise on classification appeal procedures; ensure appeal packages comply with OPM requirements.

• Conduct special classification studies; originate solutions to complex problems; recommend procedure changes.

• Plan and advise on implementation of new classification procedures and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of highly technical federal HR experience specializing in position classification and position management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of OPM classification standards — FES, FES-S, GSRS.
• Experience independently classifying positions across a wide range of occupational series and pay plans.
• Proven ability to advise managers on organizational structure, classification changes, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience in USA Staffing, as well as the Federal Personnel and Payroll System.
• Experience conducting position audits and preparing formal written evaluation statements.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Must be eligible for Tier 2 Public Trust background investigation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with comprehensive classification studies and program-wide reviews.
• Familiarity with automated classification tools and shared service center HR systems.
• Prior experience in a large federal department's HR operations office.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
• 401-K plus match
• Paid Vacation days
• Paid holidays
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Term Life