Human Resources Specialist

United States Attorneys' Offices; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 103,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Attorneys' Offices in Houston seeks a Human Resources Specialist to support personnel management across recruitment, classification, and employee relations. You will work with managers to design and implement staffing strategies in a dynamic, federal environment.

The role focuses on merit-based selections, position analyses, and advisory services to improve staffing processes while handling complex cases as you progress in capability and responsibility.

Qualifications

• Qualified based on specialized experience.
• Education not applicable.

Responsibilities

• Manages complex district-level human resources assignments involving diverse, hard-to-fill professional, technical, and administrative positions while developing and implementing flexible recruitment strategies.
• Evaluates candidates using assessment plans to ensure merit-based selections and analyzes staffing factors influencing staffing needs.
• Conducts comprehensive position analysis to determine qualification requirements, assessment methods, and areas considered for vacancies.
• Prepares merit promotion evaluation plans and advises on staffing issues to improve efficiency and alignment with personnel principles.
• Responsibilities will increase and assignments become more complex as training and experience progress.

Skills

HR management

Recruitment & placement

Merit-based selection

Position analysis

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys

For more information on the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Key Responsibilities

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing human resources management services to employees and managers within the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) in two or more functional areas of personnel, e.g., recruitment and placement, position classification, employee relations and performance management, employee benefits, employee compensation, and/or human resource development.

Typical work assignments will include: Manages complex district-level human resources assignments involving diverse, hard-to-fill professional, technical, and administrative positions while developing and implementing flexible, innovative recruitment and placement strategies to meet the staffing needs of district organizations.

Evaluates candidates using established assessment plans to ensure fair, merit-based selection decisions, while analyzing organizational factors that influence staffing needs. Conducts comprehensive position analysis to determine qualification requirements, assessment methods, and areas of consideration for vacancies, and apply qualification standards while recommending effective techniques to efficiently fill positions.

Prepares merit promotion evaluation plans and work with supervisors to ensure assessment criteria are applied correctly, while providing expert advisory services on complex staffing issues that require extensive creative problem-solving. Identifies and recommends improvements to staffing processes to enhance efficiency, responsiveness, and alignment with personnel management principles to address staffing and organizational challenges.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements & Education

Qualified based on specialized experience. Education not applicable.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys, Department of Justice.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $103225 – $134195/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-13.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.