Human Resources Specialist (Classification)

Department of Energy Headquarters; Folsom (CA); Remote; USD 106,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Energy Headquarters in Folsom, CA seeks a Human Resources Specialist (Classification) to provide expert advisory and technical services in classification and position management. You will work within the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer – Power Marketing Administration HR Shared Service Center.

The role involves conducting complex position reviews, desk audits, and issuing evaluation statements, while ensuring timely FLRA and FLSA determinations.

Qualifications

• For this position, education cannot be substituted for experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform broad-reaching analyses to develop HR recommendations across areas.
• Identify, analyze, and evaluate risks in actions and advise management on risks.
• Independently classify, review, and implement position descriptions across occupational series and grades.

Job description

Human Resources Specialist (Classification)

• Hiring Agency: Department of Energy Headquarters

This position is part of the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer – Power Marketing Administration HR Shared Service Center. As a Human Resources Specialist (Classification), you will serve as a representative of the service center rendering expert advisory and technical services in the areas of classification and position management.

Key Responsibilities

As a Human Resources Specialist (Classification), you will: Perform broad-reaching analyses to develop human resources (HR) recommendations that cross traditional functional areas to respond proactively to specific HR challenges. Identify, analyze, and evaluate the risks involved in alternative courses of action, and advises management in treating such risks. Proactively keeps management informed of actions, activities, and issues.

Serve as a primary point of contact in accomplishing the most complex work assignments in the areas of classification, position management, and organization development, including reorganizations, which involve extremely difficult or complicated projects, and which regularly require the identification and resolution of precedent-setting and/or highly controversial operational problems Independently classifies, reviews, and implements position descriptions in a variety of occupational series and grades (GS-1 through GS-15), and in consideration of the diverse organizational issues associated with each individual assignment.

Independently conducts position reviews and/or desk audits and as required, prepares evaluation statements in support of final classification, and makes accurate FLRA and FLSA determinations within established timeframes.

Provides expert classification support and guidance for serviced population where work may be complex and dynamic in nature, requiring the incumbent to actively devise new and innovative methods of resolving customer problems, complaints, and other organizational issues.

Requirements & Education

For this position, education cannot be substituted for experience.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Department of Energy Headquarters, Department of Energy.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $106437 – $154280/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-15.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.