HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPLOYEE & LABOR RELATIONS)

U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Kittery (ME); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Fleet Forces Command in Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, ME is seeking a Human Resources Specialist (Employee & Labor Relations) to advise management, handle grievances, and support labor relations programs across the DoD environment.

The role requires evaluating cases, negotiating agreements, and coordinating with unions while ensuring compliance with federal laws and DoD policies. Travel and security clearances will be required as part of regular duties.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-09 in Federal service or equivalent experience in private/public sector.
• Experience advising management about disciplinary or corrective techniques responsive to conduct/performance problems.
• Experience conducting probing/analysis to identify root causes of misconduct or poor performance.
• Experience in fact finding, negotiating, investigating, and consulting.

Responsibilities

• Represent management by handling arbitration requests, reviewing for arbitrability, selecting arbitrators, and preparing witnesses.
• Serve as negotiator or technical advisor for management in contract negotiations and related training.
• Research legal precedents and define legal/factual parameters for cases.
• Provide labor relations and employee assistance within the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
• Keep current on labor relations matters and coordinate FOIA/Privacy Act requests.

Skills

Labor relations

Negotiation

Investigation

Legal analysis

Advising management

Communications

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

3 years of graduate education

LL.M. (related)

Job description

Summary

You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPLOYEE & LABOR RELATIONS) in the USFF HR SERVICES BRANCH (1102.6), EXECUTIVE SUPPORT OFFICE of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

• You will represent management by receiving requests for arbitrations from unions, reviewing for arbitrability, deciding acceptance/rejection, selecting an arbitrator, investigating grievances, and preparing witnesses for hearing.
• You will serve as a negotiator or member/technical advisor for management in contract negotiations, mid-term negotiations, and conduct post-negotiations agreement training for management.
• You will research fact, legal precedents, and define legal and factual parameters and issues of cases.
• You will provide labor relations and employee assistance to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
• You will keep current on labor relations matters by reviewing voluminous third-party decisions, meet with unions to resolve problems, and coordinate on FOIA/Privacy Act requests.

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.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience advising management about appropriate disciplinary or other corrective techniques that are responsive to a range of conduct and performance problems.
• Experience conducting extensive probing and analysis to identify the root cause of an employee's misconduct or poor performance.
• Experience comprehending laws, rules, regulations, precedents and policies.
• Experience in fact finding, analyzing, negotiating, investigating, advocating positions, communicating, persuading, and consulting.

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 and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0200/human-resources-management-series-0201/

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

GS-11

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.M., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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