Human Resources Specialist IV (SR-22)

Board of Water Supply; Hawaii; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave

Health coverage

Retirement plan

Job summary

The Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) in Honolulu seeks a Human Resources Specialist IV to independently plan, coordinate, and perform recruitment and staffing activities. This role handles complex HR tasks including investigations, grievances, performance management, and accommodations.

The position also involves managing leave processes and related duties, while contributing to BWS’s public service mission and employee development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Work experience may substitute for a bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis.
• Master's degree in HRM, Business Administration, or Public Administration may substitute for up to one year of professional HR experience.

Responsibilities

• Recruitment: oversee recruitments, job audits, candidate screening, interview development and compliance, onboarding and contracts.
• Classification: review position descriptions, conduct classification audits, reports, and identify FLSA status.
• Labor relations: conduct investigations, manage grievance processes, advise on accommodations, support performance management.
• Leave administration: handle state and federal leave processes.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Skills

HR compliance

Recruitment & staffing

Classification & FLSA

Labor relations

Leave administration

Data analysis & reporting

Written communication

Oral communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Master's degree substitution for up to 1 year HR experience

Job description

Advancing People and Policy to Power Public Service

The Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) is seeking aHuman Resources Specialist IV in Honolulu! This position serves as a staff specialist independently planning, recommending, coordinating and performing recruitment and staffing activities on behalf of the BWS. The position performs the full range and scope of recruitment and classification activities. In addition, this position performs the most complex HR activities, including conducting investigations, grievance handling, performance management and reasonable accommodation.

What You Will Do

• Recruitment: Conduct, advise, and oversee recruitments, job audits, candidate screening, interview development and compliance, selection reviews, workforce planning, onboarding, and Personal Services Contract recruitment to ensure fair, effective, and compliant hiring practices.
• Classification: Review and evaluate position descriptions, conduct classification audits, prepare reports to support recommendations, and determine FLSA status.
• Labor Relations: Conduct and review investigations, manage grievance processes, advise managers on reasonable accommodations, and provide guidance on performance management and documentation.
• Perform activities related to employee return-to-work processes and provide guidance on state and federal leave administration.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Enjoy excellent employment benefits

• excellent employment benefits including generous time off (up to 21 vacation days, 21 sick leave days, and holidays), comprehensive health coverage, retirement plan, career development, and much more!

View details about all our available benefits by clicking on the “Benefits” tab at the top of this posting or visiting https://www.honolulu.gov/dhr/benefits/.

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At time of application, you must be a citizen, national or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT

Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree.

Substitution: Work experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis. Such experience must have provided the knowledge, skills, and analytical ability normally gained from attainment of a bachelor's degree.

For example:

1. Four (4) years of professional work experience, in any occupation, may substitute for a general bachelor's degree.
2. Four (4) years of general work experience (does not need to be professional level experience) in human resources/personnel management may substitute for a general bachelor's degree.

Education Verification: Education information must be listed clearly on your application. If available, please attach a legible electronic copy of your diploma, official transcripts, and/or applicable foreign credential evaluation to your application. As part of the hiring process, you may be asked to furnish documentation to verify your education to move forward for further consideration.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

Three (3) years of progressively responsible professional human resources management work experience.

Applicable Skills Needed

• Knowledge of: principles of human resources administration; basic principles relating to organization and management; local and State laws, rules and regulations, and contractual provisions governing public employment; interviewing principles and techniques; various kinds of occupations and the sources of occupational information.
• Ability to: interpret and apply pertinent laws, rules and regulations, and contractual provisions; elicit and obtain factual data, analyze and make sound recommendations; research data and prepare clear and concise reports; express ideas logically, both orally and in writing; make effective presentations on complex issues; deal tactfully and effectively with others; follow oral and written instructions.

Substitution: A Master's degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or Public Administration from an accredited college or university may be substituted for up to one year of professional human resources management work experience.

Education Verification: Education information must be listed clearly on your application. If available, please attach a legible electronic copy of your diploma, official transcripts, and/or applicable foreign credential evaluation to your application. As part of the hiring process, you may be asked to furnish documentation to verify your education to move forward for further consideration.

NON-QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE

Most work experience in a supervisory or managerial position includes responsibility for human resources functions. However, if the primary responsibility of the position is not concerned with professional human resources management work, such experience is not considered qualifying.

Clerical or technical experience in a personnel program involving work that is limited to the application of personnel rules, regulations, and procedures in support of the personnel functions described above is also not considered qualifying.

Having the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as qualifying for the position. Your overall experience must have been of such scope, level and responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position.

LICENSE REQUIREMENT

Possession of an appropriate valid driver's license, as required.

If you qualify for the position, your name will be eligible for consideration for the current vacancy/vacancies and future job openings with this job title. Screening will be based on the education, experience, and other job-related information provided in your application. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being rejected or your receiving a lower rating. All information provided on an application is subject to verification. As applicable, false or misleading statements or omissions of material facts are grounds for disqualification and/or termination of employment with the City and County of Honolulu.