Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement)

Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement)

Department: Department of Energy

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $121785 - $158322 Per Year

Job Summary: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies through the Partnership for Public Service’s Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Rankings! This Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement) position is located in the Office of the Executive Director. For more information visit: Office of the Executive Director (OED) | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (ferc.gov)

Major Duties:

• As a Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement), some of your typical work assignments may include: Announcing vacancies through direct hire, delegated examining and merit promotion procedures; preparing certificates of eligible candidates and ensuring that all placement actions meet regulatory requirements; extending job offers and coordinating with a variety of personnel to ensure pre-employment requirements are met in a timely manner; applying pay setting rules/regulations against various pay plan regulations. Defining issues, determining applicable precedents, laws, or regulations, and identifying the most effective approaches and techniques to resolve issues. Preparing and presenting findings and recommending actions on personnel issues; Developing and providing training/instructions to customers. Troubleshooting and resolving problems associated with recruitment and placement services for servicing organizations, consulting stakeholders in HR issues and problems.

Qualifications: To view the eligibility and qualification requirements of a Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement), GS-0201, please visit: Human Resources Management, 0201 | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (ferc.gov) You must have one full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level. Specialized experience is defined as: Specialized experience is defined as experience filling a variety of General Schedule positions which includes performing job analyses, creating vacancy announcements, and developing assessment tools to determine the best qualified applicants, completing or reviewing paperwork for a wide variety of personnel actions such as accessions, promotions, and reassignments for Federal government civilian employees; determining if applicants meet the qualification requirements for positions. Additionally, providing consultation and advisory services to managers regarding merit system principles, and practices of Human resource laws, policies and regulations on often complex or controversial matters. Current DEU Certification strongly preferred. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including any volunteer experience. Please do not cut and paste the position description, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

How to Apply: The FERC Careers site provides detailed instructions on how to apply to FERC vacancies. For more information visit: https://www.ferc.gov/about/careers/job-searchapply. Here are a few additional tips: When applying to a FERC vacancy announcement, please remember you must complete and submit your entire application (including your resume, vacancy questionnaire, and any applicable supporting documentation) no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time (ET) on the vacancy closing date. Please note, it may take you longer to apply to some vacancy announcements than others. Starting your application late on the evening the vacancy closes is not recommended because you might not have enough time to ensure your application is successfully submitted and received. When the specialized experience statement in the vacancy announcement requires experience presenting information to a large audience, your resume should include speeches or presentations you've given. Make sure you verify that your resume clearly indicates possession of the competencies and specialized experience listed under the “Qualifications and Evaluations” and “How You Will Be Evaluated” sections of this announcement. Remember to submit all required and supporting documentation listed under the “Required Documents” section of this announcement. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: FERC provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact DisabilityManager@FERC.gov no later than 11:59 pm ET on the vacancy closing date. The decision to grant a reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For more information on telework, click the following link: USAJOBS Help Center | What is telework? For more information on remote work, click the following link: USAJOBS Help Center | What is a remote job?

Application Deadline: 2026-01-22