LEAD HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (LABOR RELATIONS/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS)

LEAD HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (LABOR RELATIONS/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS)

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia

Salary Range: $108019 - $140426 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a LEAD HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (LABOR RELATIONS/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS) in the LABOR & EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DIVISION of FLEET HRO NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Major Duties:

• You will assist the team in balancing workload in accordance with established workflow, skill levels, and specializations; adjusts for priorities and timeliness; and ensures each employee has an integral role in developing the final team product.
• You will monitor and report on work progress, check work in progress and reviews completed work to see that supervisor's priorities, instructions, quality criteria, and deadlines have been met.
• You will provide advice and guidance to management in all matters relating to labor relations; serves as liaison between labor organizations and management; and represents management in third-party proceedings.
• You will serve as an advisor to management during comprehensive and mid-term contract negotiations, post-negotiations and on management’s obligation to negotiate decisions, directives, and agreements.
• You will assist with the review and assignment of union grievances involving HRO matters for acceptance/rejection, investigating, discussions with the unions and preparing the necessary decision letters for the Commander's signature.
• You will investigate complaints, research precedent cases, participating in informal/formal resolutions and is a representative in Unfair Labor Practices hearings before the FLRA as necessary.
• You will prepare reports or position papers on a variety of subjects for internal and external use.
• You will provide guidance and instructions to lower-level specialists in a variety of functional/technical areas.

Qualifications: to qualify for a GS-13, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 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 demonstrating expert knowledge of advanced legal and regulatory principles, concepts, analytical methods, techniques, and consultative skills in the areas of Labor and Employee Relations (LER). Experience conducting research of complex legal problems, identify appropriate course of action. Experience coordinating cases with command attorneys and other stakeholders, resolve most difficult unfair labor practice charges, complaints, arbitration and grievances. Experience applying employee relations laws, regulation and precedents. Experience analyzing and solving complex, unique and sensitive problems, involving cases where laws are conflicting or other untested areas of case laws. Experience utilizing broad labor and employee relations concepts, non-traditional collaborative approaches of labor relations, labor-management partnership, interest-based bargaining and facilitation. Experience preparing reports, training materials to high level NNSY leaders, supervisors, management officials. Experience providing training, mentoring to junior specialists on LER related cases, assist with balancing workload, monitor work progress to ensure deadline has been met. 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 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.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments, and required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: 1. Click the Apply Online button. 2. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. 3. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. 4. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. 5. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. 6. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. 7. Set aside at least 3 hours to take the USA Hire assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. 8. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980686389652-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information For more general information, system requirements and to request assistance regarding the USA Hire Assessments, review the following resources: https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Click on this: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.

Application Deadline: 2026-02-27