Supervisory Human Resource Specialist (Recruitment/Placement/Classification)

Supervisory Human Resource Specialist (Recruitment/Placement/Classification)

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $143913 - $187093 Per Year

Job Summary: We are an independent office within the EPA that helps the agency protect the environment in a more efficient & cost-effective manner. We perform audits, evaluations, & investigations of the EPA to promote economy, efficiency, to prevent and detect fraud, waste and abuse. We strive to provide solutions to problems that ultimately result in making America a cleaner and healthier place. Come join the team!

Major Duties:

• This position is located in EPA, Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Mission Support (OMS), Human Resources Directorate (HRD). The Office of Mission Support serves as the corporate focal point, under the Immediate Office of the Inspector General. OMS is responsible for organization-wide coordination and leadership in promoting the most efficient use and accountability for OIG resources in effectively achieving its mission and strategic goals. The Human Resources Directorate provides operational support for Human Resource activities such as recruiting and staffing while the Human Capital component addresses employee development and employee relations. As a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist at the GS-0201-14 you will be responsible for, but not limited to: Serving as a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist to a team of staffing/recruitment and classification specialists. Serving as advisor on HR laws, regulations, and policies relating to recruitment/placement strategies and classification. Advising management officials on long-term recruitment strategies to best attract, hire and retain a skilled, diverse and motivated workforce providing the options to utilize available hiring authorities, recruitment sources and special employment programs. Developing long and short-range staffing plans to meet forecasted mission requirements, human capital losses, changes in critical competencies availability of candidates, career development patterns, and reorganization proposals. Directing and providing developmental training modules to HR Specialists who are responsible for providing a full range of advisories and operational technical services from cradle to grave in the area of classification, recruitment, and placement (i.e., merit promotion, delegated examining, job analysis, development of vacancy announcements and qualification requirements, application of appropriate area of consideration, ranking and rating applicants, issuing and auditing certificate of eligible). Tracking progress of recruitment process ensuring established Time-To-Hire (TTH) goals are met. Ensures HR Specialists are utilizing all available recruitment strategies, sources, and special programs, recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive programs. Advising managers and senior leadership on issues that are highly controversial, precedent setting, or cross several areas of human resources policy.

Qualifications: All applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. You may qualify for the GS-14 grade level, if you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal sector, or the equivalent in the private sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position your specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience performing the operational work of and providing oversight for HR programs in the areas of Classification and Recruitment and Staffing; Experience researching and evaluating complex HR programs and providing recommendations for new or substantially modified approaches to execute policies and program functions; Experience developing written materials (issues assessments, program assessments, audit responses, etc.) regarding human resources policies, processes, and programs for senior and executive level managers; and Experience providing expert advisory services in all areas of human resources to high level officials and managers. Evidence of the above specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience or based on job titles alone. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). 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 volunteer experience. Applicants must meet the qualifications for this position within thirty (30) days of the closing date of this announcement.

How to Apply: You are strongly encouraged to read the entire announcement before you submit your application for this position. To begin the application process, click the Apply button to the top right on this screen, follow the prompts to log-in/register, submit all required documents, and complete the assessment questionnaire. To be considered, you must submit a complete application package by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the day the announcement closes. As referenced in the Required Documents section, all required supporting documents will be collected electronically via the USAJOBS document portfolio feature. It is recommended that you review your application materials after they have been uploaded to your application to ensure they conform to the requirements stated in the announcement. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your application, please contact the HR Specialist listed on the announcement. If you cannot apply online, you must contact the HR Specialist listed below for assistance no later than two business days prior to the closing date of this announcement. You must provide complete application materials by the day the announcement closes. For detailed instructions to assist you in ensuring your application package is received, go to EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION EPA welcomes applications from persons with disabilities. Through the reasonable accommodation process, we provide persons with disabilities an equal opportunity to enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment that persons without disabilities enjoy. A reasonable accommodation is any change in the work environment or in the way things are customarily done. An accommodation removes workplace barriers and enables an applicant with a disability to have an equal opportunity to participate in the application process, be considered for a position, and, if hired, perform the essential functions of their job. The EPA National Reasonable Accommodation Coordinators will provide assistance to you, the Human Resources Office, and/or the hiring official as needed. For more information, refer to EPA's Reasonable Accommodation website. Below is more detailed information about how to request a reasonable accommodation during the application, selection, and hiring process: If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process (submitting the application or completing the application process), contact the Human Resources Office listed below no later than two business days prior to the closing date of this announcement, and the Human Resources Office will work directly with you. If you are referred to the hiring official for consideration and need an accommodation during the selection process, including the interview, notify the person who contacted you from the hiring official's office. If you do not hear back within three days about your reasonable accommodation request for the selection process, please notify EPA's National Reasonable Accommodation Coordinators via email at disabilityaccommodations@epa.gov. If you are selected and need an accommodation during the hiring process up to orientation, notify the HR Specialist who made the job offer to you. Please note: Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-16