Human Resources Specialist (LR/ER)

Summary

PSA is looking for a passionate individual to serve as a Human Resources Specialist (LR/ER) professional. In this role you will have the opportunity to counsel, ensure compliance, provide guidance, and conflict resolution on issues where you'll use your deep expertise to shape a positive work environment and foster a culture of excellence. Bargaining Unit Status: Not Covered, AFGE Local1456 This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies This is not a law enforcement position.

Duties

• As a Human Resources Specialist LR/ER you will: 1. Manage labor relations functions for PSA including negotiation, representation, and advice to management. 2. Advise management and employees on requirements and effects of labor management agreements. 3. Provide human resources services in employee and labor relations. 4. Process employee grievances and adverse actions, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. 5. Analyze labor relations and employment law, regulation, and policy as well as best practices in the federal sector and develop proposed policy and procedure for PSA. 6. Develop methodology, collect, and analyze data and prepare recommendations and alternatives.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements below. To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must have 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience related to the duties of the position comparable in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level. Specialized experience is defined as working with employees, unions, and management in managing disputes, conflicts, and complaints, recommending innovative solutions to executives, managers, and supervisors, and gaining consensus. To qualify at the GS-13 grade level, you must have (1) year of specialized experience related to duties of the position comparable in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level. Specialized experience is defined as working in labor and employee relations to resolve conflicts, interpret and apply employee relations laws, regulations, principles, precedent, and policy; perform detailed analysis related to conduct and performance issues; utilize negotiation and persuasion techniques to explain and justify management's actions on human resources issues; communicate with diverse audiences that include employee, management, and labor officials. NOTE: Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience related to this position. Failure to demonstrate how you possess the experience requirements will result in an "Ineligible" rating.

Requirements

A candidate appointed at a lower grade level may be promoted up to the full performance level without further competition. Conditions of Employment 1. Must be a U.S. Citizen 2. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service 3. Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation 4. May be required to successfully complete a probationary period, if not already completed 5. All applicants are subject to a comprehensive criminal background investigation, and required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment 6. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice 7. Status applicants for promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade 8. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the close of this announcement 9. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Education

There is no education substitution for specialized experience at the GS-12 and GS-13 grade levels.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date (09/09/2026) to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account. You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application. You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternative application which is available from the Human Resources Office. Please contact the Shelly Monroe at 202-740-8543 or [email protected] to obtain instructions on how to submit an alternative application. Only resumes up to a total of 2 pages will be accepted. Applicants with resumes exceeding 2 pages will be removed from consideration. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement.