HR Specialist – Classification

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Classify Federal positions from entry to senior levels across engineering, scientific, specialist, and administrative fields.

• Review, update, revise, and create position descriptions.

• Conduct thorough job analyses and desk audits, including interviews with current employees and supervisors.

• Assess positions using General Schedule and Federal Wage System standards alongside factor-level evaluation methodologies.

• Establish the pay plan, occupational series, official title, grade, or pay band.

• Prepare evaluation statements and supporting documents for audits or administrative appeals.

• Provide technical guidance to HR specialists, supervisors, and management.

• Assist in job analysis and the development or selection of staffing assessment questions.

• Review vacancy announcements for classification accuracy, legal sufficiency, and consistency.

• Support organizational restructuring and advise leadership on classification impacts and position hierarchy.

• Maintain classification records, ensure version control, and conduct periodic reviews of position descriptions.

• Ensure adherence to Federal laws, regulations, OPM standards, agency procedures, and internal controls.

• Protect Personally Identifiable Information and sensitive personnel data.

• Occasionally travel or modify schedules based on client and contract requirements.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of Federal Human Resources experience specifically in position classification work.

• Proven experience in Federal classification for engineering positions.

• Expertise in applying Federal position classification standards and principles.

• Experience in developing, reviewing, and evaluating position descriptions.

• Background in performing job analyses, factor-level evaluations, and classification determinations.

• Experience with desk audits and preparing classification evaluation statements or equivalent supporting documentation.

• Demonstrated ability to provide classification guidance to HR professionals, supervisors, and management.

• Strong understanding of Federal HR laws, regulations, policies, and procedural requirements.

• Ability to make independent judgments in complex classification scenarios.

• Excellent written analytical and technical documentation abilities.

• Capacity to manage sensitive personnel information and PII appropriately.

• Must successfully complete Government-required suitability, background investigations, credentialing, and system-access prerequisites.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and meet applicable Government access standards.

• Preferred: Previous experience with FHWA, USDOT, or other Federal civilian agency HR roles.

• Preferred: Experience in classifying engineering and scientific roles across various occupational series and grade levels.

• Preferred: Involvement in supporting organizational restructuring or design initiatives.

• Preferred: Experience with classification appeals, desk audits, accretion-of-duties issues, mixed-series positions, and supervisory classification.

• Preferred: Familiarity with Federal staffing processes and job analysis.

• Preferred: Knowledge of Federal HR systems such as USA Staffing, FPPS, WTTS, eOPF, NFC, Monster Government Solutions, or similar platforms.

• Preferred: Certifications such as SHRM-CP/SCP, HRCI certification, OPM Delegated Examining Certification, or other relevant Federal HR credentials.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time employment.

• Remote work environment, with the possibility of client-site support depending on final contract requirements.

• Occasional schedule flexibility based on client needs.

• Reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees as required by applicable law.