Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

This Supervisory Human Resources Specialist position is located at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for supervising a team of HR professionals. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates by preparing schedules for completion of work, assigns work based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty/requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Conducts research and evaluates options for use in implementing Human Capital (HC) programs and policies. Utilizes HR expertise to coordinate or direct program and policy implementation. Provides advice and guidance to junior specialists, professionals, managers, employees, and external representatives to resolve problems.
• Applies expert knowledge of the technical aspects of the HR work directed (e.g., staffing, benefits, worker's compensation, management employee relations).
• Identifies and proposes solutions to complex issues and concerns where previous studies and established techniques require modification and adaptation.
• Reviews policies and precedents in order to make a recommendation for applying them to sensitive or controversial cases or problems.

Depending on needs and circumstances of the organization to which you are assigned, you may perform disciplinary and adverse action duties, workers compensation duties, HR consulting duties and benefits administration duties. Supervisory/Managerial duties includes serving as a first line supervisor for the organization. This includes but is not limited to: assigning work, setting priorities, and reviewing and evaluating work and performance of subordinates; approving leave; coaching and developing employees; recommending corrective or disciplinary actions; assisting in budget planning and projecting short-term needs; managing projects within assigned resources; resolving routine problems that typically impact the objectives of the organizational unit; and when required, coordinating with customers outside the immediate organization.