Human Resources Specialist (Classification) (Senior Classification Specialist)

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

01Experience

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Conducted complex and sensitive classification evaluations, including cases without precedent or involving statutory/interpretive ambiguity, by performing high-impact desk audits, analyzing mission functions and organizational documents, and producing authoritative, defensible title, series, and grade determinations.

Made expert FLSA exemption decisions and determined eligibility for primary/secondary law enforcement retirement coverage, drug-test designations, and/or SES classification by analyzing statutory criteria, mission functions, and operational assignments, and prepared formal recommendations for senior officials.

Led the development, validation, and refinement of organization-wide classification tools, including standardized classification templates, agency supplements to classification standards, and/or position description dashboards, to strengthen consistency and defensibility in the agency-wide application of OPM classification criteria.

Advised managers, executives, and HR personnel on advanced classification principles and the interpretation of OPM standards, Comptroller General decisions, and/or FLRA rulings; developed and delivered advanced classification and position description training to ensure workforce proficiency.

Provided senior technical leadership during classification audits and compliance reviews, delivered expert testimony in appeals and adjudicatory proceedings, and/or represented the organization as a classification authority before Department oversight entities, OPM, and/or multi-agency work groups. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience.

To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities. Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.

Serves as a senior technical authority within the Position and Organizational Design Branch, providing expert-level classification and organizational design advisory services that require application of advanced classification principles, mastery of OPM standards, and authoritative interpretation of complex federal regulatory frameworks.

Responsible for conducting the most technically challenging classification evaluations, designing and refining Bureau-wide classification tools and methodologies, leading complex organizational analyses, and advising senior leadership on classification and position-management strategies that directly influence the structural integrity of the Bureau's national workforce.

Advises managers, executives, and HR personnel on advanced classification principles and the interpretation of OPM standards, Comptroller General decisions, draft OPM guidance, DOJ directives, legal requirements, and FLRA rulings. Develops guidance to resolve interpretive gaps in OPM issuances, DOJ orders, or Bureau policy.