ER Specialist

Founded in 2001, YRCI is a leading professional services firm providing Human Capital, Acquisition Support and Financial Management Services to Government and Commercial customers nationwide. At YRCI, collaborative people and innovative thinking are the driving force behind our growing success. We provide our employees a professional environment in which to find challenging, rewarding work and learning opportunities to allow them to flourish.

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Job Title

ER Specialist

Location

Washington, DC US (Primary)

Job Type

Full-time

Position Benefits

As an employee of YRCI working full-time, you are eligible for an attractive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with a defined company match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, tuition and professional development reimbursement programs, 11 paid holidays, paid time off that accrues beginning your first day of work, and a number of supplemental plans. Eligibility begins on YOUR VERY FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT.

Exemption Type

Exempt

Education

High School Diploma

Job Description

Provide Employee Relations (ER) services, advisory and technical, to non-bargaining and bargaining unit employees in the area of Labor Relations (LR) and ER.

Ensure that proposed adverse or disciplinary actions are technically sound, based on merit, comply with law, regulation, and applicable negotiated procedures.

Formulate and prepare responses to inquiries from unions, members of Congress, Office of Personnel Management (PM), Agency officials, employees, and other interested parties.

Review regulations and administrative instructions pertaining to all phases of grievances, appeals, and adverse personnel actions.

Provide expert advice and guidance concerning Federal laws, executive orders, directives and decisions of OPM and other agencies to management.

Negotiate and administer labor agreements, providing guidance and consultation to management on a variety of LR matters.

Respond to inquiries from management and anticipate management needs regarding union rights, employee rights, implications of recent arbitration decision, Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), and Federal LR Authority regulations.

Prepare final reports and summary analysis of the status of the program.

Provide advice and guidance to all levels of management concerning leave management matter, sick leave restriction, performance management, medical issues, and mediation to resolve outstanding issues.

Provide advisory services and advice and guidance to all levels of management concerning ER and labor management and corrective actions, including counseling, disciplinary actions, and adverse actions.

Identify, analyze, and resolve problems which require the interpretation and adapting of guides which are only partially applicable and where few precedents exist.

Develop and propose courses of action to resolve problems and issues based on knowledge and interpretation of the Labor-Management Relations Statue, administrative case law, regulations, policies, judgment, and experience.

Conducts training on discipline, to include employee rights, management rights, employee representative rights, and consideration of substance abuse and dependency.

Responsible for assignments which require the evaluation of controversial and complex projects or cases, reviewing new or interpreting existing LR policy, providing formal and informal assistance and advice to the LR and ER program.

Job Requirements

Ten (10) years of Federal HR experience, at least four (4) of which must be specialized experience in the area of ELR performing the above tasks.

A Master's degree is required; a Bachelor's degree can substitute for an additional eight (8) years of experience. No degree can substitute with an additional 12 years of experience.

Require proven administrative skills and experience with HR automated systems.

Must be capable of completing high-quality work expeditiously under minimal supervision.

We employ people who are driven by excellence, committed to integrity, and inspired by opportunities to achieve positive results.We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. YRCI is an E-Verify employer. As a contractor and subcontractor, YRCI shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of protected veteran status or disability, and require affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. No sponsorship is available for this position.