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Posted: January 23, 2026 (1 day ago)

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LEAD HR SPEC (LABOR RELATIONS/EMPLOYEE RELATIONS)

Defense Information Systems Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$125,776 - $187,093

per year

Closes

January 30, 2026

GS-13 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of HR specialists in handling labor and employee relations for the Defense Information Systems Agency, including advising managers on issues like performance problems, workplace conflicts, and disciplinary actions.

It requires guiding the team, resolving sensitive cases, and providing expert advice on topics such as grievances, harassment, and leave policies.

A good fit would be an experienced HR professional with strong leadership skills and a background in federal government employee relations who enjoys mentoring others and tackling complex workplace challenges.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent in federal service, including advising on labor and employee relations
  • Experience leading junior HR specialists by setting priorities and monitoring workload
  • Skill in drafting disciplinary and adverse actions
  • Ability to resolve sensitive employee relations matters through analysis, case management, and conflict resolution
  • Expertise in conducting fact-finding, document reviews, and recommending actions for issues like grievances, appeals, and harassment
  • Time-in-grade requirement: 52 weeks at GS-13 or higher in the past year for current/former federal employees
  • Knowledge of training methods to support employee development

Full Job Description

This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Fort Meade, Maryland; Ogden, Utah; Scott AFB, Illinois; Tinker AFB, Oklahoma .

**This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants.

Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, HOW TO APPLY and NEXT STEPS sections below for instructions.

Qualified applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-13) in the Federal service that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is defined as: Advising on labor and employee relations issues to include guiding management on performance, conduct, and workplace issues and leading junior specialists by setting priorities and monitoring workload; Drafting disciplinary and adverse actions; Resolving sensitive employee relations matters through strategic analysis, case management, and conflict resolution; and Identifying training methods to support employee development.

Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement.

Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-13 or higher grade in Federal Service.

You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Major Duties:

  • Leads a team who specializes in labor relations and/or employee relations in accomplishing the organization's objectives.
  • Provides day-to-day expert technical leadership, workload coordination, and quality assurance for a team of HR Specialists engaged in labor and employee relations casework.
  • Serves as a senior expert consultant to management officials on sensitive or precedent-setting labor and employee relations issues.
  • Advises on proposed disciplinary, adverse, and performance-based actions, medical inability cases, leave administration, hours of work, premium pay, grievances, appeals, issues involving employee conduct, harassment, substance abuse etc.
  • Conducts complex fact-finding, gathers background information, and conducts document reviews to recommend appropriate courses of action.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/23/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/23/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DISA-12862445-26TB