<p>Summary</p> <p>This vacancy is for a GS-0201-14, Lead Human Resources Specialist (Labor Relations) located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, WORKFORCE LABOR RELATIONS DIVISION.</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>This vacancy is for a GS-0201-14, Lead Human Resources Specialist (Labor Relations) located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, WORKFORCE LABOR RELATIONS DIVISION.</p> <p>Overview</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Accepting applications</p> <p>Open & closing dates</p> <p>08/25/2025 to 09/04/2025</p> <p>Salary $142,488 to - $185,234 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14</p> <p>Location</p> <p>1 vacancy in the following location:</p> <p>Washington, DC</p> <p>Remote job No Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive</p> <p>Promotion potential</p> <p>None</p> <p>Job family (Series)</p> <ul> <li>0201 Human Resources Management </li></ul> <p>Supervisory status No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk</p> <p>Trust determination process</p> <ul> <li>Suitability/Fitness </li></ul> <p>Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit status No</p> <p>Announcement number 20250729-49851-045764-RA-ST Control number 844133200</p> <p>This job is open to</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Federal employees - Competitive service</p> <p>Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.</p> <p>Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)</p> <p>Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.</p> <p>Land and base management</p> <p>Current or former employees of a base management agency.</p> <p>Veterans</p> <p>Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference</p> <p>Military spouses</p> <p>Military spouses relocating under PCS orders or whose spouse is 100% disabled or died while on active duty.</p> <p>Individuals with disabilities</p> <p>Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.</p> <p>Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista</p> <p>Individuals who have served at least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA.</p> <p>Special authorities</p> <p>Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.</p> <p>Clarification from the agency</p> <p>Status Candidates, Merit Promotion, Current Federal Employees, Former Federal Employees, Overseas Employees, Former Overseas Employees, CTAP, ICTAP, VEOA, 30% Disabled, Schedule A, Individuals with Disabilities, Military Spouses, Land and Base Management, Peace Corps, Americorps, Vista For definitions of common terms found in this announcement: http://dhsconnect.dhs.gov/org/comp/mgmt/dhshr/hr/Documents/JOA_Common_Definitions.pdf</p> <p>Duties</p> <p>Help</p> <p>You will serve as a Lead Human Resources Specialist (Labor Relations) and be responsible for leading the Workforce Relations Division, which administers the Coast Guard's labor management relations program.</p> <p>Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:</p> <ul> <li>Leads and mentors Coast Guard Labor Relations Specialists, providing technical guidance, and coordinating cross-functional projects that support organizational goals. </li><li>Provides expert-level labor relations consultation, including strategy development, case theory, and resolution of complex or controversial labor matters with Coast Guard-wide impact. </li><li>Develops, implements, and oversees labor relations policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with evolving case law, regulations, and statutory requirements. </li><li>Communicates effectively in both oral and written forms, independently representing the agency in negotiations, third party proceedings, and high stakes discussions with internal and external stakeholders. </li><li>Applies strategic thinking to anticipate workforce and labor relations trends, align labor strategies with organizational priorities, and inform long-term planning efforts. </li><li>Serves as key advisor to senior leadership, coordinating policy and implementation, interpreting legal changes, and promoting program consistency and operational effectiveness across the Coast Guard. </li></ul> <p>Requirements</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Conditions of employment</p> <p>All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.</p> <p>Do NOT include the following types of information in your resume:</p> <ul> <li>Social Security Number (SSN) </li><li>Date of Birth (DOB) </li><li>Photos of yourself (if included on your resume you will not be considered for this position) </li><li>Personal information: such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc. </li></ul> <p>Key Requirements:</p> <p>To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation for Non-Sensitive/Moderate Risk clearance as a condition of placement into this position. This may include e.g., a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a review of financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs".</p> <ul> <li>Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. </li><li>Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service. See www.sss.gov </li><li>A one-year probationary period may be required. </li><li>Time-in-Grade requirement must be met by the closing date of the vacancy. </li><li>All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>To qualify at the GS-14 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.</p> <p>NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.</p> <p>Specialized experience must include the following:</p> <ul> <li>Developing and revising internal program policies, procedures, and guidance to address programmatic impacts resulting from case law and regulatory/statutory changes. </li><li>Implementing change in laws or politics, which may impact a number of different commands or unions throughout the agency. </li><li>Providing expert-level management advice and assistance to resolve problems that may be unprecedented, controversial, or urgent in nature, often with Coast Guard-wide impacts. </li><li>Developing case theory and guides case development for complex and potentially controversial matters having agency-wide impact. </li><li>Providing programmatic oversight on complex individual and team initiatives such as contract negotiations, the implementation of major Coast Guard workplace changes, and grievance processing. </li><li>Applying the concepts, principles, practices, and the theories of labor relations to function as the technical expert in the total range of projects, programs, and services encompassed in the specialty. </li></ul> <p>NOTE: Education can not be substituted for experience at this grade level.</p> <p>National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.</p> <p>The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.</p> <p>Education</p> <p>This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.</p> <p>Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.</p> <p>Additional information</p> <p>Any Offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S. Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.</p> <p>Due Weight</p> <p>Due weight will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3).</p> <p>E-Verify</p> <p>DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.</p> <p>Fair Chance Act</p> <p>The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Security and its Components from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to ramonda.p.anderson@uscg.mil.</p> <p>Suitability Statement</p> <p>If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.</p> <p>Shared Certificates Statement</p> <p>Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.</p> <p>Special Employment Consideration</p> <p>The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.</p> <p>If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact ramonda.p.anderson@uscg.mil. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation</p> <p>Expand Hide additional information</p> <p>Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>Help</p> <p>A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.</p> <p>Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.</p> <p>How you will be evaluated</p> <p>You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.</p> <p>Your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documentation will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. If you meet the minimum qualifications stated in the job opportunity announcement, we will compare your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documentation to your responses on the scored occupational questionnaire (True/False, Yes/No, Multiple Choice questions). Your resume and/or optional cover letter must support your responses to the scored occupational questionnaire, or you may be rated ineligible . The best qualified candidates will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview.</p> <p>The assessment questionnaire is designed to measure your ability in the following competencies:</p> <ul> <li>Compliance </li><li>Labor Relations </li><li>Leadership </li><li>Oral Communication </li><li>Strategic Thinking </li><li>Written Communication </li></ul> <p>To preview the announcement questionnaire, click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12780738</p> <p>Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, the veteran must be 1) be a preference eligible; or 2) be a veteran separated after 3 or more years of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. (Note: Veteran's preference does not apply under Merit Promotion procedures. View VEOA information on Feds Hire Vets.</p> <p>Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) documentation.CTAP and ICTAP Eligibles: CTAP candidates will be eligible for selection priority if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position. If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. Individuals must be well-qualified by attaining at least a rating of 85 out of 100. Information about CTAP and ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Career Transition Resources website at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.pdf</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>Help</p> <p>A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.</p> <p>Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.</p> <p>Required documents</p> <p>Required Documents</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Resume showing relevant work/volunteer experience, education, and training. Include the start and end dates (from month/date/year to month/date/year) and the number of hours per week worked/volunteered. What to include in my resume</p> <p>SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility):</p> <ul> <li>You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50(s) that verify your eligibility for consideration as a current or former federal applicant; and </li><li>Your SF-50 must verify your highest competitive grade, time-in-grade, your current promotion potential or full performance level and proof of permanent appointment if applying based on an interchange agreement. DO NOT submit an award SF-50 or pay adjustment SF-50 as these often do not verify grade or eligibility. </li><li>For consideration for a promotion, Box 4 of the SF-50 must show a date that is at least 52 weeks prior to the job announcement closing. Recommend submitting your last promotion SF-50 or within-grade increase SF-50. </li></ul> <p>Veterans' preference documentation (Member Copy 4 of DD-214, Revised October 2013 SF-15 https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf15.pdf and VA letter, if applicable. NOTE: The revised October 2013 SF-15 is the latest copy and all others are not usable. Please see Feds Hire Vets for detail.</p> <ul> <li>Veterans claiming 5 point veterans' preference must submit legible Member 4 Copy DD214(s) indicating Character of Service. </li><li>30% Disabled Veterans must submit their Member Copy 4 DD-214(s), which includes Character of Service, and VA Disability Letter with percentage of disability OR documentation of disability determination from a branch of the Armed Forces which reflects a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. </li><li>Other 10 point Preference Eligibles must submit applicable Member Copy 4 DD-214(s), which includes Character of Service, and provide documentation of 10 point preference described on the back of the SF-15. </li><li>If you are a current active duty military member who does not have a DD214 and is claiming eligibility under the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act, you must submit certification from the Armed Forces indicating you will be discharged/released under honorable conditions from active duty within 120 days from the date you submit your certification as part of your application for this announcement. 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