This position is within HSA 1.3 supporting legacy VISN 4 and legacy VISN 5. The position is aligned under the Compensation Center of Excellence Unit, reporting to the Associate HR Officer, with full responsibility over all network pay schedules, salary surveys, awards budget, retention incentives and other pay incentives.
Major Duties: Network Compensation Program Management: Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and senior consultant and advisor resolving conflicting interpretations, applying complex laws, regulations, policies, and practices to provide advice and guidance to officials, supervisors, and employees on the full range of pay administration policies, principles and practices.
Ensures senior management officials receive compliant, accurate advice that avoids unnecessary costs, settles claims against the Government, and fosters an understanding of statutory compensation entitlements, regulations, and court decisions.
Anticipates and manages the impact of legislative and administrative changes and assures that the Network's interests are held to the most up-to-date requirements and is adept at providing feedback to National offices when the interests of the Network, VHA or VA require advocacy. Oversees the development and delivery of briefings to managers to foster understanding and acceptance of pay and leave administration findings, recommendations, and policies.
Directs and oversees the establishment, verification, and continuance of all special salary rates and schedules for all Network sites. Ensures valid wage evaluations are conducted, ensuring the integrity of comparable data from reliable sources are utilized as evidentiary support of establishment/update/continuance of compensation considerations. Ensures compliance on all pay limitation areas.
Supervision: Provides technical and administrative supervision to the Network Compensation staff (HR Specialists in the area of Compensation) Develops work plans, competency plans, and evaluates employee performance. Plans and assigns work to be accomplished by the unit, sets short and long- term priorities based on the difficulty level and requirements of the assignment and the capabilities of the employee.
Approves leave, work schedules, and time and attendance as necessary; provides advice, counsel, or instructions on both work and administrative matters. Provides career counseling upon request approves training requests for the unit, interviews candidates for positions in the unit, recommends appointment, promotion or reassignment. Hears and resolves complaints or issues from employees, referring group grievances and more serious complaints to a higher-level supervisor.
Grants minor disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands, recommending other action in more serious cases. Identifies developmental and training needs, provides or arranges for needed developmental or new training needs; and finds ways to improve the quality of the work directed. Work Schedule: Monday Through Friday 8am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: May be authorized at supervisors discretion. Telework: This position may be authorized for telework.
Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Compensation) Temporary Promotion-NTE 1 year/PD99992S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Gretchen.Bruning@va.gov · 410-691-6340 X47784
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $106437 – $138370/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-04.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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