Sr. Human Resource Generalist

Title: Sr. Human Resource Generalist

State Role Title: Human Resource Analyst II

Hiring Range: $85,000 - $102,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept Conservation & Recreation

Location: Dept Conservation & Recreation

Agency Website: www.dcr.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Office of Human Resources is currently hiring for a Sr. HR Generalist.

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is the state's leading conservation agency, and it takes a diverse agency to conserve resources for a diverse commonwealth.

The Sr. HR Generalist position will proactively promote positive and supportive business partnerships, delivering a high level of quality customer service; providing consultation, advice, guidance, policy and procedure interpretation to internal customers on employment, classification, compensation, and all other HR programs and deliverables.

The Sr. HR Generalist will be responsible for:

• Promoting and providing consultative services and HR partnership to managers, supervisors, and employees of assigned divisions on the full range of HR and HR-related programs, processes, initiatives, and other deliverables by developing and sustaining effective working relationships with customers at all levels through interactions and training. Consistently provide professional, courteous, helpful, and tactful service to all customers and partners.
• Partnering with hiring managers and HR team members throughout the recruitment, selection, and employment process, fully implementing and adhering to required action items identified as core responsibilities and other applicable policies, operating procedures, and guidelines. Ensure applicable laws, policies, procedures, and guidelines are accurately interpreted and applied to all recommendations and/or solutions.
• Performing job evaluation analysis as requested or necessary to ensure positions are appropriately classified. Consulting with management, involving HR team members as necessary, to present alternatives, resolve issues, and incorporate equity and fairness. Conducting research, analyze relevant materials, determine FLSA status. Producing analytical briefs as necessary to support role and compensation recommendations. Consulting with management on compensation and reward strategies inclusive of labor market statistics, salary benchmarks, total rewards data; to drive fair equitable compensation decisions and actions.  
• Consulting with managers, employees, and partner with other staff as necessary to recommend solutions to performance and/or relationship difficulties. Guide supervisors/managers and recommend solutions that address substandard performance or issues of inappropriate conduct (Standards of Conduct, Performance Improvement Plans, counseling sessions, etc.).
• Maintaining and continuously improving proficiency in managing and reporting accurate data to customers and HR team members, ensuring quality control of all data transactions across systems such as PageUp, Cardinal, and HR electronic records (e.g., recruitment and classification trackers).

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation offers paid leave; 13 paid holidays; medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan for classified positions, and VaLORS for law enforcement positions); and is a federally recognized Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer.

DCR’s Mission is to conserve the natural, scenic, historic, and cultural resources of the Commonwealth. We invite you to learn more about DCR’s efforts to CONSERVE.

Minimum Qualifications

• Considerable experience and knowledge of human resource management principles and best practices, including classification, compensation, employment, federal and state laws and policies; project management techniques; FLSA and related regulations; job analysis techniques, data gathering and management techniques, and organization structure.
• Considerable experience providing effective consultation and guidance to supervisors/managers on employee relations, performance management, conflict resolution, etc. 
• Proficient in conducting and evaluating investigations, resolving complex cases, a