Supervisory Wage and Hour Specialist (Deputy Regional Administrator)

You must meet all requirements listed below to qualify for a GS-15 Supervisory Wage and Hour Specialist (Deputy Regional Administrator). A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such position.IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. You must meet the following Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) and the Specialized Experience to qualify for the Supervisory Wage and Hour Specialist (Deputy Regional Administrator): Applicants must meet at least TWO of the following THREE specialized criteria requirements: General knowledge of Federal wage and hour labor laws, industrial occupations, wage scales, employment practices, or salary and wage administration practices. Skill in analyzing written/verbal information and numerical data and making decisions on issues based on interviews, records review, reconstruction of missing or fraudulent records and applying legal or regulatory provisions, precedents, and principles to specific investigative matters. Skill in personal contacts requiring the ability to explain requirements or rights and obtain information and cooperation from people with diverse backgrounds and levels of understanding, reconcile conflicting interests, and persuade others to comply voluntarily with requirements. In addition to the criteria specified above, applicants must have knowledge of and ability to apply the provisions of Federal wage and hour labor laws pertaining to wages, hours of work, or related conditions of employment. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Developing, interpreting, or applying policies, procedures, and operating standards in determining compliance for an organization or government-based program. Conducting interviews and providing information about laws and/or regulations. Industrial personnel or salary and wage administration or responsible work in a certified public accounting firm. Analyzing or applying labor legislation. Reviewing and evaluating operations and procedures through analysis, audits, or surveillance inspections. Federal, State, or self-regulatory agency work involving obtaining compliance with appropriate program requirements. -AND- Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level, in the Federal Service. Specialized experience includes: Developing, interpreting, or applying policies, procedures, and operating standards in determining compliance for an organization or government-based program. Analyzing or applying labor legislation by reviewing and evaluating operations and procedures through analysis, audits, or surveillance inspections and obtaining compliance with appropriate Federal, State, or self-regulatory agency program requirements. Applying the laws, regulations, guidelines, procedures and precedents administered particularly in Section 14 and 11(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Applying investigative and compliance review methods, information sources and protocols specific to self-audit and certificate application reviews. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Applicants must meet time-in-grade (52 weeks at the GS-14 grade level or equivalent in the Federal service), time-after-competitive appointment (90 days, if applicable), and qualifications requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement (08/05/2026), to be eligible for consideration.