HR Liaison

About The Position
Please note:
The salary range above represents this position's earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be
$76,742 - $113,795
, based on the candidate's qualifications and experience.

Who We Are
ABOUT THE
Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT):
The mission of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is to move people and connect places with seamless, equitable transportation options that are safe, environmentally responsible, and support economic growth and vibrancy in Montgomery County. The Department has five divisions; these include Highway Services, Parking Management, Transit Services, Traffic Engineering and Operations, and Transportation Engineering. We are a large organization with over 1,200 employees and a dedicated County budget of $300 million.

About The Division
The
Division of Transit Services
coordinates transit services in Montgomery County. Transit accomplishes an essential mobility mission of the County, connecting people, communities, workplaces, educational institutions, recreational opportunities, and many other essential destinations. The Division employs 850+ people, operates nearly 400 buses on 80+ fixed routes throughout Montgomery County. The Division plans, schedules and manages the County's Ride On bus system consisting of County owned and operated buses. Ride On carries roughly 18 million riders annually.

Who We Are Looking For
The Division of Transit Services seeks an Administrative Specialist III (HR Liaison) for a demanding position that provides confidential personnel management and support for the Division of Transit Services and liaison with the Office of Human Resources in order to administer personnel matters including recruitment, employee development, classification studies, grievances, position creations, promotions, disciplinary actions, Reductions in Force, reorganizations and other HR matters as needed.

What You'll Be Doing
The ideal candidate will have excellent oral and written communication, and work leadership skills, exceptional computer skills, experience with Microsoft Teams and Office Suite and excellent data entry and analysis skills. The candidate must be detail oriented, be able to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously and have the ability to work independently to perform a variety of difficult and complex actions.

Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Handling all facets of hiring and placement for new bus operators and other transit staff.
• Entering personnel transactions into the Oracle personnel management system.
• Assuring all staff take the necessary mandatory training and are in compliance.
• Assuring all performance plans and evaluations are completed on time.
• Overseeing Occupational Maintenance Reviews and requests for reclassifications.
• Preparing monthly and quarterly reports for the Division Chief and assisting the Division Chief and Section Chiefs with special projects.
• Handling EEO and other sensitive issues.
• Managing adverse actions – including assisting in investigations, preparing Statements of Charges, Notice of Disciplinary Actions, and more.
• Processing employee awards.
• Providing advice, information and counsel to managers on personnel matters.
• Assisting with Light Duty assignments/placements and assisting with the management of the Division's Worker's Compensation cases.

The position
requires
the ability to attend meetings or perform work at locations outside the office, which may occur on weeknights and weekends.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience: Three (3) years of professional administrative experience related to personnel administration (Human Resources).

• Preferably in a Generalist (or equivalent) capacity.

• Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree.

• Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences

• Experience in applying Personnel Regulations and Collective Bargaining Agreements to complex personnel issues.
• Experience communicating with all levels of employees, supervisors and managers, verbally and in writing.
• Experience planning and coordinating personnel activities for a large organization, evaluating the effectiveness of personnel functions and instituting procedural changes as required.
• Experience handling adverse/disciplinary actions.
• Experience processing personnel actions in a computerized personnel system application.
• Experience with spreadsheets and other software for the purpose of providing management reports.
• Experience with Light Duty and Worker's Compensation.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law
: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.