HR Generalists

What You Will Do

This position will be filled at the HR Generalist 1/2 level, depending on the skills of the selected candidate. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if the candidate is hired at the higher level.

Discover a world of opportunity in one of the Human Resources Field Services (HR-FS) Groups at Los Alamos National Laboratory! We have exciting opportunities for outstanding entry and mid-level HR professionals like you. As an HR Generalist, you will be a key member of the team that enables the Laboratory to accomplish its mission by providing strategic guidance and high-level support to management on all HR products and services while implementing a wide range of HR programs.

This is your chance to directly support our national security mission and continue to make LANL the best place to work!

Minimum

Job Requirements:

• HR Business Acumen:
  Basic working knowledge of HR theories, principles, and practices. Demonstrated experience advising stakeholders on human resources policies and procedures, completing HR actions such as personnel actions, salary actions, terminations, and/or dealing with employee relations issues. Evidence of providing guidance to customers in areas such as workforce planning, compensation, benefits, employee relations, training, etc. through effectively interpreting and applying HR policy and procedures.
• Technical Expertise:
  Demonstrated experience with HR systems (i.e. Oracle, People Soft, etc.) and databases (i.e. Microsoft Excel) to accurately input information and retrieve, organize and report HR data and metrics.
• Relationship Management:
  Demonstrated ability to thoughtfully and proactively work with customers to understand their business needs and drivers, resolve issues, and apply policy and procedure to successfully achieve business goals. Ability to effectively coach and provide training to a broad audience.
• Ethical Practice:
  Direct experience maintaining confidentiality and protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) throughout daily operations.
• Planning and Prioritization:
  Demonstrated ability to manage a high volume of assignments, adapt quickly to shifting priorities, meet strict deadlines, and multi-task in a detail-oriented and fast-paced environment.

Education/Experience at HR Generalist 1 level:
Position requires a Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 2 years related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.

• HR Business Acumen:
  Specialized knowledge of HR theories, principles, and understanding of HR as an interrelated system of functional operations. Significant experience completing HR actions.
• Leadership:
  Demonstrated capacity to mentor junior staff, roll out and manage HR process improvement initiatives and ability to build networks across functional and organizational boundaries.

Education/Experience at HR Generalist 2 level:
Position requires a Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 5 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. A relevant HR certification is preferred.

• Professional certification (PHR, SPHR) is highly desirable.
• Detailed knowledge of organization and business as well as knowledge of LANL organizational structure, mission and goals.
• Active DOE Q clearance.

Work Location:

The work location for this position is telework and is located in . Telework is defined as working from offsite but within 2hours ground commute of this location. Reporting onsite may be periodically necessary. All work locations are at the discretion of management and can change at any time with appropriate notice.

Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position…