New York, NY, 10176, USA
12 days ago
Director of Human Resources
Job Description ***PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY EMPLOYEES PERMANENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST TITLE WILL BE CONSIDERED*** The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City. The Bureau of Organizational Development & Human Resources (OD&HR) is the Agency’s internal consultant/partner on organizational culture change and human resources matters for a workforce of approximately 6,000 employees. The Director of Human Resources through strategic partnerships and collaboration, is responsible for overseeing and directing various human resources activities including personnel actions, applying civil service rules and regulations related to civil service and personnel administration and general human resources management. Specific responsibilities include areas such as civil service administration, classification, recruiting, career counseling and guidance, writing standard operating procedures, writing guidance documents, structured interviewing and selection, employee transactions, training and development, equal employment opportunity, labor relations, and discipline. Specific tasks include, but are not limited to: - Performs human resources management and personnel, activities involving responsibility for the interpretation and application of civil service rules, laws and policies and oversight of the agency's pre audit hiring and post audit promotions/salary adjustment plans. - Completes classification studies, job analysis and other activities to identify duties and responsibilities assigned to employees; develops and updates job descriptions, job specifications, organization charts and other materials to describe positions and duties performed by agency employees. Uploads and maintains agency organization charts. - Reviews new hire and salary adjustment/promotions by evaluating and analyzing justification memos; prepares recommendations and requests for employee terminations; approves salary adjustments. - Authorized for specific actions, such as new appointments, promotions, civil service pick-up and transfers and reinstatements in NYCAPS. - Works closely with DCAS personnel on job analysis for civil service examinations, provides demographic information and agency personnel; analyzes data and prepares charts, graphs and other statistical/metrics on various human resources topics. - Oversees agency recruiting activities and operations staff; works closely with the workforce and professional development team on creating training and employee development programs; serves on the diversity working committee responsible for developing the agency's underrepresented/minority recruitment and outreach programs. - Works closely with the Labor Relations team on agency grievances and completes research and investigations as needed. - Works closely with the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) team on agency various EEO matters including the 55a program and reasonable accommodation requests. - Prepares, processes, reviews, analyzes, and approves employee personnel transactions and job vacancy notices using NYCAPS; ensures compliance with applicable laws and rules concerning appointments, - Promotions, demotions, transfers, separations, and other actions. Creates Standard Operating Procedures regarding Human Resources processes for internal human resources staff. Qualifications 1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above. Additional Information The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
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