Employer/Employee Relations & Employee Services HR Generalist (HR Administrator II)

JOB Career Service**Open to All Qualified Candidates**This is a position specific recruitment.
The resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this Maryland Port Administration (MPA) position/function only.
All interested persons will need to re-apply for any future recruitment conducted for this classification.
The Maryland Port Administration (MPA) is a 216-employee transportation business unit within the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and is the public face of the Port of Baltimore.
MPA was created by the Maryland General Assembly to increase waterborne commerce through the ports in the state.
The Port of Baltimore plays an integral role as an economic generator and job creator, in addition to maintaining our nation’s supply chain and moving vital goods to industries and consumers.
As one of the nation's top ports for total cargo tonnage and overall dollar value of cargo, the Port of Baltimore is also one of the most diverse ports in the United States with over 140,000 jobs in Maryland linked to port activity.
For information on MPA, please go to https://mpa.
maryland.
gov/Pages/default.
aspx.
General Role Description: MPA is seeking a motivated, positive, and driven Employer/Employee Relations & Employee Benefits professional to join the Office of Human Resources (HR).
The primary responsibility of this position is provide technical advice to/represent MPA management during Progressive Discipline, Settlement Conference, Grievance, and Office of Administrative Hearing proceedings and hearings; and to interpret and apply policy, process changes and elections, and counsel MPA employees in regard to Health Benefits, Leave, Retirement, and related Employee Benefits functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Some of the essential duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Represents MPA management during Progressive Discipline Process, Settlement Conferences, and other Employer/Employee Relation Hearings.
Prepare, file, and defend legal filings, including motions, responses to motions, and requests for discovery.
Prepare witnesses for and conduct direct/cross examination of witnesses in order to defend and promote the best interests of the agency.
Provide technical advice and guidance to MPA Executives, Managers, and Staff regarding agency policy and procedures controlling employee performance evaluation, leave, discipline, probation, drug testing, substance abuse, and grievance processes.
Conduct in-depth research in preparation for grievance and appeal hearings based on Transportation Services Human Resources System, Code of Maryland Regulations, and Annotated Code of Maryland statutes, laws, and regulations.
Serves as a Health Benefits Coordinator/Retirement Coordinator within MPA.
Interprets policies and procedures concerning Health Benefits, Leave, and Retirement to MPA staff.
Reviews and approves health benefits forms, changes, and elections.
Reviews and approves retirement forms, including enrollment, designation of beneficiary, final application, and claims for service forms.
Counsels and advises employees and families of deceased employees on retirement options, service credits, disability retirement options, and overall eligibility for retirement.
The current vacancy exists at the Baltimore World Trade Center.
This position reports directly to the MPA Employer/Employee Relations & Employee Benefits Manager.
MDOT offers a generous and competitive benefits package.
You can learn about our amazing benefits here: MDOT Benefits EXAMPLE OF DUTIES Minimum Qualifications: Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Experience: Four years of professional HR work in the areas of either job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, employee recruitment and selection, employment services and benefits, employer-employee relations, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation.
**Selective Qualification: Two (2) years of experience must include professional employment services and benefits or employer-employee relations work.
** SELECTIVE QUALIFICATION recruitments are utilized when the position requires specific or additional bona fide occupational qualifications (knowledge, skills, and abilities).
No substitutions are allowed for a Selective Qualification.
Your placement on an eligible list may be based solely on the contents of your application; therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information.
Please include all relevant experience on your application.
This includes, but is not limited to, full or part time, volunteer, military, acting capacity, or any other experience that is relevant to the position you are applying for.
If you have held more than one (1) position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.
Notes: 1.
Thirty graduate semester credits from a college or university in the fields of HR administration, business administration, public administration, statistics, tests and measurements, or psychology may be substituted for one year of experience.
2.
Paraprofessional HR experience or professional HR management work experience may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to four years of the required education.
3.
For employer-employee relations positions applicants may substitute the possession of a Juris Doctor or equivalent degree from an accredited school of law for up to four years of the required experience.
4.
Candidates may substitute equivalent U.
S.
Armed Forces military service experience on a year for year basis for up to four years of the required education.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION APPLICATION PROCESS: Please apply on-line at https://www.
governmentjobs.
com/careers/mdotmd.
RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE ONLINE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION.
Paper applications (Form DTS-1) will not be accepted for this recruitment.
All applications must be received by 1/4/2024.
NOTES: Please be advised that the State of Maryland is dedicated to a drug-free workplace, and as a result, employees are subject to the State's Substance Abuse Policy to include possible drug testing.
Selected candidate(s) may be subject to background and reference checks.
The incumbent in this position will not be a member of a collective bargaining unit.
For education obtained outside the U.
S.
, at the time of application you are required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (https://www.
naces.
org) or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (https://www.
wes.
org/).
This must be submitted as an attachment with the application of the position in which you are applying.
The Maryland Port Administration is not sponsoring new employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa at this time due to budgetary constraints.
All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
Federal regulations prohibit H1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees, all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer.
WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
MPA does not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, creed, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, or sexual orientation.
MDOT has various careers for people of all experiences, backgrounds, and abilities who come together to contribute to one mission - connecting our customers to life’s opportunities.
Join us in serving our Maryland residents, visitors, and businesses! Reasonable Accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request.
Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disability will be provided upon request.
Please notify us in advance.
MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711).
Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
Issue Date: 12/21/2023