Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
Examples of Duties
- Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues in compliance with federal and state employment laws.
- Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations.
- Provides day-to-day performance management guidance and advice (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).
- Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
- Analyzes trends and metrics to develop solutions, programs, and policies.
- Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation.
- Provides guidance and input on organization unit restructures, workforce planning, and succession planning.
- Identifies training needs for organization units and participates in evaluation and monitoring of training programs to ensure success.
Typical Qualifications
- Graduation from a four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field. Requires at least 8 years of human resources experience.
- Thorough knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines, including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee and union relations, diversity, performance management, and federal and state employment laws.
- Demonstrated experience keeping complex records, to assemble and organize data and to prepare reports from such data.
- Demonstrated experience translating technical content for cross-functional audiences and presents to small stakeholder groups
- Thorough experience performing administrative and management duties with minimal direction from a supervisor.
- SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP), SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), or other equivalent HR professional certification.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office and other desktop applications as necessary.
- Must pass a controlled substance (drug) test for employment.
Requirements
- Ability to work at a desk operating a computer for up to 8 hours a day.
- Ability to lift, carry or move items up to 20 lbs, move around the office, and travel to different employer locations.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment with tact and congeniality.
- Ability to meet in-office work requirements.
Benefits
Fairfax Water is committed to providing comprehensive benefits to our employees and their eligible dependents, as well as opportunity for continued education and professional development. A summary of these benefits is listed below.
Equal Employment Opportunity Fairfax Water is dedicated to providing equal employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation or transgendered status, or ethnic, national origin, or on the basis of any other category protected under federal, state and local laws.
Holidays January - New Year's Day; Inauguration Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day February - George Washington Day May - Memorial Day June- Juneteenth July - Independence Day September - Labor Day October - Columbus Day November - Veterans' Day; Thanksgiving Day; Day After Thanksgiving December - Christmas Eve ½ Day; Christmas Day
Health Insurance - Employee Cost/Month Employee Only - $100.88 Employee + 1 - $335.74 Family - $ 466.74
The Fairfax Water Health Plan is offered to all permanent full time employees and their eligible dependents. We offer self-insurred bundled medical, dental and vision plans administered by a third party administration.
Coverage is effective 1st day of month after hire if hired between the 1st and 15th of the month. If hired between the 16th and 31st of the month, coverage is effective the 1st day of the 2nd month after hire.
Group Life Insurance - Employee Cost Month Basic = 2 times annual salary Paid by Fairfax Water Supplemental 1 to 6 times annual salary Age-banded rates Additional supplemental life insurance request requires you to submit an evidence of insurability form (EOI).
Dependent spouse and/or child - $2.55 per month cost for either spouse only, children only or both.
The Group Life Insurance Plan is offered to all permanent full time employees. Effective date follows same rule as health insurance.
Long-Term Disability Effective after 36 months of employment with Fairfax Water. Benefit is equivalent to 66.7% of base pay at no cost to the employee.
Fairfax Water Retirement Plan - Is a defined benefit plan in which all regular full time employees are enrolled in at time of hire at no cost to employees. Employees are vested after five years of service.
457 Plan - Is a deferred compensation plan which employees can voluntarily participate in with either Pre-tax or Post-tax contributions to maximum contribution as established by the IRS on a yearly basis.
Additional Benefits Flexible Spending Accounts: Fairfax Water offers a Medical Flexible Spending Account where employees may contribute up to $3,400 per year on a pre-tax basis for eligible expenses. Fairfax Water offers a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account where employees may contribute up to $7,500.00 per year on a pre-tax basis for eligible child-care expenses.
Child/Adult Care Reimbursement: Employees with household incomes up to $118,400 my be eligible for an annual subsidy for licensed child/adult care ranging from $1,600.00 to $4,000.00 depending on eligibility.
Paid Family & Medical Leave Up to 240 continuous hours of paid leave in a rolling 12-month period for qualifying continuous absences that are covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Professional Development: Reimbursement of approved attendance at professional conferences and seminars.
Direct Deposit of pay. Pay days are bi-weekly on Thursday.
This review is intended to be a brief summary of the major benefits provided by Fairfax Water. In all instances, plan documents and policies govern the eligibility and administration of each benefit plan.