Marketing Statement

Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both: 1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and 2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.

Pay Rate
$99,240.00/annually - $150,349.00/annually

The initial annual salary for this assignment is negotiable between $99,240.00 - $133,127.10, commensurate with education and experience.

Note: Employees in this job classification are currently scheduled to receive a 4% cost of living adjustment effective July 1, 2024.

Reports To
Supervisor of Compensation & Analytics
Current Assignment
The Bay Area Rapid Transit Direct (BART) is seeking a Senior Classification & Compensation Analyst to join its Human Resources Department.

Under general supervision, provides highly technical subject matter expertise on classification and compensation projects and assignments, including those related to salary analysis and determinations, market pricing, and salary administration; develops and establishes new and updated classification specifications; partners with various departments to settle classification and compensation discrepancies with unions; maintains classification data and files; administers BART's temporary upgrade process; performs labor relations costing functions, including grievance settlement and/or contract proposal costings; and performs related duties as required.

The most qualified candidates for this position will have highly developed competencies in the following areas, which will be reinforced with related work experience and will be clearly articulated during the selection process:

• Deep understanding of principles and practices of classification and compensation administration.
• Broad general knowledge of public sector human resources administration, including the purpose and key aspects of each functional area.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to clearly communicate complex topics in an accessible and easy to understand way.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High level of comfort working with complex data and performing routine statistical analyses on the data
• Ability to leverage various computer systems and applications in conducting analyses, including familiarity with Microsoft Excel formulas and functions.

1. Performs complex and sensitive work in the areas of classification and compensation administration, data analysis and reporting, and labor relations costing; provides highly technical and analytical subject matter expertise on assigned projects and tasks; responds to and addresses various compensation and classification related issues.
   
2. Analyzes salaries, market pricing and salary administration of District pay programs; works with external consultants to manage, develop, implement, and administer compensation related studies and projects.
   
3. Establishes new or updated job classification descriptions; partners with various departments on union issues related to classification and compensation matters; maintains job classification descriptions.
   
4. Advises departments on classification and compensation requests and issues; recommends starting salaries and compensation adjustments; makes recommendations for allocation or reallocation of positions; develops and updates job descriptions.
   
5. Calculates annual wage increases; reviews, coordinates, and validates human resources and compensation-related pay transactions.
   
6. Performs the more difficult work of staff responsible for complex financial, statistical, and program management analysis, including independently costing grievance settlement payments and proposals arising from negotiations with labor unions.
   
7. Develops and conducts compensation and benefit surveys; determines scope of survey; collects and analyzes data; makes written recommendations on results.
   
8. Manages and administers the District's temporary upgrade process; works with managers to determine temporary upgrade needs, and manages and administers approval process.
   
9. Prepares reports, presentations, and related documentation; maintains accurate records and files.
   
10. Responds to employee requests and public inquiries in a courteous manner; provides information within the area of assignment; resolves complaints in an efficient and timely manner.
    
11. May provide lead direction to other employees for specific functions and/or projects.
    
12. Stays abreast of trends, legislation, and innovations in the field of human resources.
    
13. Performs related duties as assigned.

• Operations, services, and activities of a public sector Human Resources Department
• Principles and practices used in the development and maintenance of position classification systems and compensation plans
• Standards, techniques, and best practices for the development and construction of job descriptions and specifications
• Methods, techniques, and legal considerations of administering compensation plans and employee salaries, including salary benchmarking, market analysis, and salary surveys
• Methods and techniques of research and data collection and analysis
• Principles and practices of business writing
• Principles, practices, and strategies for effective interpersonal communication with diverse groups of individuals and in a wide variety of settings
• Applicable software, applications, and related functions, including human resources information systems, word processing applications, and spreadsheet applications
• Related Federal, State, and local codes, laws, and regulations

• Performing complex and highly analytical human resources duties, including classification and compensation and/or labor relations costing duties
• Interpreting, explaining, and enforcing policies and procedures
• Analyzing complex problems, identifying alternative solutions, and making recommendations
• Operating office equipment including computers and supporting word processing and spreadsheet applications
• Conducting compensation and benefits surveys and analyzing data
• Preparing clear and concise reports and documentation
• Communicating clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work

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The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and above), religion, national origin (including language use restrictions), disability (mental and physical, including HIV and AIDS), ancestry, marital status, military status, veteran status, medical condition (cancer/genetic characteristics and information), or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
The BART Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities or for religious reasons. Please advise the Human Resources Department of any special needs in advance of the examination by emailing at least 5 days before your examination date at .
Qualified veterans may be eligible to obtain additional veteran's credit in the selection process for this recruitment (effective Jan. 1, 2013). To obtain the credit, veterans must attach to the application a DD214 discharge document or proof of disability and complete/submit the Veteran's Preference Application no later than the closing date of the posting. For more information about this credit please go to the Veteran's Preference Policy and Application link at .