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Classification Specialist

Golden Key Group
Reston, VA Remote Full Time
POSTED ON 8/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/2/2027

About GKG

With a passion for excellence, Golden Key Group (GKG) helps clients solve their strategic, organizational, and operational challenges to better meet their mission demands.  We have serviced more than 25 Federal departments and agencies and several large commercial companies since our inception in 2002.

 

Golden Key Group's talented professionals, combined with our strategic partners, bring a depth of commercial and government experience and expertise.  We are relentless in delivering the highest levels of services to provide tangible value and create sustainable results for our clients.

Overview

The Senior Human Resources Specialist will perform full range of classification functions applying OPM general schedule and wage system classification standards.  Conducts job audits and consistency reviews.

 

Note** This position is being recruited in support of potential future contract awards, and qualified candidates may be considered for upcoming opportunities supporting federal government clients.

Responsibilities

  • Review and validate already established PDs for complete and updated OF-8 equivalent document.
  • Classify full range of GS, EX SL/ST, ALJ, and excepted service pay plans.
  • Complete position classification actions across General Schedule and Excepted Service Personnel Programs and within specialized pay systems.
  • Manage PD Library and enforce classification standards.
  • Prepare narrative evaluation statements, including statements of difference.
  • Utilize automated classification tool.
  • Reviews work of peers and other staff members as quality control.
  • Serve as SME for complex classification actions and  special projects.
  • Reviews proposed revisions to position descriptions and implements new or revised classification standards.
  • Develops and implements classification program process improvements.
  • Utilize productivity management applications, such as ServiceNow, to track work, document processing efforts and outcomes, and communicate with customers throughout processing efforts.
  • Participate in the design, testing, and implementation of system enhancements associated with assigned work area.
  • Conduct organizational reviews to create new organizations, modify existing organizations, or prepare recommendations for restructuring activities.
  • Manage position, organizational, and job/occupational family data elements and tables within personnel systems.
  • Comply with, or inform, resource allocation requirements for alignment with classification activities.
  • Conduct desk audits, support ER cases were position classification is part of a case subject.
  • Interact with staffing activities to ensure alignment of position documentation with job analysis and staffing crediting plans.
  • Prepare activity reports.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • 1-10 years specialized experience performing Federal Classification duties utilizing OPM Classification Handbook.
  • Proficiency to perform assigned work in both an automated and non-automated state.

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