Job Description

About Sandia:

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Are you passionate about Human Resources? Do you thrive on delivering creative talent strategy solutions? If so, Organization 03541, Staffing, is currently seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead strategic talent initiatives within our dynamic and high-energy team. You could be our next all-star!

In this role, you will use your expertise in a consultative manner with customers, growing our impact by delivering strategies to secure elite talent for Sandia National Labs. You will provide vital direction and support to an assigned customer organization by crafting and delivering creative solutions to talent challenges. You will resolve some of our toughest challenges by defining and implementing talent strategies, in partnership with other HR team members, by applying robust data and metrics packages. You will also elevate the delivery of our services and improve customer experiences by identifying and implementing continuous improvement solutions, using analytics to identify and resolve challenges.

On any given day, one may be called upon to:

• Take a consultative approach in partnership with customers to identify talent needs, develop workforce plans, and partner with Recruiters and HR Business Partners to develop recruiting strategies that will acquire or align talent effectively
• Team with cross-functional partners to assess needs and advise on strategic objectives, including engagement in special projects as needed
• Develop Workforce Planning solutions, data analytics, and programs to meet current talent demands and support future workforce needs
• Partner with Hiring Managers for job intake and the development of job requisitions
• Screen applications to identify those that meet job qualification requirements
• Perform candidate engagement and pre-screening to ensure position alignment
• Effectively utilize Applicant Tracking software to down select candidates and prioritize top talent
• Identify critical and/or hard-to-fill job requisitions and partner with the Recruiting team as necessary to ensure strategic recruiting focus is applied
• Ensure hiring policies, processes, and practices follow applicable affirmative action and equal opportunity laws and regulations
• Present HR staffing data and metrics to leadership teams

The selected applicant can be a remote worker located in any U.S. State or District of Columbia. Regular or periodic travel to your assigned work location may be required.

Salary Range:

$57,400 - $128,900

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate\'s experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require:

• A Bachelor\'s degree in Business, Human Resources, or a relevant field, plus 5 years related experience in Talent Acquisition; or equivalent experience and/or achievements that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job
• Experience in reviewing resumes and the determination of qualifications of candidate fit for specific job requirements
• The ability to acquire and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance

Qualifications We Desire:

• Experience working at a National Laboratory or Government Organization in a Staffing role
• PeopleSoft/HCM Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) experience
• Experience with high volume hiring and working in a cross-functional team environment
• Knowledge of talent acquisition federal compliance programs, theories, principles, and practices
• Experience using metrics and data packages to develop talent strategies and staffing plans addressing talent challenges
• A SHRM/HRCI Certification
• The ability to lead teams and successfully implement assigned projects within scheduled scope and costs
• The ability to influence and provide consultation to mission partners on best practices associated with optimizing the candidate experience and efficiently and effectively acquiring talent
• Possess a continuous improvement mindset; Identify opportunities to streamline and optimize policies and processes to current practices, ensuring Sandia is contemporary, effective, and efficient

About Our Team:

Sandia’s Staffing Team partners throughout all Sandia organizations to ensure our workforce has the talent to perform for maximum impact and mission success. Our subject matter experts provide hiring solutions that optimize efficient, effective strategies while mitigating risk.

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance:

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.

Position Information:

This Limited Term Employee (LTE) position is a temporary position for one year term, which may be renewed at Sandia\'s discretion up to a maximum of seven years.

Individuals in LTE positions may bid on regular Sandia positions as internal candidates, and in some cases may be converted to regular career positions during their term if warranted by ongoing operational needs, continuing availability of funds, and satisfactory job performance.

Job ID: 693971

Job Family: HR

Regular/Temporary Position: T

Full/Part-Time Status: F

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.