HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER-EXCLD

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

HR BUSINESS PARTNER - EXCLUDED

CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION

PERSONNEL

# of positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $74,244; Grade: BX-16

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

Under direction, works as a strategic partner administering and overseeing human resources programs for a small City department or for a bureau in a moderate to large City department and supervising staff performing related human resources administrative, processing and payroll activities, and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Manage several key HR functions for the department, including hiring, leaves of absence, employee transaction approvals, training and benefits.

* Support CDOT's 1300+ employees for employee relations issues. Collaborating with DHR, OBM and DOF to address issues.

* Acts as a department's human resources administrator, administering human resources programs in the areas of recruitment, compensation, employee relations, talent management, and workforce planning and/or supervising staff carrying out human resources activities, human resources processing and records maintenance

* Partners with senior leaders and managers to effectively integrate human resources expertise into a department's operations ensuring alignment with strategic goals and objectives

* Assesses the department's staffing and personnel needs ensuring the optimization of talent and resources and participates in the development of the department's hiring plan and operating budget

* Works with managers to coordinate the interviewing, hiring and processing of departmental employees

* Prepares and oversee the preparation and processing of personnel forms to initiate personnel actions (e.g., appointments, promotions, separations, leaves of absence, accidents, medical and drug screens, other personnel transactions)

* Interprets and responds to employee inquiries regarding benefits, pay and human resource programs and policies

* Develops and coordinates the onboarding/orientation, exit interview and offboarding process for department staff

* Acts as liaison and partners with other City departments regarding the processing of personnel and payroll actions and the administration of human resources programs

* Coordinates work efforts with the Department of Human Resources on matters relating to classification, recruitment/talent management, employee selection and hiring procedures, and other areas of human resource administration

* Partners with the Department of Human Resources, facilitating conversations between managers and employees regarding accommodation requests

* Keeps abreast of human resource policies, law changes, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements

* Prepares or directs the preparation of various reports on human resources and payroll activities for use by management

* May supervise staff engaged in performing personnel and payroll functions

Additional duties may be required for this position.

Location: 2 North LaSalle Street, Ste 1050

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE.

MINIMUM QUALFICATIONS

* Six (6) years of professional human resources experience; OR

* Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate's degree in Human Resources Management, Business

Administration, or a directly related field, PLUS four (4) years of professional human resources experience; OR

* Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management,

Business Administration, or a directly related field, PLUS two (2) years of professional human resources experience; OR

* Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree or higher in Human Resources Management,

Business Administration, or a directly related field, PLUS one (1) year of professional human resources experience

Disclaimer - "Accredited" means any nationally or regionally accredited college, university, or law school where the applicant is enrolled in or has completed an Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or Juris Doctorate degree program.

NOTE: You must provide your transcripts or degree at time of processing.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor