SMUD · 5 hours ago
Absence and Accommodations Analyst
Sacramento, CA, US, 95817-1899
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$105K/yr - $139K/yr
3+ years expSMUD is the nation's sixth-largest community-owned electric service provider, and they are seeking an Absence and Accommodations Analyst to join their Integrated Disability Management team. The role involves managing employees' medical leave and workplace accommodation needs while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and providing analytical support to various HR processes.
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Responsibilities
Provides SMUD management with prospective job candidates who meet SMUD's standards for competence, experience, diversity, knowledge, and skill; establishes employment, recruiting and hiring plans by evaluating SMUD jobs for compliance with federal regulations and SMUD policies; develops hiring materials, including written, oral and performance examinations, supplemental applications and rating guides; assesses candidate qualifications; identifies credible candidates; and maintains all relevant documentation and records
Provides SMUD with well-defined jobs and positions in compliance with all applicable SMUD standards as well as federal and state laws and regulations; performs job and position classification studies by collecting, assessing and interpreting job/position information; performs job audits; develops job/position classifications and descriptions; allocates positions to job classifications; prepares classification reports and confers with management, supervisors, labor relations unit, and employees; ensures competitive, credible, cost-effective, readily understandable, legally appropriate, and administratively efficient compensation programs for all levels of SMUD employees; develops and implements standard and specialized compensation programs by developing and conducting custom compensation surveys; evaluates and interprets market survey data; generates summary statistics; conducts job evaluations; recommends job or employee pay level modifications. Administers SMUD's Performance Management Program (PMP), supports management and employees through the various PMP processes; and assists in enhancing and developing methods/tools of evaluating and developing staff
Provides administrative support of health plans, pension plan, deferred compensation plans, EAP, and employee convenience options; administers childcare center contract, childcare tuition assistance and wellness center contract. Supports the interactive process for short- and long-term reasonable accommodations, ensuring accurate and timely case management through all phases of the interactive process in accordance with state and federal law, as well as company policies; and manages cases related to work and non-work-related injury or illness
Provides professional support and consulting services in the development, coordination, implementation, and administration of labor and employee relations policies, procedures, and programs; provides ongoing employee relations services to SMUD departments; keeps management abreast of changes in related laws, regulations and local/SMUD MOUs; conducts fact-finding investigations; investigates potential harassment, discrimination and/or retaliation claims; guides disciplinary processes; and recommends solutions to employee relations issues
Performs research, benchmarking and data analysis; provides recommendations for strategic planning and goal setting; and maintains employees personnel data
Performs other related duties as needed to include working outside of typical business hours when necessary
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or equivalent
At least three (3+) years of progressively responsible relevant work experience functioning as a Human Resources Analyst in one or more of the following areas: Job/Position Classification, Compensation, Benefits, Disability Management, Recruitment, Selection, Employee Relations
Methods and techniques to interpret and apply federal, state and local laws, codes, regulations, ordinances, and standards relating to human resources activities
Fundamentals and practices of human resources methods, policies, procedures, processes and programs
Fundamentals, procedures and practices related to job evaluation, position and job analysis
Fundamentals of recruitment and selection
Systems and concepts related to test development and validation methods
Procedures and practices related to workers compensation claims management and processing
Fundamentals and practices for contract management
Safety policies, practices and procedures
Standard operating practices and procedures for modern office equipment including a computer and applicable software
English grammar, punctuation and vocabulary standards
Develop strategies associated with human resources processes
Assess, interpret and document human resources standards, policies, procedures, processes, and programs
Understand and interpret laws, regulations, MOUs and other agreements
Apply and implement job classification, job evaluation, investigation, recruitment, selection, and performance evaluation system functions
Assess and classify jobs/positions according to professionally accepted methods and standards
Identify and assess training needs
Apply job evaluation methods to identify appropriate salary levels for jobs/positions
Evaluate, understand and explain employee programs
Serve as a partner and consultant to management
Schedule and prioritize own work assignments to meet expected timeframes
Serve as reference person for other employees
Utilize a personal computer and/or computer terminal, systems and software relevant to the job
Communicate effectively orally and in writing internally/externally
Establish and maintain effective working relationships internally/externally
Preferred
Three (3) or more years of experience as a liaison to workers' compensation third party claims administrator (TPA)
Three (3) or more years of experience in administration of disability management, including FMLA, CFRA, & PDL programs
Three (3) or more years of experience facilitating the interactive process for ADA & FEHA accommodations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey confidential & complex information clearly and effectively to diverse audiences, including employees, leadership, and external vendors
Foundational knowledge of California workers' compensation claims
Experience with vendor management and data reporting
Ability to interpret, create & analyze policies and procedures
Understanding employee benefits programs and disability insurance programs
Self-Insured Administrator certification
Certification in Human Resource function(s), i.e., CCP, IPMA-CS, SHRM, CPS or equivalent
Benefits
Health Insurance
CalPERS
Company
SMUD
SMUD provides electricity to Sacramento County, California.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$10MKey Investors
California Energy Commission
2024-07-23Grant· $10M
Leadership Team
P
Paul Lau
CEO
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