Summary

This position is responsible for assisting the Regional Administrator in leading and directing the execution of an effective and high-quality enforcement program within the Southeast region, consisting of multiple states.

Duties

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This position functions as a Deputy Regional Administrator (DRA) responsible for assisting the Regional Administrator (RA) in accomplishing the mission of the Wage and Hour Program.The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is an essential labor law enforcement agency responsible for enforcing significant labor laws affecting nearly 150 million workers. Our mission is to protect rights related to minimum wage, overtime, child labor, family and medical leave, employment conditions for migrant workers, lie detector tests, garnishments, prevailing wages on government-funded contracts, labor provisions of several guest worker programs, and more.As a Supervisory Wage and Hour Specialist (Deputy Regional Administrator), you will perform the following duties which are not all-inclusive:

• Directs Wage and Hour District Directors in developing, planning, carrying out, and evaluating the Wage and Hour enforcement program throughout the Region.
• Directly provides guidance and management to the district and other field offices; supervises a significant portion of the regional staff that are involved in either administrative and resource management activities or enforcement and operational activities.
• Assists the Regional Administrator (RA) in directing and administering a coordinated technical assistance program to promote voluntary compliance with the programs administered and enforced by the Wage and Hour Program within the Region, to assure the awareness by affected parties of their responsibilities and obligations under these statutes, their provisions, and the procedural requirements that must be followed to fulfill them.
• Provides direction to regional managers, regional office staff and/or the Regional Solicitor on cases involving significant controversy, complex policy and interpretation of problems resulting from new legislation or changes in compliance concepts and techniques, and problems caused by the need for new guidelines.
• Maintains continuous appraisals of the effectiveness of the Wage and Hour field program activities in the Region and recommends changes in policy and/or procedures to correct deficiencies and to meet new programmatic needs.
• Visits District and field Offices regularly for the purpose of reviewing program operations, solving problems requiring a solution at the Regional or National Office level, consulting with District Directors on policies and plans and to provide direction, advice and assistance concerning any matters within assigned program areas.
• Manages the resources (including HR, Budget, Facilities, IT, and contracts, required for particular program operations and functions. Oversees the expenditure of allotted funds and resource activities within the Region.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
• Requires a supervisory probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

You must meet all requirements listed below to qualify for a GS-15 Supervisory Wage and Hour Specialist (Deputy Regional Administrator).

A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such position.IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. You must meet the following Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) and the Specialized Experience to qualify for the Supervisory Wage and Hour Specialist (Deputy Regional Administrator):

Applicants must meet at least TWO of the following THREE specialized criteria requirements:

• General knowledge of Federal wage and hour labor laws, industrial occupations, wage scales, employment practices, or salary and wage administration practices.
• Skill in analyzing written/verbal information and numerical data and making decisions on issues based on interviews, records review, reconstruction of missing or fraudulent records and applying legal or regulatory provisions, precedents, and principles to specific investigative matters.
• Skill in personal contacts requiring the ability to explain requirements or rights and obtain information and cooperation from people with diverse backgrounds and levels of understanding, reconcile conflicting interests, and persuade others to comply voluntarily with requirements.

In addition to the criteria specified above, applicants must have knowledge of and ability to apply the provisions of Federal wage and hour labor laws pertaining to wages, hours of work, or related conditions of employment. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

• Developing, interpreting, or applying policies, procedures, and operating standards in determining compliance for an organization or government-based program.
• Conducting interviews and providing information about laws and/or regulations.
• Industrial personnel or salary and wage administration or responsible work in a certified public accounting firm.
• Analyzing or applying labor legislation.
• Reviewing and evaluating operations and procedures through analysis, audits, or surveillance inspections.
• Federal, State, or self-regulatory agency work involving obtaining compliance with appropriate program requirements.

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Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level, in the Federal Service. Specialized experience includes:

• Developing, interpreting, or applying policies, procedures, and operating standards in determining compliance for an organization or government-based program.
• Analyzing or applying labor legislation by reviewing and evaluating operations and procedures through analysis, audits, or surveillance inspections and obtaining compliance with appropriate Federal, State, or self-regulatory agency program requirements.
• Applying the laws, regulations, guidelines, procedures and precedents administered particularly in Section 14 and 11(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• Applying investigative and compliance review methods, information sources and protocols specific to self-audit and certificate application reviews.

Time-in-Grade Requirements: Applicants must meet time-in-grade (52 weeks at the GS-14 grade level or equivalent in the Federal service), time-after-competitive appointment (90 days, if applicable), and qualifications requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement (08/05/2026), to be eligible for consideration.

Education

This position has no education requirement and there is no substitution of education for specialized experience at this grade level. Applicants must possess the required specialized experience.

Additional information

The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high-quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers.

Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

As a condition of employment, all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities, systems, information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

You may not be aware, but in the regulations for agency ethics programs, there are requirements for supervisors. Section 2638.103 of Title 5 of the CFR states: Every supervisor in the executive branch has a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. It is imperative that supervisors serve as models of ethical behavior for subordinates. Supervisors have a responsibility to help ensure that subordinates are aware of their ethical obligations under the Standards of Conduct and that subordinates know how to contact agency ethics officials. Supervisors are also responsible for working with agency ethics officials to help resolve conflicts of interests and enforce government ethics laws and regulations, including those requiring certain employees to file financial disclosure reports. In addition, supervisors are responsible, when requested, for assisting agency ethics officials in evaluating potential conflicts of interest and identifying positions subject to financial disclosure requirements.

Supervisory Financial Disclosure: This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Therefore, if selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL. This information will be required annually.

For more information, click Telework Position Information. This is not a remote work position. The selectee will report to an assigned DOL office location on a regular basis and is eligible for participation in telework as determined by management in accordance with DOL policy.

Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy.

The Department of Labor may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government to attract highly qualified candidates. Click here for Additional Information.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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