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Job Description
Job Summary
Join the City of Grand Prairie as a key leader in Human Resources, where you’ll drive strategic initiatives, oversee vital HR programs, and ensure compliance across a broad range of functions-from recruitment and benefits to civil service, compensation, and employee relations. This is a dynamic opportunity to shape impactful policies, manage a talented team, and work closely with city leadership to support our workforce and community.
Essential Job Functions
This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position. The following examples do not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent.
This position has responsibilities that require lifting up to 20 pounds on occasion.- Supervises staff by assigning work duties, planning workloads, coaching, mentoring, recognizing and disciplining staff as appropriate, providing training, conducting performance evaluations, and evaluating work progress routinely.
- Oversees and handles a variety of Human Resources areas including, but not limited to, budget development and forecasting, HRIS (Lawson and/or Workday) administration and maintenance, Legislative involvement for bills to be passed, administration of Civil Service in accordance with state and local rules (Chapter 143 of TLGC), Benefits and Risk Management, HIPAA compliance, employee relations including management of grievances, appeals, EEOC and investigations, Imaging and Records retention, city-wide training and recognition programs, retirement and/or out-processing functions.
- Direct involvement with finding creative and strategic solutions for departments as needed to solve issues in hiring, retention, classification review, reporting and programming. Requires focus on core values of People, Service and Integrity. Ability to remain positive and have high energy in a challenging and fast-paced environment.
- Responsible for assisting oversight of Civil Service under Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government Code and administration/updates as needed to our local rules. Involves coordinating with staff to ensure proper administration of open meetings and minutes, entrance and promotional exams, assessment centers, benefits and leave administration, and coordinating Civil Service Hearings through the Civil Service Commission and/or a third party Hearing Examiner. Must be able to correctly interpret and strictly follow law, with consultation of the Police and/or Fire Chief, outside attorney and city attorney as needed.
- Monitors budget expenditures and forecasting. Prepare year-end and ongoing estimates, able to recommend cost cuts and improvements, assess departmental recommendations as needed and review city-wide budget at the City Manager’s request.
- Involvement in Risk, Benefits and Wellness programming and administration by working with consultants, vendors, and staff. Manage nearly $30 million in risk and insurance budgets, safety measures and city-wide education of related topics. Review losses and make programming recommendations as needed.
- Prepare and analyze bids as needed to ensure contracts and renewals remain compliant and up to date. Prepare council communication materials and speak to council or legislators at the state level as necessary. Track all contracts, Certificates of Insurance and other items due related to bids. Ensures budget is monitored, adjustments made, and recommendations for fiscal year recommendations made to Director.
- Create, provide and/or coordinate training as needed city-wide. May be responsible for assisting in development of leadership programs, Executive Retreats, Grand Prairie Management Academy. Work with City Manager’s Office as needed to create specialized programs at their request.
- All other duties as assigned by a supervisor/manager within your department/division.
- Regular and consistent attendance and punctuality for the assigned work hours is essential.
Minimum Qualifications- Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- Experience: Over 5 years of related experience. Supervisory experience preferred.
- Licenses: Valid Driver's License required.
- Certifications Required: None.
The City offers a full range of benefits for full time employees, including, but not limited to the plans as defined in the Benefits Guide. Summary of Benefits
Closing Date/Time: 5/2/2025 5:00 PM Central - Supervises staff by assigning work duties, planning workloads, coaching, mentoring, recognizing and disciplining staff as appropriate, providing training, conducting performance evaluations, and evaluating work progress routinely.
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Special Instructions
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Grand Prairie
Show moreWelcome to the City of Grand Prairie! We Live Life Grand here – about 200,640 residents call Grand Prairie home, and we’re still growing. Grand Prairie is the 16th largest city in Texas and the 125th largest city in the United States, but we still have small town values. We are rated the #1 Best Place to Retire in the U.S., 2nd Happiest City in Texas, 5th Best City for First-Time Home Buyers in Texas, 7th Safest Large City in Texas, and in the Top 50 U.S. Best Place to
Raise a Family!We have attractions that draw almost 10 million visitors a year to:
- Epic Waters Indoor Water Park showcasing 80,000 square feet of year-round water fun referred to as a “cruise ship on land”
- The Summit Active Adult Center with state-of-the-art fitness training, indoor infinity edge pool with lap lanes and exercise vortex, theater, game room, sauna
- PlayGrand Adventures (10-acre, all-accessible playground) is an exciting opportunity to provide a safe and fun playground experience for all ages and abilities (open late 2019)
- Firehouse Gastro Park restaurant downtown (conversion of historic Firehouse #1)
- Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Horse Race Track
- The Theatre at Grand Prairie concert venue
- Historic Uptown Theater in downtown
- IKEA, Living Spaces and the Premium Outlet Mall
- Traders Village
- Lake Joe Pool
- Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! And Palace of Wax
- Epic Central Park, a 172-acre park with five lakes, a Grand Lawn amphitheater, trails and a water and light show
- Chicken N’ Pickle
- Bolder Adventure Park
- The Epic Arts, Fitness and Entertainment Center with $1 million in cardio and strength training equipment, indoor walking/jogging track, group fitness and more
Grand Prairie recently welcomed more than 50 new restaurants and retail stores along SH 161, and development continues at a brisk pace. The city offers a vibrant lifestyle, with the best parks in the nation, more amenities than most, affordable to affluent housing and friendly neighbors.
City employees work hard to ensure Grand Prairie is known as an organization that creates Raving Fans by delivering world-class service. Our employee family and elected officials constantly live our values, aggressively move toward our vision and are always looking for ways to make the business of running a city even better.The hard work, positive input and optimism of all our city employees all play a key role in our success. We look forward to you joining our
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