Payroll Supervisor (Human Resources Generalist I)

About the Role

Land Development Services (LDS) is the steward of Fairfax County's land development and building construction codes and regulations. Staff members embrace their essential role as "first preventers," protecting the health, safety, welfare, and environment for residents, workers, and visitors through careful review, permitting, and inspection of site and building construction. LDS also serves as the gateway to much of the county's economic development, reviewing over 30,000 building and site plan submissions, issuing nearly 70,000 building permits, and conducting over 220,000 building and site inspections each year.

LDS is seeking a Human Resource Generalist I to support payroll operations, recruitment, certification management, HR programs, and customer service. This role works under direct supervision and requires strong analytical skills, independent judgment, and broad HR knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Payroll Supervision
  • Supervise LDS payroll staff and ensure accurate bi-weekly payroll processing.
  • Review personnel actions, pay adjustments, promotions/demotions, transfers, and acting pay.
  • Conduct payroll audits, prepare corrections, and coordinate with DHR Payroll.
  • Maintain personnel records and develop SOPs and job aids.
  • Support onboarding and offboarding processes, including background checks and NEOGOV tasks.
• Recruitment & Selection
  • Manage full-cycle recruitment for LDS from requisition through candidate selection.
  • Develop job ads, preferred qualifications, and supplemental questions.
  • Coordinate interviews, train panel members, review documentation, and close out recruitments.
  • Support career fairs and serve as a resource to hiring managers.
• Certification Program
  • Oversee LDS certification requirements, track compliance, maintain documentation, and communicate updates to staff and supervisors.
• Programs & Reporting
  • Manage LDS awards program and county award submissions.
  • Prepare HR analytics, vacancy reports, and other data using FOCUS, PEAQ, Smartsheet, and related systems.
  • Assist with HR policy development and support ADA and FMLA processes, including eligibility reviews, coding, tracking, and notifications.
• Customer Service & Collaboration
  • Provide timely HR support via in-person, phone, and virtual channels.
  • Collaborate across units to ensure efficient service delivery.

Qualifications

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in human resource management, public administration, or a related field.

Bridge Class Employment Standards: Four years of increasingly complex technical administrative experience in the assigned functional area, comparable to experience at the Administrative Assistant IV, or higher, level. This class can serve as a bridge for individuals who do not meet the educational or professional experience standards listed above.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience reviewing personnel actions, pay adjustments, and time reporting.
• Experience with onboarding/offboarding processes, including background and credit checks and NEOGOV tasks.
• Leading or supervising a group of people.
• Experience managing full-cycle recruitment, including job ad creation, screening, and interview coordination.
• Experience training others and ensuring documentation accuracy.
• Experience tracking training, compliance requirements, or similar credential programs.
• Proficiency with NEOGOV, FOCUS, PEAQ, JDMS, or other HR systems.
• Experience providing HR customer service in a fast-paced environment with strong written and verbal communication skills.

Physical Requirements

• Employee may be required to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Incumbent must be able to operate keyboard-driven equipment.
• Job is generally sedentary in nature; however, visual acuity is required to read data on a computer monitor.
• Must be able to communicate with others.
• All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer.

Fairfax County encourages candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.