Work at this level usually involves active participation in conferences, meetings, hearings, or presentations involving problems or issues of considerable consequence or importance. The persons contacted typically have diverse viewpoints, goals, or objectives requiring the employee to achieve a common understanding of the problem and a satisfactory solution by convincing them, arriving at a compromise, or developing suitable alternatives. Purpose is to persuade, defend, negotiate, or settle matters involving highly significant or controversial issues. Work at this level usually involves active participation in conferences, meetings, hearings, or presentations involving problems or issues of extremely sensitive consequence or importance. The persons contacted typically have diverse viewpoints, goals, or objectives requiring the employee to achieve a common understanding of the problem and a satisfactory solution by convincing them, arriving at a compromise, or developing suitable alternatives.
Consideration is given to the breadth of supervision and to the type of employees supervised.
No supervisory responsibility Has occasional responsibility, as a lead worker, for instructing and maintaining the workflow of peers. Occasional supervision of activities of individual employees may be performed as a supervisor, but primary function involves coordination. Directs and supervises the activities of a single functional work group. Direction and supervision of two or more functional work groups engaged predominately in technical, clerical, or specialized craft activities and services with primary responsibility and considerable latitude in management controls. General direction and coordination of the activities of one large organizational unit, or several moderately sized organizational units in multiple locations or diverse activities.