Classification and Compensation Study Services

The Vendor is required to provide to conduct a comprehensive review of its classification, compensation, and benefits structures.
- The objective of this engagement is to ensure that agency workforce framework reflects best practices, supports transparent career planning and performance management, provides flexibility in organizational structuring, and enables agency to attract and retain qualified employees
- Classified Positions
• Evaluate internal equity, external market competitiveness, and pay structure alignment.
• Consider agency unique utility environment, including technical complexity, operational risk, and regulatory requirements; and
• Pay particular attention to city-wide classifications to assess whether compensation appropriately reflects the “utility” nature of work performed.
- Unclassified Positions and Executive and Other Positions
• A compensation analysis of agency unclassified positions, executive and otherwise, that considers agency organizational construct, employee population, status as both a quasi-government agency under civil service, and that of an operational water utility in the water utility industry, conducting water production/distribution, sewerage service, and critical emergency services level drainage for the City.
• The Proposer shall analyze compensation for unclassified positions, including executive roles, considering organizational structure, employee population, span of control, and market competitiveness.
- Classification Structure Review
• Validate duties and minimum qualifications.
• Determine whether the classification is current, accurate, and necessary to agency mission.
• Identify classifications requiring updates and provide recommended revisions; and
• Identify gaps in the current structure and recommend new utility-specific classifications, including proposed duties and minimum requirements.
- Civil Service Proposal Analysis
• Utility HR Series
• Procurement Series
• IT
• Accounting
• Risk Management
• Internal Audit
• Legal
• Communications