About the Position: Serve as the Regulatory Program Assistant for a large geographic Regulatory Branch within the State of Virginia, providing technical regulatory assistance and administrative support, and coordinating and evaluating various categories of Department of the Army permit applications for activities in navigable waters of the United States.

Duties

Receive permit applications, inquiries, enforcement information and other permit supporting documentation, determine completeness of applications for processing and appropriate action. Prepare routine Nationwide and General Permit actions, including preparation of verifications and supporting documentation, and forward all other actions to the appropriate Supervisor for assignment within the Regulatory Branch. Ensure regulatory program meets the physical, biological, and chemical integrity of the nation's water resources and that regulatory activities are conducted in the best interest of the public. Resolve technical and procedural problems relating to accomplishment of many tasks for the Section/Branch, using initiative and judgment, within general agency guidelines and procedures. Process a full range of correspondence, documentation and reports; provide administrative support by creating and amending various types of obligations, purchase requests, invoices, and civilian personnel forms; submit Time and Attendance for staff.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. GS-06: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Logistical support functions for permit processing and preparing correspondence; Creating requests for personnel actions; Creating travel orders and vouchers; Purchasing supplies with governments purchase card; Processing time and attendance utilizing an automated system. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement GS-06:Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05). GS-07: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Logistical support functions to include preparing routine Nationwide and General Permit actions including preparation of verification's and supporting documentation; Creating requests for personnel actions; Creating travel orders and vouchers; Purchasing supplies with governments purchase card; Time and attendance processing utilizing the government financial management system. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement GS-07: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)Manages ResourcesReasoning (Clerical/Technical)Technical Competence

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address ER-APF-W2SF03 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, NORFOLK DO NOT MAIL Fort Eustis, VA 23604 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk