About the Position: You will perform as a administrative and technical support duties to assist others in accomplishing overall responsibilities. Provides administrative and technical assistance required to evaluate DA permit applications, compliance, and/or enforcement cases for activities in waters of the United States and/or navigable waters of the United States with the regulatory authority of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.

Duties

Periodic visits to offices to review files and records for compliance with applicable regulations to ensure consistency. Search files and records manually and electronically. Maintain suspense files on all branch activities including permit actions, congressional inquiries and FOIA requests. Provide administrative and logistical support required for the planning, scheduling and conduct of regulatory public hearings. Receive visitors, applicants, or other parties and directs them to the responsible employee or handles situation independently. Serve as VISA card holder in the district office to secure internal services and purchase equipment for office operations. Perform clerical support and typing duties to assist the secretarial staff. Retrieve and file correspondence, records, reports, and permit documents by subject matter as well as by number. Assist with the preparation and management of the budget. Review permit applications, determining accuracy of drawings and/or sketches of the proposed structure or work.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• May be selected at any grade level with non-competitive promotion potential to target grade. Non-competitive promotion potential to the target grade based on time-in-grade requirements and demonstrated ability to perform the higher graded duties.
• Applicants can be selected at either the GS-05, GS-06, or GS-07 level. The target grade of this position is GS-07.
• This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.

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 Civilian Employees of the OrganizationCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic 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.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. To qualify at the GS-05 grade level, you must have: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes entering data, providing courteous customer service in person, by email, and by telephone. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). OR Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. 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 your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. To qualify at the GS-06 grade level, you must have: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing administrative and clerical support to ensure compliance with regulations. Support activities included maintaining files and records, timekeeping, coordinating public meetings and hearings, and providing courteous customer service in person, by email, and by telephone. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). To qualify at the GS-07 grade level, you must have: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes applying a broad knowledge of regulations, policies and procedures in order to perform a variety of administrative support work associated with budgets, fiscal accounts, purchasing and supplies, time and attendance, and travel and transportation, and providing courteous customer service in person, by email, and by telephone. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job at the GS-6 and GS-7 grade levels, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Budget AdministrationClericalComputer SkillsInformation Management Time in Grade Requirement: 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: 52 weeks at the GS-04 GS-06: 52 weeks at the GS-05 GS-07: 52 weeks at the GS-06

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RE-W2SM03 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-NASHVILLE DO NOT MAIL Nashville, TN 37203 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk