About the Position: This vacancy is for a Navigation Project Assistant (Office Automation), GS-0303-07 at the Mississippi River Project Office located in Pleasant Valley, Iowa.

Duties

Act as a focal point and liaison between the district office and multiple field sites within the Inland Marine Transportation System. Conduct training needs of personnel to include; providing training source information, preparing registration/funding documents and maintaining training records. Serve as project timekeeper in accordance with regulatory guides; provide assistance to personnel, monitor annual and sick leave as well as overtime usage, assist with initiating payroll changes. Act as ordering officer and credit card holder to purchase supplies or services under authorized dollar threshold. Project and estimate fiscal year allocations of contractual and noncontractual obligations; create appropriate automated purchase requests. Process project Tour of Duty (TDY) orders to include; researching travel modes, maintaining accounting data on travel, coordinating travel arrangements, completing vouchers and monitoring payment to employees. Utilize a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) such as FEM, Dyna Star, or other CMMS to provide system control, oversight, repair history, analysis, data entry, and documentation of current and future maintenance operations.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires a qualified typist. Must be able to type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with 3 or fewer errors.
• Position may require the employee to possess and maintain a valid stateside driver's license.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic 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.) 13473People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician 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 EligibleVeterans 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 for the GS-07: Specialized Experience: Once year specialized experience to include performing primary timekeeper duties, such as, initiating payroll, monitoring annual and sick leave usage, assisting with vacation schedules etc.; completing travel orders and vouchers for personnel; performing procurement activities, such as, purchasing supplies or services, determining appropriate methods, recording transactions, and tracking receipt of supplies; and/or coordinating training needs of personnel, such as, conducting annual training, providing training source information, preparing registration/funding documents and maintaining training records. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementBudget AdministrationClericalComputer Skills 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-06).

Contacts

• Address RG-W2R905 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-ROCK ISLAND DO NOT MAIL Rock Island, IL 61204 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk