About the Position: This position is with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division, New York District, Operations Division, Physical Support Branch. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the world's premier engineering organization.

Duties

Exercises initiative to develop equipment profiles, history, maintenance schedule, and related maintenance procedures from the time of purchase until retired or replaced. Responsible for accounting data and status changes on all Work Orders for work to be performed anywhere on the project. Determines appropriate purchase method to be used such as purchase order, blanket purchase agreement or Government Purchase Credit Card in accordance with approved dollar limit and regulations. Knowledge of procurement regulations, policies and procedures. Enters and reviews all data pertaining to each completed job to assure all information required is accurate and complete. Provides procurement support by conducting BPA Calls, purchasing via GPC, monitoring the status of deliveries, reconciling invoices and uploading all pertinent documents in the electronic contracting file system. Gathers information and analyze issues to recommend solutions to procedural problems such as the delivery of urgently needed items/service, or a contractor’s inability to meet delivery schedules. Uses various communication techniques to interface with trades and craft workers, engineers, professional and technical personnel, administrative staff, and other to clarify information or instructions and solve discrepancies.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Temporary business travel (TDY) away from your duty station is required approximately 10% of the time.
• Obtain/Maintain DoD Goverment Purchase Card (GPC/VISA) within 6 months of hire.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.

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)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) TransferPriority 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 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1)Applying analytic and evaluative techniques to identify, consider and resolve issues or problems; (2) Process service orders to include understanding of work classification and assignment to correct accounts; and (3) Utilizing the control system to issue and schedule routine and cyclic maintenance, repair and replacement of all equipment, machinery and similar type items. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D. with a major study in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration.(NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) 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) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. (NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Database Management SystemsFinancial ManagementOrganizational AwarenessProject 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-07).

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 RD-W2SF02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-NEW YORK DO NOT MAIL New York, NY 10278 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk