About the Position: A key resource for Program Managers (PMs), Principal Investigators (PIs), and staff, coordinating management and technical tasks for research projects. The role includes managing resources, monitoring expenditures, preparing reports, and assisting with documentation for Internal Program Reviews. Additionally, I serve as a Contract Officer Representative, support contracting processes, and manage transactions as a government credit card holder.

Duties

Serve as a key asset to Program Managers (PM), Principal Investigators (PIs), and other professional staff, coordinating a wide variety of management and technical tasks essential to the program or project administration of the research project team. Assist PMs and PIs in managing the resources of research projects to ensure that project and program milestones are met. This includes monitoring project expenditures and preparing summary reports of spending. Assist PMs and PIs in coordinating with Assistant Technical Directors (ATDs) for Internal Program Reviews (IPRs) to develop or collect needed documentation, requirements, and templates. Participate in meetings as a note-taker and share that information with the team. Coordinate, track, and follow up on team documents such as agreements, purchase requests, technical reports and technical notes, shipping team equipment, and team documents such as project management plans (PMPs). Assist PMs and PIs in creating and maintaining basic team marketing requirements, such as fact sheets, ERDC wiki pages, storyboards, and logos. Perform duties of a Contract Officer Representative and help prepare documentation for team contracting and purchase actions. Monitoring/communication duties associated with multi-year Research and Development contracts. Serve as a government credit card holder in order to make team purchases, maintain records relating to all transactions, and reconcile and document transactions.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Business travel up to 10% of the time.

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 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.) 13473Priority 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Supporting project team members in research environments; 2) Monitoring project to prepare financial reports; 3) Organizing documentation for meetings and project tracking; 4) Preparing documentation for contracting and purchase actions; 5) Creating digital content, such as fact sheets and wiki pages. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, 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: Administration and ManagementAttention to DetailCommunications and MediaReasoning (Clerical/Technical) This position is covered by the Science and Technology Laboratory Personnel Management Demonstration Project at the PP-SER-GR (equivalent to GS-0303-06/07). In accordance with the Federal Register Vol. 63, No. 57, dated March 25, 1998, Laboratory Demonstration Project employees must have a current average performance score of at least 2.5 or equivalent (fully successful rating) for promotion consideration.

Contacts

• Address RG-W2R2AA US ARMY ENGR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMT CTR DO NOT MAIL Vicksburg, MS 39183 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk