Office Administrator (OA)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Falls of Rough (KY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking an Office Administrator (Office Automation) at a lake project or Operations Project office in Kentucky. This role provides administrative and clerical support and serves as the point of contact for information processing. GS-06/07 level duties include handling travel, records, and timekeeping tasks.

The position requires attention to detail, the ability to manage multiple tasks, and reliable coordination of office operations to support project activities.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience in an office environment performing administrative tasks.
• Experience preparing correspondence and maintaining files and records.
• Ability to make travel arrangements and coordinate related paperwork.
• Experience with budgeting data and labor/fund tracking.
• Familiarity with timekeeping and personnel databases.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and clerical support to the office and act as the information contact for administrative processing.
• Support travel arrangements, records management, and budget data collection.
• Assist in timekeeping and use of automated databases to support office operations.

Skills

Administrative experience

Travel coordination

Recordkeeping & filing

Budget data gathering

Timekeeping & labor reporting

Tools

Microsoft Office

GPC handling

Job description

About the Position:

Serves as an Office Administrator (Office Automation) at a lake project or Operations Project (OP) office. Responsible for providing administrative and clerical support and serving as the point of contact and primary source of information for administrative processing. Management may select at the GS-06 or GS-07 grade levels. Full performance is at the GS-07 grade level.

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 Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans 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.

GS-06 Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes procedural and administrative work in an office environment; preparing correspondence; maintaining files and records; making travel arrangements; maintaining inventory of records for hand receipt accounts on property; making credit card purchases; gathering budgetary data; prepare and monitor labor hours and fund requests; use automated personnel and timekeeping databases. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

GS-07 Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes procedural and administrative work in an office environment; making travel arrangements, initiating travel orders and vouchers, preparing travel funding requests for authorization. Serve as a government purchase card (GPC) holder for local purchases orders for the office; coordinate training requirements; assist in preparation and analysis of operating budget; use of various types of automated personnel databases to initiate personnel actions; knowledge of financial management systems to complete duties as a timekeeper to complete labor reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

GS-06 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).

GS-07 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).