Workforce Management Support Specialist.

US Army Corps of Engineers; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

US Army Corps of Engineers seeks a civilian training program analyst to manage budgets, funding distribution, and training expenditures. You will coordinate with HR and management to plan and schedule courses from government and external sources, enroll employees, and maintain registrations.

The role emphasizes evaluating development needs, ensuring compliance, and producing reports for audits and leadership review within the federal framework.

Qualifications

• Specialized civilian workforce management experience is required.
• Ability to plan budgets, justify funding and control training expenditures.
• Experience coordinating training vendors and registrations.
• Knowledge of government procurement and training compliance.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a Government Purchase Card for training-related expenses.
• Ensures timely payment and documentation for training actions.
• Formulates and executes assigned budgets with justification.
• Monitors travel and training expenditures and verifies data in CEFMS.
• Manages training funds, records, and reports for planning and audits.
• Contacts vendors, enrolls employees, and maintains registration data.
• Conducts studies to identify training needs and evaluates development requirements.
• Plans and coordinates training courses from government and non-government sources.
• Compiles annual training plans and reviews funding-aligned requests.
• Coordinates annual assessments of training needs with leadership.

Skills

Budget management

Training needs assessment

Vendor coordination

Documentation

Communication

Education

Public Administration

Tools

CEFMS

Job description

• Maintains a Government Purchase Card for training-related expenses for General and Administrative offices.
• Ensures timely payment and documentation for all training actions.
• Provide knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods and ability to formulate, justify and execute an assigned budget.
• Monitors and controls travel and training expenditures throughout the fiscal year, verifies training fees and accounting data for accurate processing through CEFMS.
• Manages training program funds, records, and reports required for planning, audits, and higher-level review.
• Contacts training vendors, enrolls employees, and maintains registration data, confirmations, cancellations, and evaluations in accordance with policy.
• Conducts systematic studies to identify immediate and long-range training needs and evaluates employee development requirements using performance data and functional training matrices.
• Plans, administers, and coordinates the organization’s training courses offered through Government and Non-Government training sources.
• Compiles annual training plans from managers, aligns requirements with available funding, and reviews all training requests to ensure compliance with established guidelines.
• Coordinates with management to conduct annual assessments of training needs and keeps leadership and employees informed of changes affecting training requirements.
• Coordinate with HR and USACE, plans and schedules appropriate training using a variety of resources and evaluates training effectiveness in meeting organizational needs.

Duties

• Maintains a Government Purchase Card for training-related expenses for General and Administrative offices.
• Ensures timely payment and documentation for all training actions.
• Provide knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods and ability to formulate, justify and execute an assigned budget.
• Monitors and controls travel and training expenditures throughout the fiscal year, verifies training fees and accounting data for accurate processing through CEFMS.
• Manages training program funds, records, and reports required for planning, audits, and higher-level review.
• Contacts training vendors, enrolls employees, and maintains registration data, confirmations, cancellations, and evaluations in accordance with policy.
• Conducts systematic studies to identify immediate and long-range training needs and evaluates employee development requirements using performance data and functional training matrices.
• Plans, administers, and coordinates the organization’s training courses offered through Government and Non-Government training sources.
• Compiles annual training plans from managers, aligns requirements with available funding, and reviews all training requests to ensure compliance with established guidelines.
• Coordinates with management to conduct annual assessments of training needs and keeps leadership and employees informed of changes affecting training requirements.
• Coordinate with HR and USACE, plans and schedules appropriate training using a variety of resources and evaluates training effectiveness in meeting organizational needs.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must obtain and Maintain valid state driver's license.
• Temporary duty up to 10%.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes; demonstrates knowledge of civilian workforce management and employee development functions. Demonstrated expertise includes: leading organizational training needs assessments and cost distribution; monitoring leadership development programs; establishes quality assurance controls to verify accuracy of training documents, serves as primary liaison between management and Civilian Human Resources Agencies (CHRA/HRO); reviewing and justifying Requests for Personnel Actions (RPAs); maintaining comprehensive Personnel Status Reports; and conducting studies regarding position management and succession planning in compliance with OPM, DOD, DA, and USACE regulations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR

Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration, Human Capital Management, Finance.

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 second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

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-09).

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:

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the
• This is a(n) CP 51 General Administration and Management Career Program position aligned under the Human Capital & Resource Management Career Management Directorate.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case‑by‑case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here:

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.