HR Specialist, NH-0201-02, OEC Fort Hood Employees Only

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Eligibility Requirements

US Citizenship

Career Category

Human Resources

Job Summary

*Announcement extended due to system down time. New closing date: THURSDAY, 19 February 2026.*

This job is a civilian position and does not require military service (including commission and enlistment).

ATEC is the Army’s independent test and evaluation organization. We are a team of Civilian and Military personnel working together to provide America’s Military with the best equipment to win and return home safely. At ATEC, we have a saying: If a Soldier rides, wears, shoots, or deploys it, we test it. ATEC is at the forefront of testing and evaluating technologies of the future from autonomous aerial/ground vehicles to hypersonic weapons. Each day, top scientists and engineers test and evaluate cutting-edge equipment. Our workforce is highly technical and skilled, comprised of more than 8,500 military, civilian, and contract personnel. Engineers, scientists, technicians, researchers, and evaluators work with innovative, advanced technologies in 24 testing and research locations across the U.S. States and around the world. If you are a civilian who wants their work to make a difference, we look forward to hearing from you. For more information on ATEC, salary, benefits, etc., visit: https://www.atecciviliancareers.com.

PLACE OF WORK: U.S. Army Operational Evaluation Command, G-1, Civilian Personnel Division, Fort Hood, TX 76544.
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Control Point Statement: The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) is participating in an alternate personnel system known as the Acquisition Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). Among other features, the Demonstration Project replaced GS grade levels with occupational families and pay bands. The band NH-02 is equal to the former GS-05 Step 01 through GS-11 step 10. ATEC uses salary control points to allow for differentiation in the level of positions within the same broad band. Therefore, the salary for this position will be set no higher than $97,087 (including locality).

Job Responsibilities

Serves as a Human Resources (HR) Specialist with responsibility for monitoring, executing and implementing various command policies for assigned civilian personnel programs. Provides a wide range of support and consultant services.

  • Serves as the Command’s Civilian Incentive and Honorary Awards program manager. Provides incentive and honorary awards guidance and information to management officials and other HR Specialists concerning preparation and appropriateness of various kinds of awards following regulatory requirements and policy interpretations governing their use. Serves as primary for all awards-related taskers and suspense’s received from higher headquarters; coordinates with staff elements; prepares consolidated responses including required information, comments, and documents; obtains appropriate approval; and researches answers to unusual situations that involve various questions raised by management officials or employees.
  • Provides administrative assistance with civilian performance management systems, such as: Contribution-based Compensation and Appraisal System (CCAS), Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS), and/or Department of War (DoW) Performance Management and Appraisal Program (DPMAP).
  • Provides technical and administrative advice and assistance/support on civilian personnel, recruitment and classification services to managers. Liaisons with the Civilian Human Resource Support Center (CHRSC) on behalf of management to assist with and track recruitment actions and to understand manager’s needs and/or expectations. Advises management on recruitment strategies, sources, hiring authorities, and general civilian personnel information.
  • Interprets command policies and provides advice on a wide variety of civilian personnel programs and procedures to supervisors, managers, and employees throughout the command. Programs may include: Telework, premium pay (overtime, compensatory time, travel compensatory time, and biweekly and annual pay limitations), hours of duty (Alternate Work Schedules (compressed and flexible), Leave Administration (such as, sick leave, annual leave, , advanced leave, restored leave, and administrative leave), and recruitment and outreach initiatives.

Job Qualification

Current permanent NH-02 or GS-5/7/9/11 equivalent within OEC (Fort Hood location only and meet the minimum qualifications for the Human Resources Management Series, 0201.

Resumes must be limited to 2 pages. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration and you will receive no further consideration.

  • Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in this job announcement.

  • Your resume may be submitted in any format and will be used to determine eligibility and qualifications for this position based on the evaluation criteria described above.

  • For qualifications determinations, your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e. hours per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.

  • If your resume includes a photograph/inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility/qualifications determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.

  • Recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages.

  • Recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans.

  • Make your page margins 0.5 inches.

  • Consider using a 14-point-sized font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume.

  • For additional information on what to include in your resume, click here.

You will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. If determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED. You will be evaluated based on your level of competency in the following areas:

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED. You will be evaluated based on your level of competency in the following areas:

1) Human Resources Policies and Procedures
2) Strategic Thinking
3) Teamwork
4) Problem-Solving & Analytical Reasoning

Conditions of Employment

  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • A trial/probationary period may be required.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • Direct deposit of pay is required.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of War referral system for displaced employees.
  • Multiple positions may be filled using this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances are not authorized.
  • The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command has various incentives that may be available for highly qualified candidates. These include Recruitment Incentives, Relocation Incentives, Student Loan Repayment, and Credit for Leave Accrual. Incentives are not authorized for this position.
  • Remote work is not authorized.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20% Travel

QUESTIONS or issues please send us a message with the vacancy announcement URL, position title, and location to:

rachel.m.hoskins.civ@army.mil