ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, NH-0341-03

Eligibility Requirements

US Citizenship

Career Category

Other

Job Summary

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

WHAT IS ATEC?
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 your work to make a difference, we look forward to hearing from you. For more information on ATEC, salary, benefits, etc., see: https://www.atecciviliancareers.com.

PLACE OF WORK:

Work Schedule: 
Full-time

Service: Competitive

Promotion Potential: None

Job Family (Series): 0341 - Administrative Officer

Supervisory Status: Yes

Security Clearance: Top Secret

Drug Test: Yes

Position Sensitivity And Risk: Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk

Trust Determination Process: National security

*Control Point Statement: The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) is participating in an alternate personnel system known as theAcquisition Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). Among other features, the Demonstration Project replaced GS grade levels with occupational families and pay bands. The band NH-03 is equal to the former GS-12 Step 01 through GS-13 step 10. ATEC uses salary control points to allow for differentiation in the level of positions within the same broadband. Therefore, the salary for this position will be set no higher than $136,852.00 including locality.
 

Job Responsibilities

• Provide supervision to the organization in areas such as the Division's military and civilian personnel.
• Serve as a member of the Director's staff to include areas such as attending staff meetings at which the Director's programs, plans, and problems are discussed.
• Serve as a senior advisor to the leadership such as the Director and Technical Director.
• Oversee the planning of the annual operating budget/multi-year capital budget.

Job Qualification

U.S. Citizens who meet the minimum qualification requirements for the following series:

Administrative Officer Series 0341 (opm.gov)

If this position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience and you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. If this position requires a job-related license or certification you MUST submit a copy of your license or certification upon request or you will be rated ineligible.

Specialized Experience

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Manage Human Resources related functions within an organization which include appraisal management and training requirements; 2) Lead a team, ensuring Standard Operating procedures are developed and implemented; AND 3) Manage day to day organizational operations to include creating budgets, manage testing programs, and executing capital improvement projects to support an organization. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11/NH-02).

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

• Budget Administration
• Leadership
• Problem Solving
• Technical Competence

Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described above. If your resume includes a photograph/inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility/qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy. 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. For additional information on what to include in your resume, click here.
You will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application will be used to determine eligibility and qualifications for this position. If determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.

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 Defense referral system for displaced employees. 

•Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

•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 may be authorized IAW agency policy.

•Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances are not authorized.

•Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.

•Telework one or more days a pay period may be available depending upon the terms of the organization's telework policy.

•Remote work not available

• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs.
• Detection of the presence of drugs is warranted. This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• This is an obligated position. An obligated position is one to which an employee has statutory restoration rights or entitlement based on active military service, recovery from a compensable injury, or return rights based on an overseas tour.
• You will be asked to sign an agreement acknowledging that you are aware of the obligation and willing to be displaced under reduction in force procedures upon the return of the former incumbent.
• This position is supervisory as defined by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG). A one year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.
• Overnight travel away from the duty station (Temporary Duty (TDY)) may be required 25% or less of the time.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license. 
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• Term Appointment NTE - Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE 4 years. Term appointments may not exceed 5 years unless a 1-year extension is approved for a total not to exceed 6 years.
• The individual(s) selected for the term positions(s) may be eligible for conversion to career-conditional or career appointment at a later date.
• Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a Term appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position.
   

Travel Requirements

Greater than 20% Travel

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

usarmy.apg.atec.mbx.atec-civilian-careers@mail.mil