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Support Services Specialist

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Department of the Army

Fresh

Salary

$50,460 - $65,599

per year

Type

Closes

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GS-3 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $26,979 - $35,074

Typical requirements: 6 months general experience. Some college or vocational training.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves helping manage budgets, track expenses, and handle administrative tasks like scheduling and ordering supplies for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Arkansas.

It's an entry-level role focused on supporting operations at project offices, such as monitoring spending and analyzing staff time records.

A good fit would be someone organized with basic experience in budgeting or admin work, or relevant graduate education in fields like business or public administration.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience including at least two of: tracking budget allocations/expenditures, analyzing staff timekeeping data in automated systems, or tracking contracted services for payment
  • One full year of graduate-level education in public administration, business administration, industrial engineering, industrial management, or related administrative/management fields
  • Combination of education and experience equating to 100% of GS-07 requirements (e.g., partial graduate credits plus proportional experience)
  • Eligibility under specific employment authorities such as Military Spouse Preference, DoD Military Reserve/Guard Technician, or Priority Placement Programs
  • Ability to monitor budget obligations and expenditures during execution
  • Proficiency in analyzing timekeeping data using automated reporting systems
  • Experience preparing documents for ordering goods, supplies, and services

Full Job Description

About the Position: This is a Support Services Specialist, GS-0342-07 position for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District and located in Multiple locations.

This position may be filled at the full performance of GS-07. 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.

Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment 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 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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: GS-07: One year of experience to include performing at least 2 out of 3 of the following duties:1) tracking budget allocations or expenditures for an organizational budget and 2) analyzing organizational staff timekeeping data an automated system and 3) tracking contracted services for completion prior to payment.

OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as public administration, business administration, industrial engineering, industrial management, or other administrative or management fields related to the position to be filled.

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) by 18.

Add the two percentages.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: This definition of specialized experience is typical wok performed at the next lower grade level position in the federal service GS-06.

Major Duties:

  • Monitor obligations and expenditures throughout the execution phase of the operating budgets.
  • Consult with Project Area Office Managers on work schedules, material procurement and personnel matters which will affect the operating budget.
  • Plan work to include establishing schedules to meet priorities and suspense dates.
  • Prepare documents to order goods, supplies and services at a dual lake operating Project Office(s).
  • Analyze timekeeping data using an automated reporting system.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/15/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/16/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CEDD2612856368DE