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Workforce Management Specialist

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Department of the Army

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$62,392 - $109,777

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GS-9 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves acting as the main expert on workforce planning and management for a U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers district in Alaska, handling things like organizing teams, assigning roles, and coordinating with human resources offices.

The role requires working closely with various government personnel systems to ensure smooth operations and compliance.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in HR support or administration who enjoys problem-solving in a structured federal environment.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience in HR technical support, including using automated systems for data extraction and reports
  • Experience initiating personnel actions and screening documents for accuracy and compliance
  • Knowledge of federal civilian human resources guidelines, policies, and regulations (for GS-11 level)
  • Master's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field, or two years of graduate education
  • Combination of education and experience totaling at least 100% of GS-9 requirements
  • Eligibility under specific federal employment authorities, such as current DoD civilians or veterans' preferences
  • Ability to serve as liaison with HR service centers and resource management offices

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serves as principal function and technical expert for workforce management activities for assigned District Corps of Engineers.

Serves as primary liaison with the District's Civilian Human Resources Service Center (CHRSC), Civilian Personnel Processing Center (CPPC) and the Resource Management Office (RMO) on matters relating to organization structure, the assignment of functional responsibilities, administrative missions and operations, and overall workforce management.

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 Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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.

GS 9 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Providing technical support for a human resources program to include utilizing automated personnel programs to extract data and/or generate reports; 2) initiating personnel actions; and 3) screening records or documents for completeness, accuracy and regulatory compliance.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 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 Resources, etc.

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

GS 11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Applying federal civilian human resource guidelines, policies, standard operating procedures and regulations; 2) Providing program guidance and assistance on a variety of federal civilian personnel programs; and 3) Screening records or documents for completeness, accuracy and regulatory compliance and coordinating corrections.

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 Resources, etc.

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 GS 9 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-07).

GS-11 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).

Major Duties:

  • Administers an assigned Districts Corps of Engineers recruitment program.
  • Coordinates personnel actions with supervisors and managers, including initiating, monitoring and tracking personnel action requests using automated human resource systems.
  • Analyzes, evaluates and develops comprehensive plans to support recommended human resource strategies that insure effectiveness and compliance to federal regulations.
  • Serves as principal functional and technical expert for workforce-management activities for the assigned District Corps of Engineers.
  • Serves as primary liaison between management and CHRSC for all District classification and position management actions.
  • Provides in-out processing to employees and provides necessary documents to employee and supervisor.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/4/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/4/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CEDD-26-12896619-MP