HR Specialist (Military)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Portland, OR

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About The Position

The HR Specialist (Military) carries out personnel, administrative, and finance functions for 35–50 officers and soldiers assigned to the USACE Northwestern Division Districts, including Kansas City, Omaha, Seattle, Walla Walla, Portland, and Division Headquarters. The role prepares or ensures preparation of military personnel actions and requests, including Officer Evaluation Reports and Enlisted Evaluation Reports. It provides technical advice and guidance on establishing and maintaining military pay accounts, including processing, auditing, and editing complex pay actions. The specialist reviews regulations and directives concerning administration, military personnel, and finance programs and procedures, and prepares reports or briefings to inform management and support decision-making or status updates.

The position may be filled at the GS-09 or GS-11 level. Qualification may be based on specialized experience, qualifying graduate education, or an allowed combination of education and experience. Applicants who have held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks must meet the applicable time-in-grade requirement. The role is aligned with the Military Personnel Management Career Program under the Human Capital & Resource Management Career Management Directorate. Multiple positions may be filled, and management may select at any grade level. A position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment, or change to lower grade for up to one year, with certain extensions possible; it may be made permanent without further competition.

Appointment may require a suitability or fitness determination based on a completed background investigation. The position requires U.S. citizenship and direct deposit, and includes a one-year probationary period. Permanent Change of Station costs are not authorized. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.

Requirements

• Meet the applicable GS-09 or GS-11 qualification requirements through specialized experience, qualifying graduate education, or an allowed combination of education and experience.
• For GS-09 specialized experience: one year reviewing, assembling, verifying, and processing routine military personnel actions and records; reviewing, calculating, and inputting basic military pay and entitlement transactions; and entering, updating, and extracting service-member records using automated military personnel and readiness systems.
• For GS-11 specialized experience: one year processing and reviewing varied military personnel actions, records, and requests; auditing, editing, and troubleshooting military pay accounts and specialty entitlements; and using automated military personnel and pay databases to track strength accountability, extract metrics, compile reports, and identify administrative trends or deficiencies.
• For GS-09 education qualification: a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, in a field demonstrating relevant knowledge and skills.
• For GS-11 education qualification: a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, in a field demonstrating relevant knowledge and skills.
• Applicants who have held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade or equivalent: GS-07 for GS-09, or GS-09 for GS-11.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Foreign education used to meet qualification requirements must be evaluated by an appropriate private organization or have full course credit recognized by an accredited U.S. college or university.
• Complete a one-year probationary period and meet the agency's continued-employment certification requirements.
• Use direct deposit for pay.

Responsibilities

• Prepare or ensure preparation of military personnel actions and requests, including Officer Evaluation Reports and Enlisted Evaluation Reports.
• Provide technical advice and guidance on establishing and maintaining pay accounts for supported soldiers, including processing, auditing, and editing complex pay actions.
• Review regulations and directives relating to administration, military personnel, and finance programs, functions, and procedures.
• Prepare reports and briefings to communicate analysis results for management decision-making or provide in-progress status information.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level