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Supervisory Business Management Specialist

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Pittsburgh, PA

Posted Date 1/17/2025
Description About the Position: The Supervisory Business Management Specialist reports to the Chief of Staff, overseeing the integration of programs affecting the District. Coordinate, lead, and manage assigned initiatives, applying technical and managerial expertise to analyze situations, identify issues, and determine actions. Assess the impact of decisions on schedule, costs, risks, and necessary trade-offs while guiding specialists in addressing technical and functional challenges.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
  • Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
  • People with Disabilities, Schedule A
  • 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
  • Reinstatement
  • Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998


In order to qualify, you must meet the SPECIALIZED 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 to qualify at the GS-13 level: One year of specialized experience that includes: 1) Assigning tasks to subordinates based on priorities to meet work standards; 2) Setting goals to evaluate employee performance; 3) Providing guidance on work and administrative issues, including approving leave requests; 4) Interviewing candidates and recommending hiring, promotions, or reassignments; 5) Resolving employee complaints, advising on minor disciplinary matters, recommending actions for more serious issues, and referring critical cases to higher management; 6) Identifying training needs and arranging development opportunities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
  • Oral Communication
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Quality Management
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Technical Competence


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-12). Please upload your latest SF-50.
Salary108,957.00 - 141,646.00 Annual

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