TECHNICAL WRITER (PROGRAM SUPPORT)

About the Position: Serves as a Technical Writer-Program Support in the Planning, Environmental, and Cultural Resources Branch (PECRB), as the principal resource for writing, editing, formatting, and finalizing technical documents and providing administrative support including timekeeping, travel, training, and personnel actions.

Major duties

• Editing, formatting, and producing complex technical reports, planning documents, guidance, correspondence, and other publications for internal and external distribution.
• Edits and formats briefings and presentations for Branch and Technical Center of Expertise (TCX) use.
• Maintains and improves Branch editorial templates, formatting standards, and document production practices to promote consistency across organizational publications.
• Serves as the Branch's primary timekeeper.
• Coordinates all phases of official travel, ensuring compliance with Joint Travel Regulations and resolving routine travel documentation issues.
• Maintains the Branch's workload management database by monitoring project scope, schedules, labor, funding, and status information.

Qualifications

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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees with competitive status Current Civilian Employees of the Command 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. Minimum Qualifications for GS-09 grade level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes all of the following: 1) editing scientific/technical articles or reports; 2) using software systems (such as Word, Excel and Adobe Acrobat) to organize data and compile documents; AND 3) timekeeping and travel coordination. 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 perform the work of the position. This education includes at least 15 semester hours in related fields such as English or communications, and at least one course above the introductory level. For technical manuals and specifications writers or editors, the equivalent of 15 semester hours may have been gained through vocational or educational training above the high school level at a public, private, or Armed Forces school. 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. 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).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.