Budget Officer - DJ-0560-04-97606

Announcement Type

TARP - Internal Opportunity (Non-Comp/VIOP)

Position Type

Temporary

Position Not To Exceed (NTE) Time

180 days

USACE Organization

Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Headquarters

Locations (City, State)

Alexandria, VA

Champaign, IL

Hanover, NH

Vicksburg, MS

Position Overview/Duties

Statement of Position Duties:

- Serves as the Budget Officer in the ERDC Directorate of Resource Management.
- Responsible for the supervision of 2 Team leads and ~16 budget analysts.
- Oversee the development and analysis of direct program for ERDC including military direct Research Development Test and Evaluation (RDTE) and Operation Maintenance, Army (OMA), USACE civil works direct that directly impact Laboratories.
- Provides expert advice on revolving funds, reimbursable funds, general and administrative (G&A), military and civil works funding.
- Provide expert advice on G-Invoicing – training and disseminating information to the labs.
- Coordinate closely with the Director of Resource Management, providing advice, recommendations of operating processes and input on process that will enhance the ERDC budget process and ensure accuracy and validity of all related products.
- Provide expert advice on all phases of budgeting and funds management, fiscal requirements for a variety of source appropriations, methods of acceptance, to include fiscal law, policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned to support the Budget mission and functions.

Other Conditions and Requirements

The Directorate of Resource Management (DRM) at the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has a need to temporarily fill the position of Budget Officer, DJ-0560-04, located in Vicksburg, MS, Champaign, IL, Alexandria, VA, or Hanover, NH, for up to 180 days. All interested permanent USACE employees are encouraged to consider and apply for this opportunity.

Multiple actors may be selected to cover the time to fill the position permanently. The temporary actions may be any of the following: Temporary Promotion, Detail or Temporary Reassignment as determined by Management and the CPAC.

Area of Consideration: This opportunity is open to all permanent USACE employees.

TDY or Temporary Change of Station costs will not be considered in filling this temporary assignment.

How to Apply: If you are interested, please provide a Statement of Interest with the following information (limit of 2 pages) and provide a current resume.

1. My technical qualifications.
2. My reason for wanting the position.
3. What I'd like to accomplish during my tenure.
4. My leadership knowledge, skills, and abilities

If you have questions about the temporary assignment, please contact: Ms. Mandy McGuffie at Mandy.L.McGuffie@usace.army.mil
The deadline for submission is COB: Thursday, April 23, 2026.

All submittals will be reviewed by a panel, which will make a recommendation(s) to the selecting official, ERDC Deputy Director, who will make the final selection. Interviews will be conducted as needed.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor

To learn more, please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity (https://www.eeoc.gov/federal-sector/federal-employees-job-applicants).

Qualifications - Candidates will be evaluated in accordance with OPM General Schedule (GS) Qualification Standards or Federal Wage System (FWS) Qualifications and Job Elements

GS Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified employees with disabilities. You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application process, hiring process or while on the job. Requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.