Budget Officer

Summary

About the Position: This is a permanent, supervisory position with the USACE Mission Support Battalion (UMSB), Resource Management Office, Programs and Budget Branch located in Alexandria, VA.

Duties

• Directs and oversees the formulation, justification, and execution of the budget for operating programs, including the HQ's, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mission Support Battalion property and facilities budgets.
• Participates in long-and short-range program planning, including establishing program goals and objectives.
• Stays abreast of the needs of each supported Field Operating Activity (FOA) and USACE to make resource allocations, i.e., manpower and dollar allocations, and to negotiate and monitor Interagency Support Agreements.
• Participates in the overall financial management of major programs, and provides advice, guidance, and assistance in all major functional and program areas.
• Supervises staff engaged in both program planning and analysis and the procedural and technical aspects of budget administration in the presentation, justification and review of both obligation and cost- type budgets.
• Performs guidance and direction to elements of the HQ's, US Army Corps of Engineers and subordinate field offices on funding controls and limitations in execution of approved programs.
• Performs a broad range of supervisory and personnel management responsibilities including planning work to be accomplished by subordinates, setting priorities, and preparing schedules for completion of work.
• Evaluates performance of subordinates giving advice, counsel, or instruction to individual employees on both work and administrative matters.

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 Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer 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 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: One year of specialized experience which includes: planning, directing, and managing budgetary administration activities in the formulation, presentation and justification to secure budgetary resources; formulating, presenting and justifying secure budgetary resources; overseeing of subordinates engaged in program planning, analysis, procedural and technical aspects of budget administration activities; providing financial management, technical assistance, and problem solving advice as well as providing advice on the financial implication of various policies, directives, regulations; performing a full range of supervisory and personnel management responsibilities for assigned subordinates; and exercising effective communication skills by providing presentations, briefings and reports of all financial management responsibilities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience 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-13).

Education

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.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/25/2026 to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13060677). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. For additional information, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. Your resume selected in USAJOBS will be included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status.