What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Specialist position at U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)?
Must be a U.S Citizen to apply.
This is on-site opportunity, no remote opportunities are available for this role.
DUTIES:
- Coordinate paperwork from many departments for timely acceptance of reimbursable funding from multiple agencies
- Manage labor authorizations and track contractual and purchasing actions
- Serve as a liaison responsible for day-to-day financial management status of projects
- Monitor deadlines to keep researchers on track for budget
- Review detailed contracts and change verbiage as necessary before being sent to technical team
- Create presentations on research and development projects for program managers and customers
- Develop and maintain customer relationships and interact with project sponsors
- Develop and submit content for website and other media
- Provide administrative support to research and technology transfer, program development and implementation support to research and engineering programs within the Branch technical area.
- Track contractual purchases through utilization of the Corps of Engineers Financial Management System and other electronic systems.
- Create reports, forms, statistical charts, and graphs using specific software.
- Assist with market research for engineers and scientists.
- Respond to phone, fax, email, and other correspondence.
- Use Microsoft Outlook or similar systems to coordinate and schedule branch activities, meetings, activities as required.
- Maintain branch files as required by applicable regulations.
- Analyze and interpret new and changing legislation, regulations, directives, policies, and procedures related to the administrative functions of the Laboratory; work with supervisor in development of policies, guidelines, and operating procedures to ensure compliance and efficiency in executing those functions.
- Advise staff and employees on administrative changes which include personnel procedures, property accounting, travel, legal agreements, memoranda, internal and external communication, and other similar administrative responsibilities.
- Prepare/review data reports, spreadsheets, and charts for briefings.
- Maintain supervisor's calendar and schedule appointments based on needs of the organization.
- Utilize Purchase Request and Commitments (PRandC's) to order supplies.
- Recommend and implement program budget, includes tracking budget figures through utilization of the Corps of Engineers Financial Management System and other electronic systems.
