Supervisory Contract Specialist, GS-1102-13 (44159)

Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

Position Type

Permanent

USACE Organization

Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) - Rock Island District

Locations (City, State)

Rock Island, IL

Position Overview/Duties

Serves as a Supervisory Contract Specialist responsible for pre- and post-award functions for procurements across a broad spectrum of Construction, A-E, and Service and Supply contracts.

• Supervises contracting personnel responsible for planning, awarding, and administering a wide range of complex acquisitions supporting diverse mission areas.
• Perform supervisory duties of monitoring and assigning workload; approving leave, time and attendance; evaluating performance; interviewing and selecting candidates for vacancies; effecting disciplinary actions; approving and recommending training.
• Oversees workload management, provides acquisition leadership throughout the procurement life-cycle, and ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies.
• Provide leadership, direction, and technical training to contract specialists in their performance of pre-award, post-award, administration, closeout and contract termination functions.
• Work within a Project Delivery Team (PDT) to provide sound business advice, and recommend procurement strategies appropriate to the projects.
• Position requires the ability to obtain, maintain, and exercise a warrant of $50M or greater.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Section 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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.

Basic Requirement For a Supervisory Contract Specialist

Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

OR

Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current civilian employee in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000; OR (B) you are a current military member who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent)-1102 on or before September 30, 2000.

Requirements

In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing various types of contracting officer duties, to include developing long-lead acquisitions strategies, awarding contracts, negotiating modifications, reviewing Contracting Officer Representative reports, and surveillance for a contracting organization; developing procurement or contract administration strategies that incorporate necessary staff and/or financial resources; advising leaders on spend analysis and trends in contract administration; and reviewing the work of team members for quality and/or regulatory compliance. 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.

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/.

How To Apply

• If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-education-laws-and-policy/college-accreditation).
• A supervisory probationary period may be required.
• The incumbent is required to file an OGE Form 450, Financial Disclosure Report, upon entering on duty in this position and annually thereafter.
• Must have a Contracting Level I Certification.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required. A one-year Supervisory probationary period may be required.
• TDY may be required up to 10% of the time.

Applications must be submitted after 12:01 AM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Open Date and before 11:45 PM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Close Date to receive consideration.

All positions require the applicant to be a citizen of the United States.

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, are required to register for Selective Service prior to appointment.

Direct deposit of pay is required. Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

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.