Job opening: Supervisory Contract Specialist
Salary: $143 008 - 183 500 per year
Published at: Aug 02 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
As a GRC Supervisor, you will be responsible for developing policies, procedures, and strategic direction for a diverse group of contracts for commercial and non-commercial goods and services. You will lead a team of highly skilled procurement professional experts in acquisition policy that spans the entire acquisition lifecycle. You will work in close conjunction with the Procurement Director and other Agency Senior Leaders.
Duties
Advises management and contracting officers on matters pertaining to contracting actions, including contracting procedures, policy interpretation, and internal office audits.
Advises senior leadership and junior contracting officers on matters pertaining to unprecedented contracting issues, contracting procedures and policy interpretations.
Assists with all aspects of the contracting transactions from initiation to recommendation of award to procuring items or services where standard contracting procedures may need to be modified.
Defines and assigns work and associated milestones, evaluates the organization and employee accomplishments by accepting or rejecting work products; presents and defends organization and employees work to senior management and other offices.
Finds and eliminates or reduces barrier to production, promotes team building, and improves operating procedures within GRC's/Agency-wide customers.
Leads the team in identifying distributing and balancing workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established work flow, skill level and/or occupational specialization.
Maintains a high level of quality by monitoring and assessing the health of the organization and internal controls to identify and correct areas of vulnerability, including performing internal assessments, audits and supporting Enterprise reviews.
Participates as a key member or the organization and Agency Procurement Leadership team including organization strategy and assessment, policy related initiatives and improvements and succession planning.
Serves as a key advisor to the Director/Procurement Officer and Agency Senior Leaders. Advises on acquisition issues pertaining to contract actions, including procedures and policy interpretation, for a wide range of highly complex contract actions.
Supervises and manages performance of subordinate employees including employee promotions, recognition and corrective actions as appropriate. Encourages, endorses, and coordinates individual employee development.
Requirements
- Position subject to pre-employment background investigation.
- Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
- If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.
- A one year supervisory probationary period may be required.
- If the individual selected is currently at the GS-15 grade level, they will be detailed at their current grade and step. If the individual is a current GS-14 they will be temporarily promoted to the GS-15 level.
Qualifications
You must meet all three requirements listed below; unless you are covered by an exception:
The mandatory Basic Requirement shown in the Education section below;
Specialized experience and/or directly related education, as shown below, which has equipped you with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of this position; and
Certification/Training requirements.
To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level
Leading and overseeing a team of procurement professionals regarding the full spectrum of pre and post award issues including policy interpretation and execution;
Providing guidance and applying procurement techniques including novel instruments of solicitation, award, administration while maximizing efficiency and innovation;
Utilizing business acumen in advising senior leadership and contracting officers on matters pertaining to contracting issues, contracting procedures and policy interpretation in day-to-day contact and through competitive acquisitions, source selection experience, formal discussions and documentation.
Certification/Training for GS-15:
You must meet one of the following requirements to be considered for this position:
A. Certification:
Possess a valid level III Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting (FAC-C) or FAC-C (Professional) or level III Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification or DAWIA Professional.
OR
B. Training:
Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for level III Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting (FAC-C) (NASA-FAC-C-Curriculum-Table.pdf), and at least 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions. At least one year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.To be hired for this position, you must possess a valid level III Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting (FAC-C) or FAC-C (Professional) or level III Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification or DAWIA Professional or must have already completed all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for level III FAC-C and/or FAC-C Professional. If you are currently certified, you may be asked to provide evidence of continuous learning to verify your existing certification. If you are not currently certified, you must apply for certification within 30 days after your start date in this position.
**List your FAC-C or DAWIA certification level and date of certification. If you are not currently certified, but have completed the mandatory procurement training, list the training that you have completed to date.**
Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.
The ideal candidate has experience recommending, developing, and implementing policies and procedures to procure supplies, services, for construction or research and development projects using formal advertising or negotiation procedures to evaluate contract price proposals and policies.
Education
Basic Requirement:
1. Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher-level contracting positions, including at least 4-years' experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position:
AND
2. A 4-year course of study leading to a minimum of a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
NOTE: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the basic education requirements for positions they occupied on January 1, 2000; only including positions at the same grade.
U.S. degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. These education credentials must be 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://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.
Contacts
- Address Glenn Research Center
21000 Brookpark Rd
Cleveland, OH 44135
US
- Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
- Phone: 1-877-677-2123
- Email: [email protected]
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