About the Position: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is home to the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center. It located close to Missouri and overlooks the Missouri River. It is the oldest Army post west of the Mississippi River.

Duties

Oversees Contracting Officer?s Representative performance and comprehension to ensure contractors? compliance with contract quality, quantity, and schedule requirements; and quality assurance surveillance plans. Conducts surveillance inspections of services provided by contractors to ensure compliance with quality assurance plans and to identify inadequacies in areas for improvement. Investigates quality assurance capabilities and resources, in order to recommend and assist in developing policy changes, adjustments of resources, modification to procedures, etc., Develops operating procedures to supplement regulations and manuals of higher echelons in the area of quality assurance.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• You must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
• This position requires submission of Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, upon entering the position and annually thereafter.
• This position may be subject to a one (1) year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or Business Travel requirement approximately 15% of the time.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Practitioner Certification Acquisition in Career Field- Engineering and Technical Management within 36 months of entrance on duty.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. This vacancy is a career ladder position being filled at the GS-11 and GS-12 levels. Non-competitive promotion to the full performance level GS-12 is authorized without further competition when selectee is eligible & recommended by management. GS-11 Specialized Experience: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) Analyzing a Quality Surveillance Program in support of various acquisition functional areas; 2) Assisting in coordinating OR monitoring a Quality Assurance Program and surveillance systems; AND 3) Developing, scheduling, OR conducting various quality assurances training. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or other fields related to the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-12 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes:1) Managing a Quality Surveillance Program in support of various acquisition functional areas (2) Conducting studies, coordinating, and monitoring a Quality Assurance Program and surveillance systems (3) Conducting surveillance inspections AND (4) Developing, scheduling, and conducting various quality assurances training. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Problem SolvingProject ManagementQuality AssuranceSurveillance GS-11: 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-09). GS-12: 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-11).

Education

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address AD-APF-W6QM23 MICC-FT LEAVENWORTH DO NOT MAIL Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk