You will serve as an Acquisition Program Specialist in the MRO Logistics Department of FLTREADCEN EAST. This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will be responsible for acquisition planning, organizing, and managing tasks and projects for the entire acquisition life cycle. You will support all activities for determining the appropriate acquisition strategies required to support procurement of services, equipment, supplies, government purchase card, and facilities. You will serve as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) with responsibilities for participating in the planning, directing, controlling, and administering of assigned program elements in connection with the assigned areas. You will be responsible for maintaining access roles as well as timely updates to project statuses on applicable Project Initiation Documents (PID) within the Procurement Management Tool (PMT) IAW NAVAIR Business Rules.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

FOR GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Planning, organizing, and managing tasks and projects for the entire acquisition life cycle; 2) Participating in the planning, directing, controlling, and administering of assigned program resources in connection with the assigned areas; 3) Maintaining access roles as well as timely updates to project statuses on applicable Project Initiation Documents; and 4) Analyzing all purchase card bills and payments to ensure timely processing. FOR GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Developing and supporting defense of long-range multi-year plans for major modifications, maintenance, enhancement, and life cycle initiatives; 2) Preparing and presenting findings and recommendations; 3) Establishing workflow methods and procedures, determining work to be accomplished, and set work priorities; and 4) Applying Government and agency-specific guidelines and business practices including statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures that cover different contract types. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

GS-11 Education:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.M., if related

GS-09 Education:
Master's or equivalent graduate degree

or

2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.B. or J.D., if related

Contacts

• Address FLTREADCEN EAST PSC 8021 Cherry Point, NC 28533-0021 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]