This position is located in one of the Tier IV teams within Contracts & Strategic Sourcing (NSS), Supply Chain Services (NS), Chief Administrative Office (N), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). The incumbent provides technical leadership and expertise on acquisitions necessary to develop and maintain the BPA transmission system, as well as develop purchasing approaches and strategy, and procedures to further improve the supply activity at BPA.

Duties

As a Supervisory Contract Specialist, you will:

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• This position does not support remote work. You will be required to report physically to the official reporting worksite as specified by the supervisor, but no less than 2 days per pay period.
• First time supervisors will be required to serve a 1 year probationary period.
• Selectee will be required to complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE450e) within 30 days of employment and annually.
• This position has been designated as requiring a PUBLIC TRUST background. A preliminary background check must be completed before a new employee can begin work.
• Current Federal employees or other individuals with an existing completed background investigation may not be required to undergo another background check.
• The duty location for this position is located in Vancouver, WA.  In the event an additional selection is made the duty location may be in Vancouver, WA or Portland, OR.
• The duty location in the event of an additional selection will be determined at the time of select

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENT: A. 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field;-OR B. 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. Exception: Employees in the GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. Employees who occupy GS-1102 positions at grades 5 through 12 will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified as GS-12. This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through graded 12. However, employees must meet specialized experience requirements when seeking another position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-12] in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: 1) Applying procurement regulations, contracting principles and developing innovative contract strategies for procuring complex services ensuring completeness and compliance; 2) performing pre-award, post-award and administration functions; 3) preparing solicitation documents, analyzing proposals and leading negotiations with potential contractors; 4) coordinating activities sufficient to control a variety of contractual actions occurring concurrently, in overlapping fashion, or sequentially; 5) monitoring contract performance and evaluating vendors to continuously supply the best and most cost-efficient solutions possible for client organizations; 6) leading a project or serving as a technical expert partnering with internal and external stakeholders to design, implement, and evaluate new approaches to improve efficiency and cost management. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience

Education

This vacancy has a positive education requirement. In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Department of Education Accreditation Search to verify school accreditation.

Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.DO NOT email or mail in any of your application documents. Documents will not be accepted outside of the online application system.
Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible".

Contacts

• Address Bonneville Power Administration P.O. Box 3621 Portland, OR 97208 US
• Name: Eric Glover
• Phone: 503-230-4664
• Email: [email protected]