This position is located at the Office of Construction and Facilities Management located in Washington, D.C. Washington DC Pay Scale: GS-13: $112,015 - $145,617 GS-14: $132,368 - $172,075

Duties

The incumbent has the responsibility for performing cradle-to-grave contracting functions (pre-award, source selection, post award, and contract close-out) for the planning, design, and construction services for major capital assets throughout the VA. Projects involve medical facilities, cemeteries, and entail complex renovation, new construction, and modernization projects to existing facilities for use by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Assignments include Interagency Agreements (IAA's), price/cost analysis, negotiation, and acquisition of supplies, equipment, construction, services supporting the CFM Real Property program requirements and obtaining Architectural and Engineering (A & E) services and other related consultant services. Projects routinely attract public and congressional attention and require constant adjustments due to unforeseen site conditions impacting on the design as well as other factors such as inflation, available supplies and resources, and Federal budget pressures and technological advances during several years of design and construction activity. The Contracting Officer advises all levels of management on the progress, development and coordination of projects needed to accomplish the overall mission of the Department. Work Schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: May be available Telework: May be available Remote/Virtual: Not available Position Description Title/PD#: Contract Specialist/PD133000 Physical Requirements: This position is mostly sedentary in a well lit climate controlled office setting. The full performance level of this position is GS-14. At the GS-13 level, you will perform similar duties but under closer supervision. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Relocation Expenses: Not authorizedRetention Incentive: Not authorizedFinancial Disclosure Report: Required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Selectee must Obtain and Maintain a FAC-C Professional Certification (Documentation Required)
• Transcripts required
• This position requires a Financial Agreement

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. For a GS-14 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13 level. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If your most recent non-award SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional non-award SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. You may qualify based on your experience, as described below: You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Specialized Experience GS-13: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the GS-13 occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: experience managing contracting/procurement construction related acquisition activities; experience conducting research analysis on negotiation techniques in the development of pre-contract and post-construction related service agreements/settlements; experience managing construction and A-E design related contract administration activities; ability to communicate in a clear concise and logical manner. Specialized Experience GS-14: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the GS-14 occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: experience managing contracting/procurement construction related acquisition activities sufficient to develop and implement procurement plans involving successive program stages; experience performing negotiation techniques in the development of pre-contract and post-construction related service agreements/settlements; experience managing construction and A-E design related contract and procurement administration activities; expertise communicating contracting procedure/policies. 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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

There is not education minimum requirement for this grade lever. However, you must meet the education requirement listed below:

Basic Requirement for GS-13 and GS-14: Bachelor degree with a major in any field. (Transcript required)

OR

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 organizational and management. (Transcript required).

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

Contacts

• Address Construction and Facilities Management 425 I Street NW Washington, DC 20001 US
• Name: VACO OCHO HRSC Recruiting & Staffing Team
• Email: [email protected]