You will serve as a SPECIFICATION WRITING SPECIALIST in the FACILITIES ENG & ACQ BRANCH, FMFS BRANCH of NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC.

Duties

You will prepare technical specifications, Government Cost Estimates and non-engineered drawings or sketches for contract performance including coordination of requirements, specification writing and review by stakeholders. You will prepare performance work statements and detailed cost estimates. You will meet with key personnel at the installation to identify requirements, educate them on policy, and resolve differences between policy and installation desires. You will act as technical support lead to assist in the post award contract management, modification development, collection point for needed specification template improvements.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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 a current valid United States driver’s license.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current Procurement Integrity (SF450) certification.
• 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.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment

Qualifications

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.) Applying contracting and administrative laws, policies, regulations, contracting requirements and operations; 2.) Assisting in the preparation of contract documents (specifications, budgetary constraints, cost estimates, etc.); 3.) Coordinating with technical and engineering personnel on minor construction, facility and equipment maintenance practices, labor costs, uses and costs of materials ; 4.) Conducting internal studies to determine deficiencies within a contracting program; 5.) Developing plans based on best business practices, sources of supply, and market conditions. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1100/general-business-and-industry-series-1101b/ 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:

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

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC 9324 Virginia Ave Norfolk, VA 23511 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]