Job opening: Program Specialist
Salary: $132 368 - 172 874 per year
Published at: Dec 04 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.
Duties
This Program Specialist position is located in Deployment and Sustainment Division (DSD)Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to:
Serves as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for Checked conducting contract management, administration, and oversight.
Performs a variety of special nonrecurring projects and studies that involve defining the problem, gathering data, coordinating, analyzing, evaluation compiling, and preparing
final reports and documentation.
Develops, reviews, and implements directives, policies, procedures and programs affecting acquisition processes
Coordinates with the Contracting Officer to ensure contractor deliverables are complete and in compliance with safety, security, labor, and environmental law requirements.
Provides expert advice and guidance to Team Lead concerning such issues as detection, false alarm rates, or operational requirements for assigned equipment???????
Qualifications
To qualify for the SV-J Pay Band (equivalent to GS-14), you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the SV-I or GS-13 Pay Band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the
particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as:
Managing projects (balancing scope/quality, schedule and budget) for Checked Baggage security technologies; and
Providing contract administration oversight, coordinating with Contract Officers and Contract Specialist and providing recommendations to meet the agency's goals and objectives; and
Applying contracting laws, regulations, principles, and procedures to plan and carry out contracting and procurement activities.
Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.
National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). 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.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
Resumes must include the following:
Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience.
State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week.
Performance level (i.e. band or grade)
Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged.
You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
Contacts
- Address ES - Acquisition Program Management
DO NOT MAIL
Springfield, VA 22150
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- Name: HC ServeU Customer Care
- Email: [email protected]
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