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Job opening: LEAD CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Salary: $115 793 - 150 535 per year
Relocation: YES
City: Bremerton
Published at: Feb 07 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
You will serve as a LEAD CONTRACT SPECIALIST in the Contracting Department (Code 400) of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility of PSNS and IMF located in Bremerton, WA or Everett, WA.

Duties

You will perform a full range of contracting functions including awarding, administering, negotiating, terminating and closing out various types of cost and fixed price contracts. You will perform or direct in-depth evaluations of the financial and technical capabilities or the performance of potential contractors. You will oversee and perform the contracting actions necessary for the successful completion of projects or availabilities. You will prepare solicitations in the Standard Procurement System (SPS) or in other procurement systems as may be authorized. You will serve as lead contracting specialist and negotiator. You will plan and execute the negotiation strategy, coordinate contract execution with program and technical analysis teams, and lead negotiations through to conclusion. You will monitor contractor technical performance over the life of the contracts. You will serve as a Team Lead in a senior technical specialist role as a non-management, non-supervisory employee. You will receive work assignments or packages from Supervisory Contract Specialist, review work packages for completeness, and make further workload assignments with their assigned team of contract specialists. You will perform extensive and routine on-the-job training to new employees, interns and lower level staff members in accordance with established procedures and practices.

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 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 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.
  • 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.
  • This is a bargaining unit position.
  • 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.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional contract specialist planning and negotiating pre-award and post-award contracts by reviewing proposals and analyzing price/cost to recommend solutions or modifications of contracts. Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf And the title 10 requirements found here: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim IOR:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1100/contracting-series-1102/ 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

Applicants must meet the following Basic Education Requirement of the Department of Defense Qualification Standard for Contracting Positions:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

NOTE: The education requirement listed above applies only to individuals entering DoD GS-1102 positions on or after October 1, 2000. Current civilian personnel in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000 are exempt from meeting this requirement. Current military members who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent) 1102 or before September 30, 2000 are also exempt from meeting this requirement. Applicants currently in the Contingency Contracting Force are also exempt from meeting this requirement.

Contacts

  • Address PSNS and IMF 1400 Farragut Ave Bremerton, WA 98314 US
  • Name: Department of Navy EIC
  • Email: [email protected]

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