As an expert Contract Specialist, devises procurement strategies required to support major acquisitions that are strategically vital to customers in their mission accomplishment & substantively impact local business community and the general public as well. Position Location: PBS, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Laguna Niguel, CA; Phoenix, AZ; OR Tucson, AZ. We are currently filling 1 vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

Duties

Conducts all pre-award and post-award procurement activities as the senior contracting official for construction, services, highly complex contracts, and other Government requirements. Serve as the business manager with a thorough understanding of the customers' mission and business processes, focused on providing effective business solutions to accomplish missions and achieve stated goals and objectives.  Oversees and monitors the most complex, large, or politically sensitive projects. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, ensuring appropriate acquisition project design and tracking, timely processing of awards and modifications, and overall, ensuring that projects are completed within contractually mandated budgetary scope and schedule. Incumbent must be able to work independently, be able to set priorities based on due dates and other factors, and be able to track and report on the contracting action, both pre and post-award, to team members and management.     The incumbent provides highly technical professional advice and guidance to customers, colleagues, and contracting peers; and mentor’s other contract specialists as needed to include review, approval and signing of their work.  The incumbent must have comprehensive knowledge of all applicable procurement laws, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) rules, regulations, and procedures, and skill in oral and written communications to effectively conduct procurement operations for the Government.   

Requirements

• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
• Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable
• Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide: the exact dates you held  each job (from month/year to month/year) number of hours per week you worked (if part time).     If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here.  The GS-13 salary range starts at $128,717 per year for San Francisco, CA; $120,246 for Los Angeles, CA; $117,776 for San Diego, CA; $108,012 for Phoenix, AZ; $105,268 for Tucson, AZ; or $120,246 for Laguna Niguel, CA.You must meet the requirements in 1, 2, or 3 below: 1. All of a, b, and c below:(a) Completion of Training/Certification: FAC-C (Professional)  or DoD Contracting Professional Certification. (b) At least 4years of experience in contracting or related positions including 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the level described below; and (c) Completion of a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree that included or was supplemented by 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. 2. Exception: If you were in a GS-1102 position on January 1, 2000, you will be exempt from meeting the educational requirements for the grade level of that position.  However, to be promoted you will have to meet Option 1 or 3.   3. Waiver: GSA's senior procurement executive has the discretion to waive any or all of the requirements in 1 above. Note: Candidates that are missing either the 24 hours of business credit and/or the mandatory training certification, but are determined to be otherwise eligible, can be placed on a waiver certification by the HR staffing specialist. In addition, to qualify you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or higher in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is experience in performing the full range of pre-award and/or post award activities utilizing various types of contracts such as fixed price, various cost types, requirements, performance based and multiple award schedules) and evidence of professional potential, business acumen, and drive for results, relationship building, and self-motivation in order to procure a variety of complex or specialized products and/or services; OR experience requiring sufficient knowledge of contracting regulations, policies, and procedures and an organization's program and technical requirements in order to conduct reviews of contracts or contracting actions, recommend or plan improvements to an organization's procurement program. This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.  

Education

Note: 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. For further information, visit:  https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/   

Contacts

• Address GSA, Public Buildings Service General Services Administration Human Resources Division (CPK) 50 United Nations Plaza, Room 4254 San Francisco, California 94102 United States
• Name: Julie Lindsey
• Phone: 303-597-8218
• Email: [email protected]