Job opening: CONTRACT SPECIALIST
Salary: $114 332 - 148 636 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Apr 17 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Serve as Team Lead and Contracting Officer providing advice, guidance, workload management and expertise. Responsible for executing assigned acquisition programs with limited execution signature authority assisting the Chief of Contracting in the procurement of Environmental, Services, Supply contracting vehicles in support of regional efforts.
Recruitment incentives, including student loan repayment, may be offered to highly qualified candidates.
Duties
You will award contracts of a highly specialized and complex nature, with monetary value at times reaching $500 million and administer these contracts from cradle to grave.
Work items relate to Military and Civil Works, Energy Conservation, Dam Safety, Flood Risk Reduction, Ecosystem Restoration, Environmental Mitigation, Remediation, and Clean-up, and support to USACE parks and lakes.
Participate in operational planning with top management and key operating officials, in order to advise on the contracting implications of proposed management decisions, and to recommend alternatives based on contracting considerations.
Train, mentor, manage workload and lead lower graded staff, by delegating tasks, reviewing work and having an overall understanding of the status of all actions assigned to them.
Oversee the processing of contract claims and disputes arising under the Contract Disputes Act.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires DAWIA Contracting Professional acquisition certification. The incumbent has 36 months to achieve this certification
- To avoid real or apparent conflicts of interest, the selectee will be required to submit recurring Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports (OGE-450).
- Must acquire a Contracting Officer's Warrant within 6 months of employment.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the education AND experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Basic Educational Requirement for the 1102 occupation.
Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.
OR
Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current civilian employee 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; OR (B) you are a current military member who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent)-1102 on or before September 30, 2000.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes preparing acquisition strategies and necessary justifications, determinations and/or findings; negotiating price, terms and conditions of contracts; planning and conducting post-award conferences; leading and/or mentoring teams and lower graded staff members; and providing technical guidance to staff and other stakeholders. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-12, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
AccountabilityAcquisition StrategyAttention to DetailCommunicationsContract Management/SupportContracting/ProcurementCustomer ServiceDecision MakingFlexibilityInfluencing/NegotiatingIntegrity/HonestyInterpersonal SkillsLearningReading ComprehensionReasoningSelf-ManagementStress ToleranceTeaching OthersTeamwork
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Contacts
- Address RI-W07502 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-SACRAMENTO
DO NOT MAIL
Sacramento, CA 95814
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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