Job opening: IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN)
Salary: $120 246 - 156 323 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Jul 05 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
You will serve as a Non-Supervisory IT Specialist (PLCYPLN) in the NAVFAC Information Technology Center (NITC) NAV FAC ENG AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE CTR.
Duties
You will resolve procurement issues, provide technical direction to contracting agency, and monitors their goals, objectives and overall performance.
You will lead IT acquisitions based on Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) guidance and agency policies and procedures ensuring proper utilization of government funds within the scope of the contract.
You will research and coordinate pre award and post award functions for IT contracts.
You will use capital investment information to manage portfolios and information technology (IT) spending plans or budgets.
You will develop strategic level policies, directives, or guidelines for the implementation of an organization's information technology (IT) master plan.
You will review program operations to determine the effectiveness of established procedures.
You will plan the acquisition of critical information technology (IT) resources.
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.
- This is a bargaining unit position.
- 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 is a Cyberspace Workforce position, IT Project Manager Code 802, proficiency level (Intermediate) the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies.
- 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.
- You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
- 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 position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
Qualifications
Your resume must 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. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
1) Analyzing pre-award and post-award functions for IT contracts; 2) Administering IT contracts and commodities to ensure compliance with acquisition laws, regulations, guidance, and policies; 3) Coordinating with Financial Management Office, other business lines, directorates, and/or organizations on funding requests and to ensure availability of funds; 4) Coordinating with Contract Specialists (CS), Contracting Officer (KO), technical subject matter experts, Financial Management Office, and/or business lines/ directorates to ensure appropriate and complete submission of acquisition and funding paperwork; 5) Tracking and managing funding and budget allocations for a business line, directorate, or organization; and 6) Leading and working with Procurement Analysts (PA) and Contracting Officer's Representatives (COR) to manage and coordinate funding for IT procurements.
***NOTE: This experience must be fully and clearly supported in your resume to be considered.
Your experience must reflect skill in the following areas: attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving.
Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate
GS-5 through GS-15 (or equivalent): For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled.
Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
Specialized Experience for GS-7 (or equivalent) and Above: Positions at GS-7 (or equivalent) and above require one year of specialized experience at the next lower GS-grade (or equivalent). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Such experience is typically gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern is IT. The employing agency is responsible for defining the specialized experience based on the requirements of the position being filled.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/
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
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address NAV FAC ENG AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE CTR
1000 23rd Avenue
Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4301
US
- Name: Department of Navy EIC
- Email: [email protected]
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