As a senior level Contract Specialist, you will responsible for the full range of contract procurement and administration duties. Location of position: Public Buildings Service, Acquisition Center for Facility Management Services. Location will be a GSA Office Building in Region 3, Region 4, or Region 11 decided at selection. We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

Duties

This position has job functions that must be executed within a specific geographic location. The official duty station is a federal facility, leased space, or an alternative worksite (typically the employee’s home). Positions include routine telework and remote work arrangements that are geographically specific to: Birmingham, D.C., Wilmington, Tampa, Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Charleston, Martinsburg. The duty station will be determined upon selection and will be located within the geographic area described.

Requirements

• Meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days of closing date
• Apply online (See How to Apply section.)
• U.S. Citizenship or National
• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date

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 $103,409 per year.  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 4 years 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. 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 meeting the basic qualifications you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or higher in the Federal service.  The specialized experience for this position is defined as progressively responsible 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.   NOTE:  Qualifications are based on length and level of experience.  Therefore, in addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours per week if part time.  Qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, so failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.  **This is NOT a remote position, telework is available according to agency policy.**

Education

Please refer to the Qualifications section of this announcement! 

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://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address GSA, Public Buildings Service General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) 1800 F Street NW Washington, District of Columbia 20405 United States
• Name: Tashay McQueen
• Phone: 215-446-4973
• Email: [email protected]