ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST
What you'd do
You will serve as an ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST in the Contracts Department of NAVSURFWARFCTR PANAMA CITY DIVISION. The salary range shown above represents all of the positions within the band, including high grade positions. This is not a high grade position; therefore, the salary may be limited to a GS-13 Step 10 (currently $138,370).
Major duties
You will monitor and track the team's workload, ensuring contract actions are executed timely and comply with pertinent statutes and regulations. You will motivate, lead, mentor, and train a diverse team while fostering collaboration and high performance. You will routinely apply independent thinking to issues and correctly use processes, procedures, and regulations. You will work on multiple tasks simultaneously, diffuse stressful situations, demonstrate patience, and communicate across the organization. You will personally work on complex procurements and provide technical expertise on challenging contract actions. You will act as technical advisor to program management offices in planning, coordinating, establishing milestones, and preparing procurement plans. You will analyze requirements to develop meaningful statements of work and purchase descriptions with technical, legal, and patent personnel. You will determine the contract type best suited to requirements and develop applicable special clauses, terms, and conditions. You will resolve post-award contract administration issues and ensure timely contract performance. You will close out contracts or work with Defense Contract Management Agency to complete contract closeout actions. You will apply acquisition knowledge, procurement laws, regulations, precedents, and techniques to pre-award and post-award contracting actions. You will negotiate sole-source contracts, contract modifications, and complex procurement requirements during pre-award and post-award phases. You will use Contract eBusiness Systems, including Electronic Procurement Systems (EPS), Seaport, and Acquisition Management System (AMS). You will ensure the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are integrated into the team's work through clear communication and aligned goals. You will communicate assignments, actionable steps, milestones, and deadlines to ensure focused and timely completion of work. You will guide the team in applying effective problem-solving techniques, advising on work methods, and identifying viable solutions. You will lead equitable workload distribution based on skills and priorities, ensuring timely completion of the final product. You will monitor and report work progress, ensure adherence to instructions, deadlines, and quality standards, and make day-to-day adjustments. You will facilitate team initiatives, build consensus, resolve conflicts, and promote a positive work environment as a coach, facilitator, and negotiator. You will resolve complex contract issues, provide guidance on difficult matters, maintain knowledge of procedures and policies, and report performance, training, and personnel needs.
What you need to qualify
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 next lower pay band, NT-04 (GS-11/12 equivalency), in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: As a professional contracting specialist performing pre-award and post-award contracting actions while providing guidance to contracting professionals and stakeholders. This experience must present contracting capability performing at least two of the following: developing acquisition strategies, resolving procurement problems across organizational levels, or providing contracting advice for warfare center or similar operational command customers. 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 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.
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