Supervisory Contract Specialist
What you'd do
About the Position: This position is located within the US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, Contracting Division where you will function as the District Contracting Chief and principal procurement official and senior Contracting Officer for acquisition of all supplies, services, construction, architect engineer, utilities, agreements and as Contracting Officer on all high dollar, high risk, complex, or special interest acquisitions.
Major duties
Pprovide executive leadership and contracting authority for national, regional, and interagency acquisition programs assigned to and executed by the Huntington District. Provide specialized acquisition support to National programs such as the USACE Dam Safety Center and the Planning Center of Expertise. Provide specialized acquisition support to Regional programs such as the Regional Repair Fleet and the Regional Channel Maintenance Team Mechanical Dredge Support program. Develop long range organizational plans and goals and assign work; establish priorities; and balance workload to support both District specific and enterprise program requirements. Represent the Huntington District in meetings with senior officials from USACE Headquarters, other Districts, Federal and state agencies, industry organizations, and contractors concerning current and long-range acquisition programs.
What you need to qualify
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 Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) 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 and your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Supervisory Contract Specialist: 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 applying highly developed professional knowledge of the theories and principles of contracting to execute contracting program for the organization; Administering contracts for Construction, Architect and Engineering, Environmental, Services, and Supplies; Developing strategies to maximize benefit to the Government (i.e., reducing Government risk, selecting proper contract type, decreasing contract cost, increasing value); Implementing team building strategies and methods to maximize team members' potential and productive work environment to meet mission goals. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. 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-14).
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