supervisory contract specialist

PCS or Relocation or Retention Incentive available.

About the Position: The Walla Walla District US Army Corps of Engineers is comprised of motivated and talented employees providing the very best engineering services for communities in the Pacific Northwest. The District helps manage local water resources for navigation, flood damage reduction, disaster assistance, hydroelectric power generation, and other natural and heritage areas.

• Chief, Contracting Division, responsible for acquiring all necessary commodities in support of the Walla Walla District's mission.
• Principal procurement official, primary contracting officer, and a key staff advisor to the Commander, U.S. Army Engineer District, Walla Walla.
• Principal procurement official and primary contracting officer vested with an unlimited monetary authority to contract for supplies and services including construction and architect-engineer, utilities, and agreements.
• Exercise full breadth of authority through participation in acquisition planning, contract formation, partnering, administration, resolution of disputes, and claims.
• Prepare recommendations for sustainment or denial of mistakes in bids, protests, justifications, and approvals along with their related level or through the General Accounting Office (GAO).
• Exercise delegated authority to appoint Ordering Officers, Contracting Officer's Representatives, and similar positions in the contracting process.
• Develop long range organizational plans and goals through subordinate organizational chiefs, assign work to subordinates, determining work schedules and priorities.
• Manage a staff of professional administrative employees including several Contracting Officers.
• Manage the District's multi-million dollar contracting program for single and multiple purpose civil works water resource projects and construction projects, and work for others projects throughout the area of jurisdiction.
• Plan for, request and negotiate the acquisition of all necessary resources to support the Contracting Division and prepare input for budgets.