Supervisory Contract Specialist with Security Clearance

Duties * Serve as a Division Chief responsible for organizing and managing activities within the Division. * Serve as a Warranted Contracting Officer responsible for pre-award and post-award functions for complex procurements. * Review new or changed policies, laws, and regulations affecting work of the branch and develops new or changed internal policies and procedures. * Identify and optimize resources to accomplish multiple projects and/or programs goals. * Direct negotiations on contract terms, terminations, etc. and manage the workflow processes. * Represent agency at conferences, meetings, and seminars to discuss and/or resolve contracting matters. * Provide leadership and mentorship to subordinates by providing advice/counsel/ instruction on both work and administrative matters. Requirements Conditions of Employment * Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. * You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. * This position requires submission of Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, upon entering the position and annually thereafter. * This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time. * Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315. * A one year probation to assess your ability to perform Supervisory duties is required unless previously completed. * This is an Army Acquisition Workforces (AAW) position. The employee must meet the DoDI 5000.66 requirements for Contracting Professional Certification within 3 years of entry on duty. * Incumbent must possess or be willing to obtain a Contracting Officers Warrant. * Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. Qualifications 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
* Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
* 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
* Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
* 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
* Reinstatement
* Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the educations and/or 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document . ***Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications .*** ***All applicants (to include current Federal Employees) must submit a copy of ALL of your transcripts with this application package*** Basic Education Requirement for the 1102 series: A Bachelors Degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. OR Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if, ON OR BEFORE September 30, 2000: (A) A current DoD employee, in any occupational series, who has served as a GS/equivalent-1102 position or contracting officer position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in any Federal agency; OR (B) Served as a military member in a comparable military occupational specialty; OR (C) A current member of the armed forces who occupied a position within an occupational specialty similar to the GS-1102 series 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: Qualifications for GS-13 Specialized Experience Required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes: (1) Performing pre-award and/or post-award contract/procurement functions to ensure regulatory compliance of contracts; (2) Implementing contractual guidance and processes for the procurement of goods and/or services; AND (3) Conducting contract negotiations to settle a wide variety of procurement problems. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-13, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: * Communications
* Contracting/Procurement
* Leadership
* Planning and Evaluating 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-12). Education Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ . Additional information * ALL applicants (including current federal employees) are required to upload official/unofficial college/university transcripts (or copy thereof) when applying to positions with positive education requirements or when intending to qualify themselves based in whole or part on education. College/university transcripts (official/unofficial) MUST include name of applicant, name of college/university, type of degree, discipline, and date degree award. * This "is not" a 100% Telework or a Remote Position. * Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. * If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. * Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. * This is a Career Program (CP) 14 - Contract & Acquisition position. * Incumbent will be required to pass a Contracting Officer Board of Review and obtain a Contracting Officers Warrant. * Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. * Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances "WILL NOT" authorized. * Recruitment Incentives "WILL NOT" be authorized. * Relocation Incentives "WILL NOT" authorized. * Student Loan Repayment Incentives "WILL NOT" be authorized. * If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application . * The Army values diversity of perspectives, backgrounds, cultures and skills, which connects employees to organizations that are committed to building an inclusive work environment where they can contribute to their fullest potential. * Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment

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