Supervisory Contract Specialist with Security Clearance - Tacoma, WA, United States - Department of Defense

Description

Duties

• Serve as Chief of a Division in the Directorate of Contracting.
• Determine and recommend budget and resource plans to accomplish the work of the division to include immediate and known or anticipated long-range projects.
• Schedule and ensure distribution of work and personnel as necessary to achieve effective and expeditious accomplishment of priority work without adverse effect on regular and recurring work.
• Ensure that all actions are completed on time and are in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and Executive Orders.
• Assign work directly or through team leaders/senior specialist to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of the employees.
• Review work of subordinates ranging from a detailed review for technical accuracy to a cursory review for sound judgment and timeliness of accomplishment.
• Evaluate program effectiveness by review and analysis of quantitative and/or narrative reports, discussions with employees, and takes appropriate action to correct deficiencies.
• Serve as a key advisor to the Director, commanders, managers, and other staff and operating officials on all phases of contracting

Requirements Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Must meet position requirements for Contracting Certification within 36 months of entrance on duty according to the DoDI , change 3.
• This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a contracting officer warrant.
• One supervisory year trial/probationary period may be required.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• You may be expected to travel up to 15% for this position

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
• 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 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; if qualifying based on education, 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 1) Performing Pre-award for the acquisition of services or supplies such as writing acquisition strategies, determining price reasonableness, or determining contractor responsibility to complete the phases of a contract; 2) Performing Post-award for the acquisition of services or supplies such as monitoring contractor performance, issuing non-conformance reports, or executing contract closeout to complete the phases of a contract; and 3) Leading a group of employees within a contracting office to ensure assigned work is in compliance with regulations
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12)
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 aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Contract Performance Management
• Contracting/Procurement
• Leadership 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


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

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Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S

Citizenship.

• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• 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.
• This is a(n) Contracting and Procurement Career Field position.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position - Information on the Army Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Workforce may be found at
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable

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• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Relocation Incentive may be authorized in accordance with agency policy if a determination is made that it is in the best interest of the Government.
• Recruitment Incentive may be authorized in accordance with agency policy if a determination is made that it is in the best interest of the Government.
• If a relocation or recruitment incentive is authorized, then a service agreement is required.
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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 questionnaire to determine your level of experience
If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position
Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during t