Supervisory Contract Specialist, GS-1102-13 (44159)

Location: Rock Island, IL

About the Role

Serves as a Supervisory Contract Specialist responsible for pre- and post-award functions for procurements across a broad spectrum of Construction, A-E, and Service and Supply contracts. Supervises contracting personnel responsible for planning, awarding, and administering a wide range of complex acquisitions supporting diverse mission areas.

Responsibilities

• Perform supervisory duties including monitoring and assigning workload, approving leave, time and attendance, evaluating performance, interviewing and selecting candidates for vacancies, effecting disciplinary actions, and approving and recommending training.
• Oversee workload management, provide acquisition leadership throughout the procurement life-cycle, and ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies.
• Provide leadership, direction, and technical training to contract specialists in their performance of pre-award, post-award, administration, closeout, and contract termination functions.
• Work within a Project Delivery Team (PDT) to provide sound business advice and recommend procurement strategies appropriate to the projects.
• Perform various types of contracting officer duties, including developing long-lead acquisitions strategies, awarding contracts, negotiating modifications, reviewing Contracting Officer Representative reports, and surveillance for a contracting organization.
• Develop procurement or contract administration strategies that incorporate necessary staff and/or financial resources.
• Advise leaders on spend analysis and trends in contract administration.
• Review the work of team members for quality and/or regulatory compliance.

Position requires the ability to obtain, maintain, and exercise a warrant of $50M or greater.

Requirements

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). Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Qualifications

Basic Requirement for a Supervisory Contract Specialist:

• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.
• Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements 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.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:

• Performing various types of contracting officer duties.
• Developing long-lead acquisitions strategies, awarding contracts, negotiating modifications, reviewing Contracting Officer Representative reports, and surveillance for a contracting organization.
• Developing procurement or contract administration strategies that incorporate necessary staff and/or financial resources.
• Advising leaders on spend analysis and trends in contract administration.
• Reviewing the work of team members for quality and/or regulatory compliance.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone—no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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/.

Other Conditions and Requirements

• Must be a citizen of the United States.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, are required to register for Selective Service prior to appointment.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A supervisory probationary period may be required.
• Must file an OGE Form 450, Financial Disclosure Report, upon entering on duty in this position and annually thereafter.
• Must have a Contracting Level I Certification.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• A one-year Supervisory probationary period may be required.
• TDY may be required up to 10% of the time.