Supervisory Procurement Specialist GS-1102-14 30329

Announcement Type

TARP - Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

Position Type

Permanent

USACE Organization

Southwestern Division (SWD) - Galveston District

Locations (City, State)

Galveston, TX

Position Overview/Duties

• Serve as the Business Oversight Branch Chief and Deputy Chief of Contracting with complete authority to execute contracts in accordance with existing regulations and within delegated monetary limitations.
• Perform day-to-day supervisory and management work, providing policy decisions of both technical and administrative matters presented by subordinate branch chiefs.
• Participate with the Chief in formulating long-term plans and programs and in performing functions relating to personnel management, program review and evaluation.
• Responsible for directing the functions/programs and training for Procurement Analysts, System Administrators, GPC A/OPC and assigned personnel in support of standardizing processes throughout Southwestern Division.
• As full deputy to the District CoCO, exercise full and concurrent authority with the Chief in performing the overall procurement mission of the Division to include planning, supervision and management, review of policies, programs and functions.
  
  

Other Conditions and Requirements

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Section 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Basic Requirement For Supervisory Contract Specialist

Degree: Bachelors 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.

Basic Requirements For Critical Acquisition Positions — You Must Have

• Be eligible for GS-14, or equivalent
• Hold a bachelors degree
• Have completed all mandatory training requirements for Level II or III certification as prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to higher level contracting positions
• Possess four years of acquisition experience. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower grade level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.
  
  

Requirements

In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that MUST include ALL the following: 1) Advising management, contract specialists, contracting officers, or technical team members on contracting policies and procedures for an organization; 2) Evaluating contracting procedures or policies concerning contracting issues for the organization and recommending updates or changes; 3) Supervising employees to include assigning work, relaying performance expectations and being involved in hiring of staff for an organization; 4) Establishing guidelines and performance expectations for staff, which are communicated through the formal employee performance management system.

Specialized experience MUST be clearly stated within the resume. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

Other Requirements

• Applications must be submitted after 12:01 AM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Open Date and before 11:59 PM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Close Date to receive consideration.
• All positions require the applicant to be a ci ti zen of the United States.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, are required to register for Selec ti ve Service prior to appointment.
• A trial or probationary period may be required for external candidates.
• A supervisory probationary period may be required, unless the appointee has previously met the requirements.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance for the duration of employment.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• The incumbent is required to file an OGE Form 450, Financial Disclosure Report upon entering on duty in this position and annually thereafter.
• Hiring incentives such as a relocation incentives may be authorized (subject to available budget).
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) expenses may be authorized (subject to available budget).
• This position is eligible for situational telework.
• Resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in the announcement, must include start and end date, and PP-Series-GR for all Federal Positions. Resumes that are more than 2 pages or do not reflect start and end dates and PP-Series-GR for federal positions will be removed from consideration.
• Applicants must be prepared to submit College transcripts to the hiring manager prior to any interviews and support the required education for this position or the applicant will be removed from consideration.
• This position requires the following training/certifications prior to employment or within a specified period of time after appointment.
• Incumbent is required to successfully complete the requisite Civilian Education System Course within 24 months and the Supervisory Development Course within 12 months of being assigned to the position. Failure to do will result in adverse action.
• This position requires DAWIA Contracting Professional acquisition certification.
• May be required to obtain a Class IV warrant.
• Foundational Career Level Certification or Contracting Professional Certification is required and must be submitted with your application package.
• This is a Defense Acquisition Workforce (AWF) position. The employee must meet DoDI 5000.66 requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor

To learn more, please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity (https://www.eeoc.gov/federal-sector/federal-employees-job-applicants).

Qualifications - Candidates will be evaluated in accordance with OPM General Schedule (GS) Qualification Standards or Federal Wage System (FWS) Qualifications and Job Elements

GS Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified employees with disabilities. You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application process, hiring process or while on the job. Requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

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