About the Position: This position is located with the U.S. Army Research and Development Center (ERDC), Contracting Office. Preferred duty location at one of the following: Vicksburg, MS; Champaign, IL; Alexandria, VA; or Hanover, NH or location negotiable after selection and official duty station will be established in an approved U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office duty location.
Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. Education Requirement: 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 Developing and implementing strategies to incorporate technology to benefit the contracting process to reduce risk and decrease cost; Implementing methods to drive organizational change while maintaining efficiency and effectiveness to meet mission goals; and Diagnosing issues, creating structured procedures, and executing improvements that resolve complex contracting issues. . This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service DJ-04 (GS-14). 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 alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. This position is covered by the Science and Technology Laboratory Personnel Management Demonstration Project at the DB-05 (equivalent to GS-15). In accordance with the Federal Register Vol. 63, No. 57, dated March 25, 1998, an employee of the Laboratory Demonstration project must have a current average performance score of 2.5 or above in order to be selected for promotion. All applicants currently employed under a Laboratory Demonstration Project must include their most recent performance appraisal score as part of their electronic resume. If you are a Lab Demo employee submitting your resume for the first time, or if you have previously submitted your resume without your most recent score, you must submit your resume now with the following statement to be included in the section on your training: Current Performance Rating 2.5. This announcement MAY be used to fill like vacancies six months from the closing date. All qualification requirements, including time after competitive appointment, must be met within 30 days of the job opportunity announcement closing date.
Integrate change into an efficient and effective organization.
Create a contracting program that includes participation and buy-in from subordinate supervisors and staff.
Implementing methods which maximize team members’ potential, fostering high standards, and providing a productive work environment to meet the mission’s goals.
Executing training, career development, performance management programs, and performance of other supervisory duties such as hiring personnel while working through various supervisory duties.
Understand and be able to implement enterprise team building strategies.
Incorporate technology and innovative contracting processes and tools into the contracting program.
Develop and implement strategies that maximize benefit to the Government, i.e., reduce Government risk, select proper contract type, decrease contract cost, increase value.
Recognize when artificial intelligence capabilities are appropriate to improve contracting operations.