Supervisory Administrative/technical Specialist

Contract Specialist

You will supervise and oversee employees within their assigned branch.

You will manage various acquisitions and project requirements, including evaluating costs and performance in support of customer needs.

You will perform and assign work to the employees on various cost and price analysis, policy interpretation of contracts, post-award procedures, cost reimbursement, and incentive awards.

You will negotiate complex requirements and strategies for various products and services.

You will be responsible for ensuring that work assignments of the branch members are carried out by performing a range of duties, including distributing and balancing the workload among employees.

You will train or arrange for training of branch members in methods and techniques of team building.

You will ensure the quality of documents set to Contracts Review Board and higher-level approvals through development and reviews.

Must be a US Citizen.

Must be determined suitable for federal employment.

Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.

New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.

This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.

Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.

You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.

Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

The salary range shown above represents all of the positions within the band, including high grade positions. This is not a high grade position; therefore, the salary may be limited to a GS-13 Step 10 (currently $153,982).

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower pay band, NT-04 (GS-11/12 grade level equivalency), in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional contract specialist leading technical and administrative contracting functions to ensure optimization for acquisition programs.