Supervisory Contract Specialist

**Duties**: - Supervises and provides technical guidance to contract specialist on all aspects of pre - and post-award acquisition and contract activities. - Leads a team of acquisition professionals in all aspects of the contracting process. - Managing and overseeing various operational and policy acquisition activities for the division made up of acquisition professionals. - Providing comprehensive direction in effecting the overall activities of the acquisition professionals, - Interpretation and implementing policies and procedures of all phases of the procurement process. - Participating in the formulation of short and long-range plans, goals, and other objectives, work plans, budget requirements, policies, procedures, and practices governing the acquisition program. - Managing all work related to contracts, including planning and assigning work and managing personnel. - Researches and determines or recommends appropriate actions or interpretations of issues that impact the ability of the customers to achieve desired results.\ - Utilizes technical and business writing to document contract awards and correspond with stakeholders and contractors. - Assesses developmental and training needs and provides guidance and direction to specialist in meeting training and certification requirements. - Applies Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) principles in hiring practices, training, work assignments, and advancement. **Requirements**: **Conditions of Employment**: - U.S. Citizenship required - One year probationary period may be required - If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System. - All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice. - Financial disclosure statement may be required. - Bargaining Unit Position: No. - Drug Screening Required: No. - Research Position: No. **Qualifications**: **Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic AND Specialized Experience requirements as noted below.** **Basic Requirement**: **AND** Completed A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. - Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade. **Specialized Experience**: **GS-14**: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the **GS-13** level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing (4) of the (5) duties listed below: - 1. Supervising contract specialist on acquisition and contract activities; - 2. Evaluating contracting and acquisition policies and/or procedures to identify potential modifications; - 3. Conducting oversight on complex acquisition problems to assist in resolutions; 5. Utilizing qualitative and/or quantitative methods to assess program effectiveness. - **Documenting Experience**: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. - Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. - In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or ot