Summary This position is part of the NNSA Production Office, Department of Energy. A successful candidate in this position will serve as Supervisory Contract Specialist, leading a group of Administrative Contracting Officers in conducting contract administration and oversight for the NNSA Production Office programs and business operations as executed by the M&O contractor. Responsibilities As a Supervisory Contract Specialist, you will: Develops long range plans for the division. Provides guidance and makes decisions concerning ongoing procurement initiatives, significant cost issues, and overall programming concerns. Makes decisions regarding acquisition and policy matters regarding current and future acquisitions and associated projects. Provides leadership, expert technical advice, and authoritative guidance in resolving problems and takes actions to advance the fundamental goals and objectives of the division, at times encountering intense resistance due to significant organizational or philosophical conflicts, competing objectives, or major resources limitations. Serves as the chief acquisition advisor to program office leadership including the executive management team and other supervisors/managers. Represents the program office for acquisition-related activities within the agency and with other federal officials, representatives of business and industry, and other stakeholders as necessary. Requirements Conditions of Employment Subject to Random Drug Testing Must pass a pre-employment drug test. Favorable suitability determination required. Financial Disclosure is required. Must be able to obtain/maintain a Q level Security Clearance. You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements. Compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity which will require that you provide two forms of identification. A one year supervisory probationary period may be required. Qualifications SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS In addition to meeting the basic requirements, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA Demonstration Project pay band or GS grade level in the Federal service, i.e., NQ-03 or GS-14. Candidates must have at least three of the five elements of the specialized experience for this position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Directing contract management and oversight for all acquisition strategies, plans, procedures, and contracts from development through final closeout; and Providing expert consultation services to Management concerning acquisition planning, development, and progress; and Developing local policies and procedures for a wide range of contracting actions; and Ensuring that all contractual actions undertaken in the administration of assigned contracts are in compliance with applicable statues and regulation; and Communicating, identifying, distributing and balancing workloads and tasks for assigned projects, establishing actionable events, milestones, deadlines and time frames for completion. Examples of Specialized Experience: 1. Overseeing M&O contracts for pre- and post- contract/award activities. 2. Planning, implementing and evaluating contract actions; developing multi-year performance objectives and performance expectations. 3. Developing performance objectives and performance expectations for M&O contractors. Accountability, Acquisition Strategy, Contracting/Procurement, and Influencing/Negotiating For more information, please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards at Contract Specialist, Series 1102 Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at the NQ-04 level. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. If you are eligible for career transition assistance plans such as ICTAP or CTAP, you must meet the definition of "well qualified" which is defined as having a score of 85 or better. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Education This position has a positive education requirement for Contract Specialist. This position has a positive education requirement. Therefore, you MUST provide legible documentation supporting any education claims in your application. If you do not do so, your application will be considered incomplete and you will be removed from consideration. This documentation can include unofficial transcripts or any report listing the following: name of educational institution, course title, credits earned and final grade. For specific education requirements, please see the Education Requirements. If selected, official transcripts may be requested. A. Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher-level contracting positions, including at least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position, AND B. 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. C. 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, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D. D. Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision-making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action. Candidates for NQ-4 must possess a Level-III Certification or equivalent. You are required to submit a copy of your certification with your application. For more information, please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards at Contracting Series, 1102 Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at the NQ-04 level. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside of the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. A written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided with your application in response to this vacancy announcement or be received by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in you being found unqualified for the position. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education, see the Department of Education website, and for a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, visit The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Additional Information The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the links at the bottom of this page or visit the FedsHireVets website. If you believe that you are eligible for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), please visit the OPM ICTAP/CTAP website for more information. In order to be considered under the ICTAP program, your application must score within the pre-established "well qualified" category as stated in the Qualifications section. More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement. Some positions may require completion of a probationary period of up to 1 (one) year. Many positions require successful completion of a background investigation. All males born after December 31,1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government. A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified applicant in accordance with Agency policy. EEO Policy: Click HERE. Reasonable Accommodation Policy: Click HERE. Veterans Information: Click HERE. Telework: Click HERE. Selective Service Registration: Click HERE. Information about the NNSA Demonstration project can be found by clicking HERE.