LEAD CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Lead Contract Specialist in the Contracts Department (Code 400) of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF).

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional Contract Specialist leading and performing pre-award and post-award functions for a variety of complex contractual actions to include conducting market research, developing solicitations, evaluating proposals, negotiating terms, and administering contracts and modifications to procure supplies or services for an organization.

Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf And the title 10 requirements found here: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

• You will plan, schedule, assign, and direct the work of the Contracting Branch.
• You will establish priorities and deadlines of the Contracting Branch.
• You will review the work of subordinates.
• You will prepare workload forecasts, contract status reports, and metrics for submission to Deputy Contracting Officer.
• You will perform contract pre-award and post-award functions.
• You will supervise a group of Contract Specialists, Interns, and Procurement Specialists actively engaged in soliciting, awarding, administering, terminating, and closing out firm fixed price and cost type contracts awarded to various contractors.
• You will ensure that Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)-covered contractors comply with Cost Accounting Standards requirements and non-CAS covered cost type contractors provide adequate disclosure of direct and indirect costs and labor rates.
• You will ensure that Forward Pricing Rate and billing rates are negotiated and established with contractors in a timely manner.
• You will award and administer cost and fixed price contracts for U.S. Navy ship conversion and repair and other contracts awarded or administered by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Regional Maintenance Command.