SUPERVISORY ARCHITECT
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command
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SUPERVISOR
Commander, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM)
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$89,508 - $138,370
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-11 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a supervisor in the Navy's contracting department, where you'll oversee the entire process of buying goods and services for the military, from planning deals to finalizing them, while leading a team of contract specialists.
It involves managing complex purchases, training staff, and ensuring projects stay on track.
A good fit would be someone with experience in government contracting who enjoys leading teams and handling detailed negotiations.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent in managing full contracting lifecycle, including planning, negotiation, administration, and closeout
- Supervisory experience in leading teams, balancing workloads, and ensuring progress toward milestones
- Knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) qualification standards for GS-1102 contracting positions
- Proficiency in various contract types, such as cost reimbursable, cost plus award fee, indefinite delivery, multiple award, trade-off analysis, and Performance Based Services Acquisition (PBSA)
- Ability to mentor, coach, and train branch members
- Experience in acquisition planning, advertising, negotiating, awarding, administering, and terminating contracts
Full Job Description
You will serve as a SUPERVISOR in the CONTRACTS (20000) of NIWC ATLANTIC.
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-11 grade level or NM-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Managing the full contracting lifecycle and overseeing complex contract acquisitions, including planning, negotiation, administration, and closeout.
Supervising staff, ensuring workload balance, and maintaining progress toward milestones.
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 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 be responsible for the end-to-end management and execution of the contracting process from solicitation, proposal, evaluation, and award through contract closeout.
- You will plan, develop, and establish the overall goals and objectives for the team and has overall responsibility for acquisition planning, advertising, negotiating, awarding, administering, and/or terminating routine and highly complex contracts.
- You will use the full spectrum of contract types and techniques, including cost reimbursable, cost plus award fee, and indefinite delivery, multiple award, trade-off analysis, and Performance Based Services Acquisition (PBSA) contracts.
- You will have the responsibility for mentoring, coaching, training, and assisting the Branch members.
- You will lead the Branch in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload and tasks among team members in accordance with established priorities, workload, skill level, etc.
- You will keep the team apprised on progress in meeting established milestones and deadlines for completion of assignments, projects, and tasks.
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