SUPERVISORY FINANCIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST
Air Force Global Strike Command
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SUPERVISORY CONTRACT SPECIALIST
U.S. Marine Corps
Department of the Navy
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana
Salary
$106,437 - $138,370
per year
Type
Full Time
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January 20, 2026
GS-12 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a team as a contract specialist for the U.S.
Marine Corps, overseeing the full process of buying goods and services from start to finish, including planning, negotiating deals, and managing ongoing contracts.
It's ideal for someone with strong experience in government contracting who enjoys solving complex problems and ensuring everything runs smoothly and legally.
The role requires attention to detail and the ability to guide others in a military reserve environment.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in federal, private, or public sector, focusing on analyzing contracting issues, modifying procedures, and solving problems
- Meet Department of Defense (DoD) qualification standards for GS-1102 contracting positions
- Compliance with Title 10 U.S. Code requirements for contracting roles
- Expertise in life-cycle acquisition management, including planning, strategy, cost/price analysis, negotiation, and administration
- Ability to review procurement requests, contract terms, technical specifications, settlement proposals, audit reports, technical evaluations, and subcontractor claims
- Supervisory skills to lead a team in complex contract specializations
Full Job Description
You will serve as a SUPERVISORY CONTRACT SPECIALIST in the Marine Forces Reserve/Marine Forces South of MARFORRES NOLA.
The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze.
Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption.
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.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing expertise analyzing difficult contracting issues and identifying alternative courses of action, modifying standard contracting procedures and terms to satisfy specialized requirements, and solving a variety of contracting problems.
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 manage life-cycle acquisition of complex contract specializations to include acquisition planning, establishment of acquisition strategy, cost/price analysis, contract negotiation, and contract administration.
- You will review procurement requests to assure clarity, adequacy and completeness.
- You will review contract terms and technical specifications to identify and special requirements.
- You will analyze settlement proposals, audit reports, technical evaluations, and subcontractor claims.
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