SUPERVISORY CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

This position serves as Director, People and Processes Division, Acquisition Support Line within the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Europe, Africa, Central (NAVFAC EURAFCENT) and is a senior supervisory contract specialist in Capodichino, Italy.

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In addition to the Basic Education Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Utilizing knowledge of acquisition planning to manage complex, high dollar value, multi-year contracts; 2) Planning and managing contracting actions utilizing contracting laws, principles, and regulations; 3) Reviewing and approving price analyses, procurement objectives, contract changes, deviations, and work statements prior to issuance of solicitations; and 4) Conducting contract negotiations and pre-approval conferences with U.S government, foreign government, business and industry representative at an executive level.

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.

Additional Information: Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ).

A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

Only Military Spouse Preference/PPP applicants currently occupying positions for which a comprehensive training plan has been developed and authorized are entitled to exercise their priority status for this announcement.

The most common formal training positions are apprentices, formal interns, and scientist and engineering interns.

Upward Mobility Positions that have equivalent training plans are also included when the positions have been pre-identified in an Affirmative Action or similar plan.

You must provide documentation supporting you are in a formal training plan (e.g., SF50 and official signed training agreement between you and your command).

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher.

ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location.

Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate.

For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Major Duties:

• You will direct comprehensive on-site and remote compliance inspections of both pre-award and post-award acquisition functions relating to the planning, development, advertisement, award, and administration of a wide variety of contracts.
• You will prepare written reports of findings and recommending courses of action to ensure management and procurement principles and decision-making techniques are appropriately utilized with a systems approach.
• You will perform strategic community management for Contracting to include involvement in the management of staffing and budgeting, workload and workforce shaping.
• You will perform strategic community management for Contracting to include, succession planning, recruitment and selections, and overseeing and managing data collections requirements.
• You will serve as the Program Manager for all acquisition business processes and business process initiatives.
• You will provide administrative and technical guidance, advice, and mentorship to contracting staff.
• You will provide written guidelines, processes, and policies for command implementation upon receipt of changes to regulations, laws, and policy.