Supervisory Contract Specialist

Description:

This position will be assigned to the Air Force Service Center at Port San Antonio, TX.

This is a regular full-time category position with guaranteed 40 hrs. per week. Employees appointed to a regular category position are eligible for benefits.

Requirements:

Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities. An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 03/19/2025

Business Based Action, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and Transition Hiring Preference

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if the position allows for qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Qualifying Experience:
Experience performing at the division level. Experience with contracting policies and procedures, commercial and federal acquisition and of public laws, regulations and policies. Contracting officer experience, with expertise in various types of contracts, methods of contracting, and source selection factors to plan appropriate strategies to contract complex requirements and conduct negotiations both pre-award and post-award. Experience making sound, well-informed, and objective decisions to ensure the performance of all necessary actions for effective contracting, ensure compliance with the terms of the contract. Demonstrate managerial experience as a contracting professional achieving program results across complex and diverse organizations, ensuring the office's mission and objectives are met. Experience and mastery of cost/price analysis techniques and/or post award procurement actions including contract claims and contract termination.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Knowledge of Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) contracting policies and procedures, commercial and federal acquisition and of public laws, regulations and policies.
2. Familiar with commercial industries practices, competitive sourcing, performance based procedures, and market conditions applicable to program and technical requirements.
3. Bachelor's degree with 24 semester hours in business management courses.
4. Able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
5. High level of experience with soliciting, awarding, and administering multi-million dollar service requirements.
6. Experience managing multiple solicitations/awards at a given time.
7. Previous experience as a warranted contracting officer.
8. Experience as a supervisor in the contracting career field.
9. Experience managing workload of subordinate contract specialist.
10. Demonstrated leadership qualities that support quality process within the Directorate and the Agency.
11. Ability to challenge, manage, control, appraise staff and evaluate contracting methods, practices and process.
12. Ability to lead, plan, organize, mentor, direct the functions and adjust work operations to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources.
13. Ability to recognize and analyze issues, conducts research, summarize results, provide alternatives, and make appropriate decisions or recommendations toward goal accomplishment.

**NOTE: Those qualified applicants who meet both the minimum qualification requirement(s) and highly preferred criteria(s) will be considered best qualified for this position and will be referred to the selecting official(s) first for consideration.

All other applicants will be referred as needed and requested by the selecting official(s).

**Reminder to Applicants: Your experience has to be clearly identified in your resume in order to receive consideration. If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified and you will no longer be considered for this position.

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