LEAD Contract Specialist Security Clearance

Position: LEAD CONTRACT SPECIALIST with Security Clearance
Location: Scott Air Force Base

Duties
* Provides oversight of proposed complex contractual actions with up to unlimited Contracting Officer authority.
* Leads team to integrate the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, values, and goals in daily work processes.
* Ensures adequacy of acquisition planning, competition in contracting, price/cost analysis, and small business utilization.
* Administers sophisticated contractual techniques such as complex contract structures with incentives and cost sharing arrangements.
* Assures standards are maintained and laws, policies, procedures, and regulations are adhered to. Requirements Conditions of employment
* Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
* This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
* Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
* Time after Competitive Appointment:
Candidates must have served 3 months after latest competitive appointment in the Federal service.
* Time in Grade Requirement - see the Qualifications field below for more details.
* Obtain/Maintain Financial Management Certification
* Must be able to obtain/maintain security clearance Qualifications Basic Education Requirement: A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

NOTE:

The education requirements listed above apply only to individuals entering DoD GS-1102 positions on or after October 1, 2000. Current civilian personnel in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000 are exempt from meeting this requirement. Current military members who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent)-1102 or before September 30, 2000 are also exempt from meeting this requirement.

Time in Grade:
For entry at the GS-13 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Specialized

Experience:

For the GS-13, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-12 if outside the Federal service, is required. Specialized experience is defined as experience in soliciting, negotiating, and administering contracts to procure IT products, services and IT operational capability for customers.

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of knowledge, skills and abilities, or competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position.

Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) or competencies are required.

Competencies:

Attention to Detail Influence/Negotiation Decision Making Reasoning Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement. Education There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level Additional information
* A one year probationary or trial period may be required.
* Telework availability as determined by the agency policy. This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situational telework at the discretion of management.
* We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date.
* Moving costs MAY be paid.
* Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click .
* This is a covered position and the person selected for this position must complete an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment pursuant to 5 CFR (b) (DoD 5500.7).
* Contracting Foundational/Professional:
Selectee must have their Contracting Professional Certification (or be eligible for certification within 36 months of appointment) in the DAWIA Contracting

Functional Area

. Acquisition workforce employees must achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every two years, in accordance with DoDI 5000.66. Obtaining certification within the allotted grace period and maintaining CLPs…