Supervisory Contract Specialist; Deputy Director of Contracting

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Job Description

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Responsible for supervising and distributing workload and ensures work assignments are carried out; tracks work assigned; provides status reports to the Director of Contracting (DoC) and/or Deputy Director of Contracting (DDoC).
• Establishes guidelines and performance expectations; observes workers' performance; demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques.
• Responsible for supervising employees from the GS-5 through GS-12/13 level.
• Hears and resolves group grievances or serious employee complaints.
• Supports development and execution of customer satisfaction surveys.
• Assist in the development of new and innovative procedures and policy to improve efficiency, quality and effectiveness; assures reasonable equity.
• Provide or arranges for specific technical training necessary for accomplishment of individual and team tasks to include oversight of Contracting Officer Representative training.
• Recommends NCO policies that enhance and support effective acquisition operations, supply chain management and facilitates national VA initiatives.
• Provide advice on work methods, practices and procedures; assist teams in identifying parameters of a viable solution.
• Participates in the assessment and formation of VHA acquisition policies and procedures.
• Interacts between contracting activities at various levels within VA and is knowledgeable of business and trade practices to identify long-range trends.
• Implements best practices, finds and implements ways to eliminates or reduce significant bottleneck and barriers, promotes team building.
• Serves as a direct communication conduit between facilities, VISN, and DoC, and Service Area Office (SAO).
• Conducts meetings, conferences, briefings, speeches, presentations or oversight hearings.
• Serves as the business advisor to the Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) personnel for acquisition matters. Schedules, directs, and manages staff involved in providing a variety of acquisition services to the VISN.
• Improve the acquisition support of customers, meet all procurement regulations and guidance, and all performance metrics associated with the VA acquisition program.

Supervisory Probationary Period:
Applicants selected for this position may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period. Failure to successfully complete the supervisory probationary period will result in the employee being reassigned to a position in the agency of no lower grade and pay than the one the employee left to accept the supervisory or managerial position.

Work Schedule:

Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible:
May be available Telework:
This position may be authorized for ad hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Ad hoc is defined as occasional, non-recurring telework. Virtual:
This position may be authorized for Virtual Work. Virtual Work eligibility is for current VA Employees that are already subject to the return to in-person work mandate in their current position. Applicants without an existing assigned VA Staff Office must be located within 50 miles of a VA-owned or leased space. This is not a remote position. Definition of Virtual Work :
Employee works outside of original hiring duty station at a VA-owned or leased space. Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in effect and selectees will be required to report to in-person work unless they are approved for an exception or an exemption. Any approval for an RTO exception, exemption, or extension will happen after a tentative job offer, but before a final job offer.