Supervisory Contract Specialist, NH

Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) – Memphis District

Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

Permanent

Memphis, Tennessee

Serves as Contracting Officer, within their authority, for a specific group/team. Exercises full supervisory responsibility over a designated group of employees. Primary responsibility is for overall contract program compliance within the applicable acquisition policy. As Contracting Officer, works under the general supervision of the District Contracting Chief (DCC) with extensive authority for exercising independent judgment while exercising the ability to make decisions.

Evaluation of work is primarily for fulfillment of overall objectives, effectiveness, and policies. Such guidelines provide general contracting methods, requirements, and processes, but require the application of extensive judgment and originality resolving situations for which such guides are not specifically applicable. The incumbent is frequently required to develop new approaches and new conditions that may incorporate new clauses to resolve specific situational conditions in order resolve specific situations.

Serves as focal point for regional contracts awarded by designated group of employees. Provides leadership, direction, and technical training to contract specialists in their performance of preaward, post-award, close-out and contract termination functions covering construction, architect/engineering, service and supply type contracts. Ensures that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team or group of employees and integrated into their strategies, goals, objectives, and work plans.

Communicates assignments, projects, milestones and deadlines and time frames for completion. Coaches the contract specialists in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques, provides advice on work methods, practices, and procedures, and assists in identifying parameters of a viable solution. Distributes workload and tasks employees in accordance with workflow and skill level. Also, adjusts workload to ensure timely work accomplishments.

Prepares reports and maintains records of work accomplishments. Represents the work group/team in meetings with program officials and other customers on issues related to program execution. Applies various qualitative and/or quantitative methods to identify ways to improve efficiency of work/projects. Estimates and reports to group members on progress, established milestones and deadlines for completion of assignments, projects and tasks and ensures all members are aware of and participate in the planning for achievement of goals and objectives.

Advises DCC on workload status, potential contractual problems and statistical data. Serves as customer point of contact for technical personnel. Coordinates with customers to develop acquisition strategies to ensure customer support and support of socioeconomic programs. Serves as co-chairman for the Overall Acquisition Strategy board ensuring compliance with regulatory guidance. Oversees contract management from award through contract termination and closeout.

Oversight includes review of Price Objective Memorandum (POM), Price Negotiation Memorandums (PNM), cost/price data, justifications and approvals and all supporting documentation. Supervises contract specialists at grade GS-12 and below. Monitors FTE, overtime, travel, space management, and provides input and makes recommendation thereto. Implements internal control measures and manages such that files are properly documented and that DoD, IG, EIG, AAA, PMR team inspection reports are implemented.