Supervisory Contract Specialist

The selectee will serve as a Supervisory Contract Specialist in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Procurement Division Typical work assignments include:

• Provides expert technical leadership and consultation in all regulatory areas as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
• Establishes acquisition policies procedures and guidance concerning acquisitions for USSS. These acquisition policies procedures and guidance shall be commensurate with the risk complexity and criticality of the acquisition or contract action and include pre-award acquisition reviews (e.g. focus on planning solicitation and compliance before contract award) and post-award acquisition reviews (e.g. focus on contract administration performance compliance and closeout after award).
• Oversees the administrative and human resource management functions related to the staff supervised.
• Serves as senior liaison with the Office of Inspector General Government Accountability Office Secret Service Office of Professional Responsibility and DHS Office of Procurement on audit and oversight matters.

Apply for this exciting opportunity to provide oversight of procurement and contracting within the Procurement Division. This Supervisory Contract Specialist position starts at a salary of $169279 GS15 step 1 with promotion potential to $197200 GS-15 step 10.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service

If selected for this position you will be required to:

• Obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Tier 5 clearance. For more information visit OPM Mythbuster Page.
• Submit a credit check after a conditional offer of employment has been accepted.
• Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.
• Submit a financial disclosure report.
• Subject to a one-year probationary period for supervisors/managers.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

To be considered qualified for this position you must meet the following qualification requirements for the respective grade level in which you are applying.

Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic Requirements AND Minimum Qualification requirements as listed below:

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
A. Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher-level contracting positions including at least 4 years experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to working at the next lower level of the position and must have provided the knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.

AND

B. A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelors degree that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting business finance law contracts purchasing economics industrial management marketing quantitative methods or organization and management.

C. Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1 2000. This also applies to positions in the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D.

D. Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency at his or her discretion may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority based on demonstrated analytical and decision-making capabilities job performance and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action.

IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS ABOVE YOU MUST ALSO MEET THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

You qualify for the GS-15 level if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level performing duties such as:

• Providing authoritative advice on the establishment interpretation and implementation of acquisition policies procedures and guidance to ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other applicable federal acquisition requirements.
• Leading and overseeing the implementation of contracting strategies and programs to ensure alignment with organizational vision goals policies priorities and mission requirements.
• Maintaining senior-level liaison with senior officials across the agency other federal agencies and private-sector partners to advise the Head of the Contracting Activity and other component senior leaders on risks impacts and mitigation strategies for high-visibility or sensitive procurement matters.

Selective Placement Factor: In addition to the minimum qualifications described above you must meet the following requirement(s) to be considered qualified for the position: This position requires a Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) Professional or equivalent certification. Applicants must provide proof of active certification. Failure to provide proof of certification will result in an ineligible rating.

Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures any individual who is currently holding or who has held within the previous 52 weeks a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service must meet time-in-grade requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 Notice of Personnel Action that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position title series grade step tenure (1 or 2) and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply.

The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years a political Schedule A Schedule C Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.