Supervisory Contract Specialist

Summary

This position is located in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC), Office of Operations (OOO), Procurement Department (PD).

This vacancy announcement will close after the first 100 applications are received or on the closing date, whichever occurs first.

Duties

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The candidate selected for this position will:

• Supervise and develop Federal contracting professionals supporting the complete cycle of pre-award acquisition and contract formation activities, including contract actions valued at over $300 million PBGC-wide.
• Provide recognized authoritative advice on acquisition strategies, including appropriate contract types, cost and pricing issues, use of contract clauses, pre-negotiation strategies, and revisions to requirement documents.
• Exercise the full range of managerial and supervisory responsibilities, including assigning work directly or through supervisory and senior contract specialists, setting priorities, evaluating performance, resolving complaints, determining training needs, and regularly reviewing operations to promote productivity and high-quality customer service.
• Represent PBGC with senior internal and external stakeholders on significant contract issues and leads or supports negotiations to obtain compliance with procurement requirements and gain acceptance of acquisition positions or new approaches.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S citizen.
• You may undergo a personnel security background investigation.
• Selective Service registration required for male applicants, unless exempt.
• 1-year probationary period required unless met during prior Federal service.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications

All qualification and eligibility requirements must be met by the announcement closing date.

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.

Specialized Experience - Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the private sector leading procurement professionals and providing expert acquisition oversight for complex Federal contracting activities. Qualifying experience must include applying contracting principles, laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to significant pre-award and contract formation activities.

Examples include: developing acquisition and sourcing strategies; overseeing acquisition planning, solicitations, source selections/oral presentations, complex cost and price analysis, negotiations, and awards; advising senior management on contract types, clauses, and procurement approaches; establishing operating priorities and internal procedures; and resolving complex or novel acquisition issues. Specialized experience does not include serving solely as a purchase card holder, managing a purchase card program, serving solely as a contracting officer's representative, managing a small or disadvantaged business office, or experience limited to simplified acquisition.

Education

In addition to the specialized experience, the following education is required:

1. 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 work 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.

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2. A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's 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.

Additional information

To be considered under a special hiring authority such as the Schedule A appointing authority for persons with disabilities; the direct-hire authority to appoint veterans with service-connected disabilities of 30 percent or more; Peace Corps or VISTA service; or another excepted service/special hire authority, you must submit documentation to support your claim for eligibility with your application package.

PBGC encourages qualified applicants with disabilities to apply. If you are requiring reasonable accommodations, please contact PBGC's Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator, Denorse Prince, at [redacted] or [redacted]. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Visit PBGC Benefits for information on our Agency Benefits offered.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.