Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist

Defense Contract Management Agency

$85K — $100K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • One year of specialized experience at the NH-02 or GS-11 grade level or equivalent.
  • Experience providing technical advice on contractor manufacturing and quality assurance processes.
  • Proven ability to implement continuous improvement techniques for contractor performance.
  • Demonstrated leadership in executing complex contract management responsibilities
  • Familiarity with high-accountability Department of War (DoW) environments.

Responsibilities

  • Guide and motivate subordinates on project/program issues.
  • Resolve difficult and unusual program-related issues with innovative approaches.
  • Plan, direct, and implement quality assurance programs for assigned contracts.
  • Anticipate problems and develop solutions to ensure program success.
  • Complete multiple project and program goals within established guidelines.
  • Provide leadership and technical guidance to military and government representatives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package for federal employees.
  • Access to a range of designed benefits for you and your family.
  • Potential for recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives at management's discretion.
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Summary

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Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement.

Duties

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  • Guides, motivates, and oversees subordinates with a focus on project/program issues.
  • Uses innovative approaches to resolve unusual and difficult issues that significantly impact important policies and programs.
  • Plans, directs, and implements in-plant quality assurance programs for contracts assigned to the Contract Management Office (CMO).
  • Anticipates problems, then develops solutions and action plans to ensure program/mission success.
  • Completes multiple project and program goals within established guidelines.
  • Provides leadership to subordinates and technical guidance to executive/management level representatives from the Military Services, DCMA, and other Government Agencies.


Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Security Requirements: Special Sensitive, Sensitive Compartmented Information
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Drug test: Required


Qualifications

To qualify for a Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in, or related to, this position. To qualify for the NH-03 level, specialized experience must be at the NH-02 or GS-11 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes:

  • Providing technical advice to implement contractor manufacturing, quality assurance processes, and systems that impact product quality.
  • Implementing continuous improvement techniques on contractor performance to assure contractual compliance with all contractual requirements.
  • Providing direction, maintaining ethical standards, and leading teams in executing complex contract management ands operational responsibilities in a high-accountability Department of War DoW) environment.


Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

  • This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: DoDI 1400.25-V300.
  • Tour of Duty: 1st Shift
  • FLSA: Exempt
  • Bargaining Unit: No
  • If selected for an interview, you may be required to provide your last three performance appraisals to the panel.
  • Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probationary period.
  • Recruitment/Relocation/Retention Incentive may be authorized at Management's discretion.
  • Financial Disclosure Required
  • Acquisition, Technology & Logistics(AT&L) NON-CAP: Position requires DoD Acquisition Engineering and Technical Management, Practitioner certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click here for more details and Resources.
  • Supervisory Probation Required
  • Military spouses working remotely are exempt from in-person work under the conditions explained by OPM's February 12, 2025 memorandum and the March 20, 2025 Frequently Asked Questions.


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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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