Summary

This position is located at Bureau of Engraving and Printing, within the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer. As a Supervisory Contract Specialist, you will supervise up to 4 supervisory contract specialists and up to 25 contract specialists - providing direction and assistance on various projects that may include, major acquisitions, staffing improvements, workload assignments, office realignments and directing detailed studies/ analysis as directed by the Office Chief.

Duties

As a Supervisory Contract Specialist, you will:

• Direct the operations of the Division - establishing priorities and schedules, allocating resources for completing work based on customer needs, and monitoring the efficiency and effectiveness of operations by periodically reviewing activities and identifying opportunities for improvement as well as managing position descriptions and filling vacant positions in the Division.
• Develop new approaches or innovative acquisition plans, source selection plans, negotiation strategies, and contract terms, conditions, or financial arrangements, which may serve as models for future acquisitions as well as identify opportunities for improvement and making recommendations for implementation of the required changes to the Office Chief.
• Provide guidance and assistance to direct subordinates and supervisory contract specialist branch chiefs as well as to contracting officer's representatives (CORs) and senior management within the Bureau in all aspects of the procurement process.
• Establish performance standards, evaluate the performance of direct subordinate supervisors, and serve as the rating or reviewing official on evaluations of nonsupervisory employees rated by the subordinate supervisor(s).
• Serve as the approving official on evaluations and more serious employee complaints as directed by the Office Chief as well as investigate and resolve group grievances and more serious employee complaints.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• A recruitment incentive may be offered.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• A one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required.
• Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
• Complete a to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the . Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Obtain and use a government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• Undergo an income tax verification
• Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment.
• Weekend work and overtime, if applicable, will be scheduled when needed based on production requirements as determined by Management.

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Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Selective Factor: Employment is contingent upon one's ability to obtain/maintain an unlimited Department of the Treasury warrant, which requires an active FAC-C Professional (or equivalent) certification.

AND

For the GS-15, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience for this position includes providing leadership and direction to an acquisition workforce.

Examples of such experience may include:

• Establishing priorities, timelines, and milestones for acquisition contracts and actions; or
• Allocating staffing resources for completing work based on customer needs; or
• Planning short- and long-term work to be accomplished by the acquisition staff; or
• Evaluating and improving processes to monitor the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of acquisition processes; or
• Advising program offices on procurement issues.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

This announcement is issued under "Direct-Hire" authority. Consistent with 5 U.S.C 3304 and OPM regulations (5 CFR 337 Subpart B) on direct-hire: All candidates who meet all the qualification and other eligibility requirements may be referred for consideration. Competitive examining rules providing for rating and ranking and veterans' preference do not apply.

Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your résumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.

A subject matter expert may be used in the evaluation. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site. If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the you must score an 80 or better to receive special selection priority.

Required Documents

All applicants are required to submit a résumé either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/date/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your résumé. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your résumé to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view .

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

All applicants must submit a résumé showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or . One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. All applicants are required to submit arésumé either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your résumé to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view .

All applicants must submit vacancy assessment question responses: All applicants are required to complete vacancy question responses by clicking the apply online button of this vacancy announcement.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION: Veterans' Preference does NOT apply to the Direct Hire Authority however, you are still encouraged to submit your documentation. Please see .

EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION: For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of courses showing title, number of credits, grade, and date of completion.

RECOMMENDED DOCUMENTS: Proof of active FAC-C Professional (or equivalent) certification