Supervisory Contract Specialist

The incumbent is responsible for the overall management and supervision within multiple and
distinct contracting divisions, actively engaged in all phases and activities related to the procurement
process.
This position is outside the bargaining unit.Qualifications:

You must meet the Basic Requirements listed in the Specialized Experience section to qualify for Supervisory Contract Specialist, as described below.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS
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.
*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 at 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.
For GS-15, Applicants must have at least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions. At least 52 weeks of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of this position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of this position.

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Qualifying specialized experience for GS-15 includes:
Experience interpreting Federal Acquisition Regulations; planning, organizing, directing and managing procurement of supplies and services of various size, scope and complexity through all phases of the acquisition process; and develops and adhere to operational procedures to ensure compliance with established policies and regulations.

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.