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Contract Specialist
Citizenship and Immigration Services · Posted 19 days ago
About the Role
Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As a Contract Specialist (Senior), you will be a Warranted Contracting Officer that works closely with program offices to determine acquisition needs: and to develop, implement and review contracting plans for pre-award, post-award, and price/cost analysis.
What You'll Do
- →Solicit, negotiate, administer, close-out and terminate purchase orders and contracts as a Warranted Contracting Officer.
- →Acquire a wide variety of commodities including furniture, telecommunication equipment; and various services and maintenance efforts.
- →Develop, implement and review contracting actions for pre-award, post-award, price/cost analysis, and a wide variety of procurement activities.
- →Train junior team members in methods and techniques in the administrative procedures as well as the technical requirements of the job.
- →Prepares and maintains current acquisition plans, appropriate milestone chart, and related schedules.
Requirements
- ✓Conditions of Employment: You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or U.S.
- ✓Residency Requirement: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by U.S.
- ✓Citizenship and Immigration Services.
- ✓This residency requirement states that candidates must have, for three of the last five years immediately prior to applying for this position; (1) resided in the United States; OR (2) worked for the United States Government as an employee overseas in a Federal or Military capacity, OR (3) been a dependent of a U.S.
- ✓Federal or Military employee serving overseas.
- ✓Probationary Period: You may be required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.
- ✓EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
- ✓Basic Education Requirement: You must submit a copy of your college transcript(s) (unofficial is acceptable) to support the basic educational requirement or a list of coursework with hours completed.
- ✓For verification purposes, the transcript submitted must include your name and educational institution.
Benefits
- ★DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.
- ★Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
- ★DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.
- ★For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
Personality Fit
Job ID: ce7269ee-fe2e-43d0-b740-b38bcc744341
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