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Contracts Specialist
Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 61 days ago
About the Role
The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) contracting professionals are key partners in modernizing and maintaining the nation's air traffic management system, to increase flight capacity, meet future air traffic demands, and continue FAA's mission in providing the safest and most efficient air travel system in the world.
What You'll Do
- →As a Senior Contract Specialist or Team Lead, the incumbent will apply all agency requirements including laws, regulations, the Acquisition Management System (AMS), contracting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and other directives.
- →The incumbent will serve as a subject matter expert (SME) and provide leadership for highly complex and challenging acquisition functions under minimal direction of a manager or executive.
- →The incumbent will also serve as the lead or SME specialist to develop new and innovative approaches, methodologies, and techniques to define and direct challenging projects, programs, and activities.
- →Applies experience and expert knowledge applicable to acquisitions and contracting to conduct functional activities for projects/programs that often require the development of new and innovative approaches.
- →Identifies and resolves challenging problems or issues that often cross organizational boundaries and impact on the accomplishment of strategic objectives.
- →The incumbent will lead acquisition strategy and contract development, award and administration for the Agency within one or more acquisition specialty areas in the Acquisition Organization, such as, research and development, major systems, system operations, facilities, construction and architect-engineer services, support services, and other services.
- →This includes complete contract management for agency wide acquisition programs, National Airspace System (NAS) support and automation, and other agency priorities.
- →The incumbent must be aware of conditions and processes for contracts such as, major systems, design to cost, effective competition, acquisition life cycle, exploration, demonstration, full production, and full-scale development.
- →Applying principles of program management, quality assurance, reliability, scheduling, work breakdown structures and validations, the incumbent will plan, develop, and implement acquisition strategies utilizing the flexibilities found in the AMS.
- →As the SME, the incumbent will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, editing documents as well as leading the execution and implementation of major milestones throughout the acquisition process.
- →This includes, but is not limited to, all the key contractual roles identified above as well as analysis of contractor Cost Accounting System (CAS) Disclosure Statements, analysis of Earned Value Management (EVM) data, analysis of compliance with terms and conditions, using tools to determine root causes for issues that arise as well as formulating the course of action to remedy issues.
- →The negotiated contracts and awards will be made to commercial organizations, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations and State, local or foreign government entities.
- →Pre-Award - Use all appropriate laws, regulation, agency directives, etc., to perform all pre-award contract duties.
- →Acquisition Planning and Strategy Lead the development and implementation of strategies to assure that supplies and services are available when needed to meet mission requirements.
Requirements
- ✓We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
- ✓This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications.
- ✓If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.
- ✓You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).
- ✓Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.
- ✓Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.
- ✓Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university.
- ✓A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.
- ✓This position has a positive education requirement.
- ✓If you are not currently working for the Federal Government in the 1102 series OR have never held a position in the Federal Government in the 1102 series, you must submit a copy of your transcripts prior to the closing date of this announcement.
- ✓FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF CONSIDERATION.
- ✓If you cannot upload your transcripts to your application, please fax a copy to 609-485-8995 to the attention of Monique Heriegel and reference the announcement number on the FAX.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 7205ba04-549c-4790-ab30-e2293ecf4d73
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