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Senior Contract Specialist (Construction)
Architect of the Capitol · Posted 51 days ago
Hybrid Washington, DC $144K – $187K Apply by Aug 25, 2026 Contracting ENTJESTJINTJISTJ EngineeringTrades
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This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO), Administrative Services Division. The Senior Contracting official awards highly technical structural and mechanical systems in support of security projects of large occupied office buildings on Capitol Hill, with unlimited range based on approved funding for projects.
What You'll Do
- →The position requires mastery of contracting principles, laws, regulations and procedures applicable to pre-award and post-award actions sufficient to award and administer Architect/Engineer (A/E), Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Construction Manager at Risk (CMc), Construction Manager as Agent (CMa) and Utility Energy Savings Contracts (UESC) for construction.
- →Plans, develops, and establishes the contractual strategy for the overall acquisition program.
- →Post Award Duties Guides the full range of contract administration actions required for the acquisition program, including the issuance of contract modifications, negotiation of changes, exercise of options, investigation and resolution of delays, contractor performances appraisal, subcontractor surveillance, disposition of claims, commissioning, acceptance, close-out and similar matters.
- →Steakholder Liaison Responsible for preparing briefings for the OCSO to present to Members of Congress and their staff, oversight committees and contractors on the status of contracts and progress in achieving mission critical goals.
- →Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- ✓Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions.
- ✓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.
- ✓With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver.
- ✓If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action.
- ✓NOTE: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements.
- ✓However, to be creditable, foreign education must have been evaluated by an accredited institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓You must provide a copy of your college transcript and the letter containing results of the course by course work and degree equivalency evaluation.
- ✓Transcripts are required upon selection.
- ✓Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 1707c6d8-92f9-4f39-a6f2-161ef1f09ae5
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