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Supervisory Contract Specialist
Federal Emergency Management Agency · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in region two, Mission Support, Administrative Services Branch. The ideal candidate for this position will perform work to secure contracts for the acquisition of goods and services and ensuring that procurements are obtained from responsible sources. The ideal candidate will set and adjust short-term priorities and prepare schedules for completion of contract work based on priorities.
What You'll Do
- →What will I do in this position if hired?
- →In this position, you will serve as Supervisory Contracting Specialist.
- →Typical assignments include: Advising executive management and senior-level staff on all procurement actions for assigned organizations and determine the types of procurement instruments to be issued and which best meet the needs of the Agency for all serviced functions/offices.
- →Supervising work related to the contract pre-award process in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations and Agency policy.
- →Coordinating regular meetings with disaster staff to include but not limited to the FCO, Comptroller, Program offices, Contract Specialist, Procurement Clerks, and Contracting Administrative Assistants as necessary.
- →Acting as lead negotiator and team leader coordinating with legal counsel, auditors, and program offices.
- →Conducts past performance reference checks with other Government agencies when applicable.
- →What else do I need to know?
- →At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management.
- →Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites.
- →All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description.
- →Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.
Requirements
- ✓To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy.
- ✓To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for Public Trust - Moderate as a condition of placement into this position.
- ✓This may include a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a review of financial issues, such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs (please visit: Mythbuster on Federal Hiring Policies for additional information).
- ✓For more information on background investigations for Federal jobs please visit OPM Investigations.
- ✓Please ensure you meet the qualification requirements described below.
- ✓Key Requirements: You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
- ✓You must successfully pass a background investigation.
- ✓Selective Service registration required.
- ✓Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
- ✓You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
- ✓You must be able to deploy with little or no advance notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period of time.
- ✓Please review the Additional Information section for additional key requirements.
- ✓Positive Education Requirement: This position has a positive education requirement, as outlined in the "requirements" section.
- ✓You must submit a copy of your transcripts (unofficial are acceptable) with your online application.
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; 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
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