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Supervisory Contract Specialist

Missile Defense Agency · Posted 1 days ago

HybridRedstone Arsenal, AL$127K – $197KApply by Jun 2, 2026ContractingENTJESTJINTJISTJ
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About the Role

This position is part of the Department of Defense (DoD), Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The incumbent will be responsible for serving as the Senior Contracting Official (SCO) in accordance with the delegation of authority by the Head of Contracting Activity. Engaging with the Program Executive (typically FO/GO/SES) for their respective assigned Area of Responsibility regarding strategic mission matters.

What You'll Do

  • Skilled in problem solving where no established practices or precedents may be available to assist.
  • Key member of the leadership team and shares in the management of the entire organization.
  • Serving as first line supervisor of one or more subordinate supervisors (Chief/s of Contracting Office) identifying the developmental and training needs for their professional development.
  • Makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinate supervisors and evaluates subordinate supervisors.
  • Leads a team of contracting professionals in the procurement of highly specialized research and development requirements for programs/activities and oversees their professional development.
  • Oversee the work of employees and plans work to be accomplished in the most efficient manner possible.
  • Execute resource utilization, manpower and personnel issues to include hearing and resolving group grievances or serious employee complaints and reviews and approves serious disciplinary actions, operational and administrative services and managerial services.
  • Serving as a mentor to advise, develop and reward team members to assist them in attaining career goals and achieving successful outcomes.
  • Exercising independent judgment in rendering decisions and making recommendations affecting all aspects of procurement for mission accomplishment.
  • Exercising significant responsibilities in dealing with officials of other units or organizations and advising management officials of higher rank (GO/FO & SES).
  • Resolving problems on diverse, innovative, and complex procurement issues across functional and organizational boundaries.
  • Developing networks and building alliances with customer organizations to achieve collaboration across organizational boundaries to build strategic relationship and achieve common goals.
  • Conducting acquisition planning, reviewing/determining negotiation and contractual strategies to be used in the acquisition of a specific program element on major procurements and has ultimate responsibility for effective and successful execution of the action and contacting mission of classified and unclassified programs.
  • Provide direction and guidance as required on a variety of contracts, special purpose contracts and agreements (basic agreement, indefinite delivery contracts, letter contracts, time and materials, and labor contract) to deliver rapid response capabilities.

Requirements

  • Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
  • All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
  • For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Personality Fit

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Job ID: b311e192-5741-44a8-97bf-a54c101c09fc

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