This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/462691200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
About the Position:
These positions are located with the US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SACRAMENTO DISTRICT, CONTRACTING DIVISION. Duty Locations for these positions are Sacramento and San Fransisco, California.
The salary range for Sacramento is $92,589 - $120,364 (Steps 01 to 10).
The salary range for San Fransisco is $103,053 - $133,967 (Steps 01 to 10).
-First Cut-Off Date: 02 February 2017
-Applications will be reviewed and referred for selection at periodic cut-off dates (estimated around the 15th of each month).
-Final Closing Date: 11 August 2017
Who May Apply:
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
01/20/2017 to 08/11/2017
$92,589 - $133,967 per year
GS 13
4 vacancies in the following locations:
Occasional travel - Business Travel or TDY (Temporary Duty Travel) is approximately 15%.
Yes—Relocation costs may be paid if the selecting official determines the relocation is in the best interests of the government.
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
No
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462691200
Serves as team lead and Contracting Officer providing advice, guidance and expertise to the assigned Branch Chief and the Chief of Contracting. Serves as Team Leader to individuals who are engaged in performing professional, technical, or administrative work. Serves as Contracting Specialist interfacing with South Pacific Division staff to assist the Chief of Contracting in the procurement of Construction, Services, A/E Services, and Supply vehicles in support of regional efforts. Participates in operational planning with top management and key operating officials, in order to advise on the contracting implications of proposed management decisions, and to recommend alternatives based on contracting considerations. Oversees the processing of contract claims and disputes arising under the Contract Disputes Act. Trains, mentors and leads lower graded staff, by delegating tasks, reviewing work and having an overall understanding of the status of all actions assigned to them.
Other Requirements: Click here for expanded definitions.
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Experience required:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: Preparing acquisition strategies and necessary justifications, determinations and/or findings; using negotiation techniques to negotiate price, terms and conditions of contracts; planning and conducting post-award conferences; leading and/or mentoring teams and lower graded staff members; and providing technical guidance to staff and other stakeholders.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, abilities) in the following areas:
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the GS-12 grade (or equivalent).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your
education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job,
you must meet all the qualification requirements -- no substitution of
education for experience is permitted.
The Contract Specialist
occupation has specific educational requirements which apply to all
positions. Education above the high school level must have been
completed in a U.S. college, university, or other educational
institution that has been accredited by one of the accrediting agencies
or associations recognized by the Secretary, U.S. Department of
Education. You have to attach a copy of your transcripts to your
application package under the document type Transcripts'.
When using education to meet basic requirements, you MUST attach a copy of your transcripts (official or unofficial) to your application package. If a degree was earned, transcripts MUST show the degree earned and degree conferred (completed) date.
Please
refer to the assessment questionnaire under Basic Education
Requirements for the entire list of education and combination of
education/experience requirements. View Assessment Questions
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be
considered for this position. Please include this information in your
resume.
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the
Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements
or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please
go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education
websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
It is the policy of the Government not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen through no fault of the individual. Information about an individual's employment experience will be used only to determine the person's qualifications and to assess his or her relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Although an individual's personal conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including conduct during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not itself be the basis of an unfavorable suitability or fitness determination.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority. See Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) for more information. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Merit Checklist and Proof of Eligibility.
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Your resume:
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: You MUST submit a copy of your transcript if you want to substitute your education for experience. If you claim qualifications based on education, and do not submit a transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found "not qualified." See: Transcripts and Licenses
Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.
If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents follow the directions located at: Faxing Applications and Documents The Vacancy ID is 1898710. You will need the questionnaire, View Occupational Questionnaire, to complete your faxed application.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, August 11, 2017 to receive consideration.
The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/462691200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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**PLEASE NOTE: Announcement amended to add the San Fransisco duty location and change FINAL CLOSING DATE to August 11th, 2017. Please ensure all of your documents are submitted by this final closing date. Applications and documents will be reviewed around August 15th, 2017 and a final list of qualified applicants will be submitted to the selecting official by August 18th, 2017.