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LOOKING TO ENERGIZE YOUR CAREER? The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has joined the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Job Fair – July 11, 2019, 9am to 5pm at the Double Tree by Hilton-Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Hiring Managers will be on-site. Please bring numerous copies of your resume. Attendance is not required; you may also apply directly using this vacancy announcement.
Learn more about this agency06/28/2019 to 07/18/2019
$67,956 - $99,296 per year
GS 11 - 12
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required.
Yes—Relocation, or Retention incentives MAY be authorized subject to the availability of funding. PCS will NOT be offered.
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
Competitive
12
No
No
TN-19-GO-00036-DH
538141800
This announcement is open to the public. This position is announced under a new special hiring authority (5 U.S. Code § 2102) Under this special hiring authority, Veteran's Preference, category rating, and traditional rating and ranking of applicants does not apply. If you are eligible for career transition assistance plans such as ICTAP or CTAP, you must meet minimum qualifications for the position to be referred for consideration.
Duties for positions in the 1102 series (Contract Specialist) may include any of the following:
You MUST submit your unofficial college transcripts from an appropriately accredited educational institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order to document completion of the educational requirements for this position.
This is an acquisition position. There are statutory requirements as described in the Department of Energy Acquisition Career Development Program. Certification under the Department of Energy Acquisition Career Development Program, FAC-C or an equivalent acquisition program, is required to be obtained within: (1) 24 months from the date of hire; or (2) the date the applicant will meet the FAC-C experience standard. At the GS-11 and GS-12 levels, candidates must obtain/maintain certification at Level I and Level II.
This position requires a tier II public trust background investigation.
All applicants must meet the basic requirements and any additional requirements as stated under the Office of Personnel Management's Qualification Standard - Individual Occupational Requirements for 1102 positions.
Basic Qualification Requirements for grade levels GS-11 through GS-12
A) A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field
OR
B) At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization management.
Note - For positions at GS-11 through GS-12, applicants who are qualifying based on experience must possess at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level, that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position, in addition to meeting the basic requirements in paragraph A and B above.
In addition to meeting the basic requirements, applicants must meet the specialized experience as identified below.
Qualification requirements for grade levels GS-11 through GS-12 positions are as follows
A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service.
GS-11 level candidates may qualify based on education, specialized experience, or a combination of education and experience.
To qualify based on specialized experience a candidate must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level. Examples may include:
To qualify based solely on education for GS-11 positions:
Ph.D or equivalent doctorate degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. Qualifying education must have provided the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position being filled.
Graduate Education: To qualify for GS-1102 positions on the basis of graduate education, graduate education in one or a combination of the following fields is required: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, and/or economics.
OR
A combination of specialized experience and education as described above.
GS-12 level candidates must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level. Examples may include:
DOE's Certification Requirements are as follows
For the GS-11 and 12 levels, candidates MUST meet DOE’s Level I certification requirements. To be eligible for the GS-11 and GS 12, candidates must obtain Level I and Level II certifications within 24 months of initial appointment (or first time conversion into the 1102 series).
Applicants at the GS-11 and GS-12 who lack Level I and Level II certification will have an opportunity to participate in a training and development program that will lead to Level II certification within 24 months.
Applicants are required to submit a copy of their certification and/or transcripts to show that these certification requirements are met.
EDUCATION:
YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT TO DETERMINE BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Please refer to qualification section for specific educational requirements for the 1102 series.
Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Under this Direct-Hire announcement, all applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements at the grade level they are applying will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration.
Veteran's Preference, Schedule A, and Category Rating DO NOT APPLY for this announcement under a Direct-Hire Authority.
You will be notified via email when you are being considered for any new position that becomes available. If your resume is incomplete or if you fail to submit required documentation, you may be rated 'ineligible' or 'not qualified'.
You can make updates to your resume and/or documents during the open period of the announcement.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Please carefully review the following list to determine what documentation you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants.
If you are unsure, click the link for each document type to read more.
ALL APPLICANTS: You must submit a resume supporting your specialized experience and responses to the online questionnaire.
Most DOE offices will allow you to submit a resume in the format of your choice (as an attached document or as a USAJOBS Resume Builder format). However, some offices may require one specific format. You will be notified at the time you click 'Apply Online' which type of resume is acceptable. It is important that you are complete and thorough in your resume. If any of the above information is not included in your resume, we may not be able to fully credit you for your experience.
Specific educational requirements are indicated for this vacancy: Documentation verifying your educational claims which can include unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned and final grade. Please see the Education section for more information.
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 be considered for this position, you must submit your complete application no later than 11:59pm U.S. Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete application prior to the closing time (regardless of when you started) the application system will not allow you to finish! Requests for extensions will not be granted, so please begin the application process allowing yourself enough time to finish before the deadline. Our application system displays a countdown timer in the top-left corner of the screen for your reference.
For your security, your session in our online application system will "time-out" if you are inactive for a certain period of time. We recommend that you preview the assessment questions before you apply and prepare all of your information prior to beginning the application. If you do get "timed-out" you will have to log back in to USAJOBS and re-visit the vacancy announcement, you can then click "Update Application" to finish where you left off.
Steps to submit a complete application:
If your resume does not support the responses in your application questionnaire, or if you fail to submit required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly.
Steps to modify or withdraw your application:
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After each step in the recruitment process, your status will be updated in our application tracking system. Once this happens, if you have elected to receive e-mail updates, you will be notified through your USAJOBS registered e-mail address. If you have not elected for e-mail updates, you can review your current application status in USAJOBS at any time. Please check that your USAJOBS profile contact information is current and correct each time you apply to a job--this will ensure we are able to contact you as quickly as possible.
In addition to changing your status online, we will send you e-mail notifications at each major step in the process, to include: application received, eligible or not eligible, referred or not referred, selected or not selected.
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/538141800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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