ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Indian Head, Maryland

Salary Range: $121785 - $187093 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as an ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST in the Contracts Department (02), Contracting Division (026), Construction Support Branch (0262) of NAVSURFWARCEN IH DIV. The salary range shown above represents all of the positions within the band, including high grade positions. This is not a high grade position; therefore, the salary is limited to a GS-13 Step 10 ($158,322).

Major Duties:

• You will serve as a Senior Contract Specialist/Limited Warranted Contracting Officer in the Contracts Department.
• You will ensure performance of all necessary actions for effective contracting, ensuring compliance with the terms of the contract, and safeguarding the interests of the United States in its contractual relationships
• You will review and issues contractual actions up to the assigned warrant authority; administers contracts through closeout by assuring compliance with the terms and conditions of contracts, including resolution of problems.
• You will terminate contracts by analyzing, negotiating, and setting claims and proposals; evaluates cost or price proposals and accounting systems data; and serves as the day-to-day contracting representative for the assigned customers/programs.
• You will award and administer a wide range of contract and financial assistance actions, including but not limited to, Simplified Acquisitions, Firm Fixed Price contracts, Cost reimbursable contracts, Professional Services, non-Professional Services.
• You will manage all aspects of the functional area of contract management, including contract formation, drafting and issuing solicitations, negotiations, cost and price analysis, award, contract administration, termination, and close-out.
• You will perform cradle to grave administration of federal financial assistance tools including pre-award, award, post-award, and close-out functions in support of various financial assistance program with various legal authorities.
• You will participate in the planning phase, source selection phase, documentation of the award decision phase, and through contract and/or financial assistance award; advises customers and develops procurement milestones.

Qualifications: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-04 (Gs-11/12 equivalent) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional contract specialist, providing contractual procurement and administration services (e.g., contract awards, cost analysis, negotiations, solicitations and close-outs) to establish and sustain the acquisition of contracted services, materials, supplies, or construction for an organization. Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf And the title 10 requirements found here: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

How to Apply: Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 05/08/2026. Applications received after 05/08/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. For additional information on viewing your application status, click https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-08