Contract Specialist

Contract Specialist

Department: Department of Energy

Location(s): Amarillo, Texas

Salary Range: $106437 - $163514 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is part of the Pantex Field Office. As a Contract Specialist, you will support the Pantex Field Office (PFO) within the office the Assistant Manager for Business & Contract Management (AMBCM). As a Contract Specialist, you will utilize your expertise to serve in a critical role as a primary contracting officer, and as the lead for developing criteria for assessing contractor performance and assessing, rating contractor.

Major Duties:

• As a Contract Specialist, you will: Serve as a warranted Contract Specialist with a Level II or III Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C). Determine the contractual policy and procedural approach, including type of contract, fee application, required contractor qualifications and experience, extent of advisable solicitation, available funding, and controlling aspects of approval and final authorization. Administer, control, and coordinate contracts with industry, state and local governments, education institutions, and Not-for-Profit to assure conformance with contract terms and conditions, administrative requirements, applicable requirements of law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR), the Financial Assistance Regulations (10 CFR 600), NNSA directives, NNSA guidance, NNSA instructions, and other applicable regulations, orders, and directives. Develop and maintain systems to evaluate and monitor contractual performance related to such areas of delivery, cost, amount of progress, or advance payments and effective use of government-furnished property. Conduct negotiations on as a team lead or Contracting Officer on complex, large-scale, long-term multi-million-dollar contracts.

Qualifications: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [enter grade] in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Performing contracting functions in at least three (3) of the four (4) following areas: 1. Application of contract policies, regulations, principles and requirements; 2. Budgetary process and methods of controlling funds; 3. Providing oversight and evaluation of the Contractor's contract administration and cost performance.; and/or, 4. Providing system level improvement recommendations. Examples include but are not limited to: 1. Serve as a contracting officer responsible for pre-award and post-award functions; 2. Collaborate with senior contract specialists in direct oversight of personal property, purchase card, fleet management functional areas, and cost savings activities; 3. Serve as a lead for developing criteria for assessing contractor performance.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: You must have a login.gov account to sign into USAJOBS: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/account/. To begin the application process in USAJOBS, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all required and supporting documentation. You must click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 pm (ET) on the announcement closing date. You may update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period by returning to your USAJOBS account, select Update Application: https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the status of your application, during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account; applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each application status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/. If you need help with login.gov or USAJOBS (e.g., account access, Resume Builder) visit the USAJOBS Help Center: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/ If you experience difficulty applying on USAJOBS, after clicking the Apply Online button, or you are experiencing a significant hardship hindering your ability to apply online, the Agency Contact listed in the announcement can assist you during normal business hours. If you receive any system error messages, take screenshots if possible, to aid technical support.

Application Deadline: 2026-02-04