Supervisory Contract Specialist

Supervisory Contract Specialist

Department: Department of Energy

Location(s): Las Vegas, Nevada

Salary Range: $127201 - $203485 Per Year

Job Summary: The incumbent supervises a group of Administrative Contracting Officers and other professional employees in conducting contract administration and oversight for the NNSA/NFO programs and business operations as executed by the M&O contractor and non-M&O contractors. Most of the contract actions overseen by the incumbent are complex, large scale, long-term, multi-million-dollar projects involving unique approaches to execution.

Major Duties:

• As a Supervisory Contract Specialist you will: Serve as the Senior Administrative Contracting Officer overseeing the full range of administrative contract management functions and resolving complex issues having unusual sensitivity, political or public interest, or are precedent setting. Be responsible for interpreting and applying federal acquisition regulations, overseeing acquisition policy implementation, and guiding efforts to meet compliance requirements associated with policies, regulations, and statutes. Serve as the primary point of contact with headquarter offices and oversight of inter-office Service Level Agreements. Serve as the primary NFO point of contact for administering the NNSS M&O contract and serves as a liaison with the M&O contractor senior management of the prime contract to coordinate contracting actions, issue direction, and receive and respond to contractor requests. Serves as first level supervisor of approximately 10 employees.

Qualifications: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band level or GS grade level in the Federal Service, i.e.. EN-03 (GS-13 equivalent). Specialized Experience is defined as: Experience interpreting and applying acquisition regulations. Examples of Qualified Experience: Experience overseeing acquisition policy implementation Experience guiding efforts to meet compliance requirements associated with policies, regulations, and statutes. Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application! Acquisition Strategy Contracting/Procurement Leadership Oral Communication "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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Application Deadline: 2025-12-18