Supervisory Contract Specialist

Summary

Advance VA's mission by overseeing major facility planning, design, construction, and acquisition, including projects over $20 million, standards development, and real-property purchases and leases. Apply strong communication, negotiation, conflict-resolution, and leadership skills to supervise construction project management. This role is in the Office of Facilities Acquisition and reports to the Director of Acquisitions, Central Region/Procurement Planning.

Duties

• Major duties include but are not limited to: Delegates and assigns work to team members in accordance with individual strengths and competencies; Advises employees on technical and administrative matters to achieve organizational operational objectives; Implements Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies to prevent the occurrence of employee grievances; Gives technical advice or counsel to contracting officers or specialists to modify contractual plans or correct contractual deficiencies, or gain acceptance for revised procedures; Identifies potential impact of new or revised legislation or regulations on current acquisition programs or processes; Provides leadership and contracting knowledge in directing the work of subordinate staff; Mentors, trains, and develops subordinate staff on contract management and administration; Manages challenging situations that impacts daily workflow and mission (i.e. acquisition management, managing short/long term work assignments, procurement); Oversees a wide variety of contract types to assess the impact of policies on various operational units; Directs contract administration actions required for major construction acquisition programs; and Briefs leadership on the progress achieved toward meeting program objectives. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST. Compressed/Flexible: Available Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in effect and selectees will be required to report to in person work unless they have an approved exemption. Telework: Available - Ad Hoc telework (situational telework) as determined by the agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: PD10055A Financial Disclosure Report: Required Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/06/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to some former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify time-in-grade. Quality Ranking Factor: Possession of an active Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) (Professional) from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy's (OFPP) at the time of application. In addition to the specialized experience listed below, candidates must meet the Individual Occupational Requirements as listed in the education section of this Job Opportunity Announcement. GS-14 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Leading architect-engineer and construction contract negotiation teams by planning, directing, and coordinating complex actions involving multiple requirements, long-term efforts of up to five years, limited historical cost data, multiple contractors and subcontractors, collaboration among acquisition specialists-including engineers, production specialists, legal advisors, auditors, logistics specialists, and financial managers-and interrelated contracts in which changes to one may affect others; Directing the full range of contract administration actions required for the architect-engineer and construction contract, including the issuance of contract modifications, negotiation of changes, exercise of options, investigation and resolution of contractor delays, contractor performance appraisal, subcontractor surveillance, disposition of claims, and similar matters; or Applying initiative, resourcefulness, and sound judgment to interpret procurement laws (e.g. Title 41, United States Code (Public Contracts), Competition in Contracting Act (CICA), Small Business Act, Procurement Integrity Act, etc.), federal regulations (i.e., Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) & Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR)), and agency contracting policies from the VA Acquisition Manual (VAAM) to resolve unique issues not addressed by existing guidance-including award-fee contracts, leasing agreements, design-to-cost option clauses, and fixed-price research and development contracts-and develop new or revised techniques to achieve effective results for architect-engineer and construction contract initiation and implementation programs. 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build cri…

Education

Individual Occupational Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the individual occupational requirements for Contracting Series, 1102 for GS-13 and above which include: Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position; and A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by 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 and management. Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver by the the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency. Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver granted un…