ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST Jobs

Job Title

Newport, RI Secret Polygraph Unspecified Career Level not specified Salary not specified

Job Description

Duties

• You will analyze both program effectiveness and efficiency of the management of contracts supporting the USW Combat Systems portfolio or programs.
• You will analyze, evaluate, and implement changes as required to ensure the effectiveness of program operations in meeting established goals and objectives.
• You will monitor contracts through completion, conduct quality assessment on purchase requisitions (PR) and tracking systems, and work directly with the department Technical Department Acquisition Advocate through award of contract action.
• You will assist, evaluate, and advise the Requirements Generators and Contracting Office Representatives (COR) on all methods, processes and procedures for assessing contract development or execution and provide recommendations for improvement.
• You will discuss contract modification issues (funding, tasking, or manpower) with contractors and various agency or activity personnel.
• You will prepare management briefings/presentations to provide program status or accomplishments and write briefings to recommend actions or solutions to decision makers.
• You will generate requisition packages and track their progress through the procurement cycle.
• You will support department contract planning and post award contract administration functions.
• You will develop lifecycle cost and analyses and provide support for contractual data calls both internal and external to Division Newport.
• You will analyze and develop (write) technical statement of work package documentation.
• You will review proposed contractual actions for conformance with regulatory requirements and procurement practices.
• You will review and apply acquisition regulations and laws to monitor contractor performance to ensure compliance with contract terms.
• You will provide guidance to internal customers concerning a variety of contract performance inquiries.
• You will analyze current and future program requirements to prevent potential shortfalls.
• You will establish quality assurance or business metrics to ensure operational objectives are met, including the review of contract files, contract deficiency reports or other policy documentation to ensure compliance with contracting provisions.
• You will record contractor performance information using an automated system (e.g., Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)).
• You will assist, evaluate and advise the requirement generators and CORs on proposed changes in the methods, process and/or procedures associated with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) purchase requisitions for their impact on program operations.

Requirements Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications FOR THE NT-05: Your resume must 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 applying a wide range of acquisition principles to analyze or coordinate contract and procurement actions (e.g. evaluating contract-related data to identify problems or improve efficiency/effectiveness, training or mentoring personnel on contract and procurement processes). FOR THE NT-04: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-03 (GS-09/10 equivalent) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector assisting with analyzing contract or procurement actions (e.g. applying acquisition principles, drafting contract or procurement documents, tracking or monitoring contract or procurement related data) for an organization. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: 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. Education In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: FOR THE NT-04: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. or Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. or Successful completion of an LL.M. that is related to the position being filled. or A combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.