Contract Specialist

U.S. Coast Guard; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Coast Guard in Norfolk, Virginia seeks a GS-1102-11/12 Contract Specialist to manage contracting actions within DHS. Requires education or equivalent experience and demonstrated ability in negotiations, contract execution, and compliance with regulations.

This federal role emphasizes leading negotiations, drafting contracts, and applying acquisition strategies across facilities and environmental projects. Transcripts must be submitted with the application.

Qualifications

• Education: 4-year bachelor's degree or 24 semester hours in specified fields.
• GS-12 requires 1 year of specialized experience at GS-11 level.
• GS-11 requires 1 year of specialized experience at GS-9 level.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing negotiation positions and conducting negotiations.
• Execution of contracts of various types and acquisition strategies.
• Reviewing contract types, acquisition methods, and source selection processes.

Skills

Contracting

Negotiation

Contract management

Education

Bachelor's degree (any field)

24 semester hours in business/finance/law/contracts/economics/management

Job description

This vacancy is for a GS-1102-11/12, Contract Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, SILC BOD BUSINESS AND INFORMATION SERVICES BRANCH in NORFOLK, Virginia.

Basic Requirements:

This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience or substitution of education for experience or combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements:

EDUCATION:

• A. 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field.
• OR B. 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.

AND To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal or private sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis. Specialized experience must include the following:

• Executing projects for the environmental needs, design, construction, maintenance, and repair of facilities;
• Leading and developing negotiation positions, executing negotiations, and ensuring compliance with regulations;
• Execution of contracts of variety contract types, acquisition strategies, and source selection methods.

To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the federal or private sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis. Specialized experience must include the following:

• Reviewing a variety of contract types, acquisition strategies, and selection methods.
• Assisting with projects for environmental needs design, construction, maintenance, and repair of facilities;
• Assisting leadership in developing negotiation positions, while supporting the negotiation process and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and policies.

OR 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (Must submit transcripts)

NOTE: Education can be substituted for experience at the GS11 grade level.

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience):

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., PeaceCoRp, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.