Park Contract Representative

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Arkabutla (MS); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking a contract administration and quality assurance professional to support O&M, recreation, and natural resource management contracts at the Lake Field Office.

The role emphasizes identifying QA deficiencies and implementing corrective actions. Applicants should have relevant experience, with education options including a Bachelor's degree or advanced graduate study; transcripts may be required.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes planning and administering contract administration and QA work in support of O&M.
• Qualify via education (Master's or higher, or 2 years of graduate education) or combination with work experience.
• Resume must clearly describe relevant experience; transcripts may be required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and accomplish contract administration and QA work for O&M, recreation, natural resources, and engineering contracts.
• Identify QA deficiencies or non-compliance and determine corrective actions.
• Work at the Lake Field Office under federal employment authorities.

Skills

Contract administration

Quality assurance

Compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Master's degree or higher education

Job description

About the Position:

Incumbent plans and accomplishes a variety of contract administration and quality assurance work in support of Operations & Maintenance, recreation resource management, natural resource management, and engineering work performed by contracts at a Lake Field Office.

Who May Apply:

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Planning and administrating contract administration and quality assurance work in support of Operations & Maintenance (O&M); and 2) Identifying quality assurance (QA) deficiencies or non-compliance in contractor operating processes, procedures, functions, or performance to determine corrective actions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.(Note: You must attach your transcript to the application.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Time in Grade Requirement:

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).