Supervisory Contract Specialist

Office of the Inspector General; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is seeking a highly qualified professional to support its contracting operations in Washington, DC. The role focuses on delivering effective procurement solutions, overseeing acquisition activities, ensuring regulatory compliance, and advancing program integrity within a federal agency.

The successful candidate will bring extensive contracting experience, demonstrated analytical ability, and the capacity to lead complex procurements in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Completion of mandatory training for progression to GS-13 in contracting.
• At least 4 years of contracting experience, with 1 year specialized at the next lower grade.
• Knowledge and abilities to perform pre-award and post-award work and to oversee acquisition operations.

Skills

Specialized contracting experience

Acquisition oversight

Pre-award & post-award functions

Education

Bachelor's degree + 24 semester hours in business/finance/law/contracts

Job description

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In our dynamic environment, the OIG conducts investigations, audits, evaluations, and inspections to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and mismanagement in DHS programs and operations.

BASIC QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• 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.
• 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 under Paragraph D.
• 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 under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action.
• NOTE: If you are currently employed with an agency other than DHS and seeking a lateral transfer AND you were promoted to an 1102 position at or above the GS-13 level (or equivalent) after 12/31/99 based on a waiver of the agency's training requirements, you will need to be approved for another training waiver before you can be hired into a GS-1102 position at or above the GS-13 level with DHS. If you were hired into your current GS-1102-13 or higher level position, with a non-DHS agency, based on an educational waiver, you will still have to meet the educational requirements stated in Qualification Requirements #1.
• Minimum Qualifications GS-14: Must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience at this level includes: Delivers effective procurement solutions to meet mission-critical needs and organizational objectives. Provides administrative and technical direction to subordinates, overseeing acquisition operations, ensuring compliance with acquisition-related systems, and executing a full range of pre-award and post-award functions. Plans, executes, and administers agency-wide acquisitions, including the most complex and high-impact procurements, while ensuring compliance with federal regulations and agency policies. 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). 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. The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date 08/24/2026 of this announcement.
• The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade level or equivalent grade band in the federal service. The time