Location: St Louis, MO
Agency: Corps of Engineers
Activity: USACE - Louisville District (LRL)
Service: Army
Desired Grade: O3:O4
Tour Description: 25-6466, Length 1 Year: Supervisory Contract Specialist for the St. Louis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
Serves as Contracting Officer, within their authority, for a specific group/team to include the LD25 1200' Lock Chamber MEGA Project.
Exercises full supervisory responsibility over a designated group of employees.
Primary responsibility is for overall contract program compliance within the applicable acquisition policy.
As Contracting Officer, works under the general supervision of the District Contracting Chief (DCC) with extensive authority for exercising independent judgment while exercising the ability to make decisions.
Evaluation of work is primarily for fulfillment of overall objectives, effectiveness, and policies.
Such guidelines provide general contracting methods, requirements, and processes, but require the application of extensive judgment and originality resolving situations for which such guides are not specifically applicable.
The incumbent is frequently required to develop new approaches and new conditions that may incorporate new clauses to resolve specific situational conditions in order resolve specific situations.
Serves as focal point for regional contracts awarded by designated group of employees.
Provides leadership, direction, and technical training to contract specialists in their performance of pre-award, post-award, close-out and contract termination functions covering construction, architect/engineering, service and supply type contracts.
Ensures that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team or group of employees and integrated into their strategies, goals, objectives, and work plans.
Communicates assignments, projects, milestones and deadlines and time frames for completion.
Coaches the contract specialists in the selection and application of appropriate problem-solving methods and techniques, provides advice on work methods, practices, and procedures, and assists in identifying parameters of a viable solution.
Distributes workload and tasks employees in accordance with workflow and skill level.
Also, adjusts workload to ensure timely work accomplishments.
Prepares reports and maintains records of work accomplishments.
Represents the work group/team in meetings with program officials and other customers on issues related to program execution.
Advises DCC on workload status, potential contractual problems and statistical data.
Qualifications: Must be DAWIA or Back 2 Basics (B2B) certified and able to obtain a Contracting Officer Warrant"
To apply, contact: SFC Tabitha Ruckman - 463-298-4378