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Summary This position is part of the Pantex Field Office. As a Contract Specialist, you will support the Pantex Field Office (PFO) within the office the Assistant Manager for Business & Contract Management (AMBCM). As a Contract Specialist, you will utilize your expertise to serve in a critical role as a primary contracting officer, and as the lead for developing criteria for assessing contractor performance and assessing, rating contractor. Responsibilities As a Contract Specialist, you will: Serve as a warranted Contract Specialist with a Level II or III Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C). Determine the contractual policy and procedural approach, including type of contract, fee application, required contractor qualifications and experience, extent of advisable solicitation, available funding, and controlling aspects of approval and final authorization. Administer, control, and coordinate contracts with industry, state and local governments, education institutions, and Not-for-Profit to assure conformance with contract terms and conditions, administrative requirements, applicable requirements of law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR), the Financial Assistance Regulations (10 CFR 600), NNSA directives, NNSA guidance, NNSA instructions, and other applicable regulations, orders, and directives. Develop and maintain systems to evaluate and monitor contractual performance related to such areas of delivery, cost, amount of progress, or advance payments and effective use of government-furnished property. Conduct negotiations on as a team lead or Contracting Officer on complex, large-scale, long-term multi-million-dollar contracts. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [enter grade] in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Performing contracting functions in at least three (3) of the four (4) following areas: 1. Application of contract policies, regulations, principles and requirements; 2. Budgetary process and methods of controlling funds; 3. Providing oversight and evaluation of the Contractor's contract administration and cost performance.; and/or, 4. Providing system level improvement recommendations. Examples include but are not limited to: 1. Serve as a contracting officer responsible for pre-award and post-award functions; 2. Collaborate with senior contract specialists in direct oversight of personal property, purchase card, fleet management functional areas, and cost savings activities; 3. Serve as a lead for developing criteria for assessing contractor performance. Education The Education section MUST be tailored to each vacancy based on the OPM qualifications standard for the position you are posting. Educational Requirements: 1. NQ-03: A. 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, AND B. 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. C. 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. 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 action. For more information, please refer to the OPM qualification standards for the 1102 Contracting Series Additional Information The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE. For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov