Supervisory Contract Specialist

Advance VA's mission by overseeing major facility planning, design, construction, and acquisition, including projects over $20 million, standards development, and real-property purchases and leases. Apply strong communication, negotiation, conflict-resolution, and leadership skills to supervise construction project management. This role is in the Office of Facilities Acquisition and reports to the Director of Acquisitions, Central Region/Procurement Planning.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/06/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to some former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify time-in-grade. Quality Ranking Factor: Possession of an active Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) (Professional) from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy's (OFPP) at the time of application. In addition to the specialized experience listed below, candidates must meet the Individual Occupational Requirements as listed in the education section of this Job Opportunity Announcement. GS-14 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Leading architect-engineer and construction contract negotiation teams by planning, directing, and coordinating complex actions involving multiple requirements, long-term efforts of up to five years, limited historical cost data, multiple contractors and subcontractors, collaboration among acquisition specialists-including engineers, production specialists, legal advisors, auditors, logistics specialists, and financial managers-and interrelated contracts in which changes to one may affect others; Directing the full range of contract administration actions required for the architect-engineer and construction contract, including the issuance of contract modifications, negotiation of changes, exercise of options, investigation and resolution of contractor delays, contractor performance appraisal, subcontractor surveillance, disposition of claims, and similar matters; or Applying initiative, resourcefulness, and sound judgment to interpret procurement laws (e.g. Title 41, United States Code (Public Contracts), Competition in Contracting Act (CICA), Small Business Act, Procurement Integrity Act, etc.), federal regulations (i.e., Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) & Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR)), and agency contracting policies from the VA Acquisition Manual (VAAM) to resolve unique issues not addressed by existing guidance-including award-fee contracts, leasing agreements, design-to-cost option clauses, and fixed-price research and development contracts-and develop new or revised techniques to achieve effective results for architect-engineer and construction contract initiation and implementation programs. 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; religions; 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. Note: Resume must include job title and employer name, number of hours worked per week, start and end dates (including month and year), list of duties and responsibilities for each position held. In addition, if the experience was a federal position, you must list the grade for each position held. Failure to include this information may result in an ineligible rating. A full year of work is considered to be 40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary but requires regular travel to job sites and occasional light physical activity, such as walking on uneven surfaces or helping technical personnel take measurements and elevations. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be found well qualified, applicants must meet the following qualifications: Hold an active Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI); Possess six years of program or project management experience, to include a minimum of two years of experience on Federal programs and projects, within the last ten years: and Holds an active Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM) at the Senior Level from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy's (OFPP). IF APPLYING AS A CTAP/ICTAP ELIGIBLE: You must submit the following documentation demonstrating eligibility for CTAP/ICTAP: Resume Agency Reduction in Force notice; Most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location Most recent performance appraisal (must be fully successful or above) Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Local Commuting Area: The local commuting area for this position is defined as a radius of 50 miles from Washington, DC. This includes all locations that fall within a 50-mile driving distance from 810 Vermont Ave., NW Washington, DC 20420.