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This position is with the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Consolidated Business Center (CBC). You will be serving as an EM Career Acquisition Program (ECAP) Contract Specialist for EMCBC & client sites' procurement of goods & services from contractors with the capability to successfully remediate & restore in a safe & compliant manner, sites and facilities which have been contaminated with highly hazardous radioactive & chemical constituents.
Learn more about this agency05/09/2023 to 05/23/2023
$69,107 - $107,680 per year
Duty station and Salary will be set based upon the employee's duty location chosen or selected.
GS 11 - 12
8 vacancies in the following locations:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
12
No
No
23-CC-00259-11889365-MP
724394500
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.
Current Federal employees with competitive status; Former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility; CTAP/ICTAP eligibles; Veterans with VOW, VEOA, VRA or 30% disability; Military Spouses; Individuals with Disabilities Schedule A; Peace Corps, Vista (AmeriCorps) eligibles; Those eligible under an OPM interchange agreement or other special appointing authority.
ECAP is a career ladder, formal developmental program that will offer you a permanent position upon successful completion of the program. Program participants are eligible for non-competitive annual promotions/salary increases up to the GS-12 grade (see General Schedule (opm.gov) for annual salary figures by location and grade). Promotions and salary increases are based upon successful performance and supervisory approval.
This position is eligible for telework and/or EMCBC's remote work pilot program.
The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12 grade level. As part of the ECAP developmental program, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
As a Contract Specialist, you will:
Please note there are up to 8 vacancies that may be filled in any of the below locations. This position is eligible for telework and/or EMCBC's remote work pilot program. You may have to report to the duty station you are selected for so please select the top 4 locations you are willing to report to and/or relocate to.
**The 8 vacancies will be filled under this announcement and the corresponding Pathways announcement 23-CC-00280-11947195-RG, Contract Specialist (Recent Graduate), GS-1102-07/09.**
BASIC REQUIREMENT (for GS-05 through GS-12):
A. 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field;
OR
B. 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.
Applicants who meet the criteria for Superior Academic Achievement qualify for positions at the GS-7 level.
Note - For positions at GS-7 through GS-12, applicants who are qualifying based on experience must possess at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level, that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position, in addition to meeting the basic requirements in paragraph A or B, above.
Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. Employees who occupy GS-1102 positions at grades 5 through 12 will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified at GS-12. This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through grade 12. However, employees must meet specialized experience requirements when seeking another position.
In addition to meeting the "Basic Requirements", you must also meet the "Specialized Experience Requirements" described below.
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 in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:
GS-11: One year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:
The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements above. Once the announcement closes, we will conduct a review of your application package to verify your eligibility and qualifications. If you are found qualified, your application will move forward to additional phases of the review process.
Merit Promotion & VEOA Procedures: If you are minimally qualified for this job, your responses to the self-assessment questions (True/False, Yes/ No, Multiple Choice questions) will be evaluated to determine if you are a best qualified candidate. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. Due weight will also be given to federal employees, when applicable, for performance appraisals and awards in accordance with 5 CFR § 335.103(b)(3). Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements and current employees must have at least a fully successful or equivalent performance rating to receive consideration.
Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies identified below. Use specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position.
To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration.
The application process is as follows:
You may update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period by returning to your USAJOBS account, select Update Application: https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed.
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The Department of Energy's mission is to ensure America's security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.
The EM's mission is the accelerated risk reduction and cleanup of the environmental legacy of the nation's nuclear weapons program and government-sponsored nuclear energy research. The program is one of the largest, diverse, and technically complex environmental cleanup programs in the world and includes responsibilities for the cleanup of 114 sites across the country. The EMCBC provides essential business and technical services for EM customer sites. The EMCBC provides key business and technical functions that include: Office of Technical Support and Asset Management, Office of Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Information Resources Management, Office of Contracting, Office of Chief Counsel, and Office of Cost Estimating and Project Management Support.
This position is in the Office of Contracting (OOC). OOC's mission is to acquire, manage, and direct the procurement of supplies and services required to support the EMCBC staff and its customer sites.
For more information, visit: Office of Environmental Management | Department of Energy.
