Program Specialist (COR)

Summary

The incumbent serves as a Program Specialist within the Office of Business and Mission Services, Finance and Budget Division (AXM-100).

Duties

• The incumbent serves as a Program Specialist within the Office of Business and Mission Services, Finance and Budget Division (AXM-100). Incumbent is a recognized subject matter expert responsible for highly complex and challenging activities providing operational, administrative and business services to support ASH business functions and mission. Typical duties include, but are not limited to the following: Performs Contracting Officer Representative (COR) functions for multiple and highly complex AXM program support service contract(s) that align with ASH¿s business functions and mission; independently provides technical oversight to contractor(s); collaborates with Contracting Officers, ASH senior leadership, ASH program managers, and vendors to interpret technical requirements, recommend changes in contract terms, track obligations and expenditures for each contract by funding source and use; monitors and evaluates contractor performance; reviews contractor invoices and accepts payments in the FAA Purchase Request Information System (PRISM). Recommends corrective actions and inspect and accept contract deliverables. As the COR, oversees contract re-competes and new contract set-ups. Manages all aspects of pre-award and post-award acquisition management services. Prepares documents, justifications, and briefing packages required to obtain approvals for all ASH procurements including, but not limited to, those items required by with the FAA Acquisition Management System, ACQ, AFN and/or ABA. Works with contracting officer, AGC, and/or technical evaluation team as needed. Make purchases using FAA purchase card to support AXM-100 and other ASH program offices as required by approving official. Coordinates assessments or evaluations of ASH business functions periodically to meet ASH mission requirements. Informs the Division Manager of overall progress and unusual or potentially controversial issues; and proposed approaches to address and resolve those issues. Work performance is reviewed periodically through status reports and performance measures. Work typically impacts directly on the objectives of one or more organizational units, major subdivision, and/or LOB¿s/SO¿s and often impact on the objectives of the FAA. Incumbent is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attention to detail. Contacts are both internal and external. Works with ASH program offices, managers, and security specialists to assess their needs, and is committed to providing quality products and services. Expresses information to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Applies experience and expert knowledge of assigned functional area. Identifies and resolves challenging problems or issues; may represent the organization as a principle point-of-contact to provide advice and guidance on the application of policies and procedures. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I, FG/GS-13 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IS DEFINED AS: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Experience with government purchase cards; involving analyzing, interpreting, and presenting data to support decision-making. AND; Experience providing technical oversight for moderately or very complex contract(s); leading the technical aspects for entering into new contracts and recompeting existing contracts (e.g., performing market research, documenting statements of objectives/work, developing independent government cost estimates, sole source justifications, and other acquisition artifacts); -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered. Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification. *Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position.* Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA. **All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.** Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and/or Quality Ranking Factor (QRF) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; (3) alphabetical; or (4) priority grouping, and referred to the selecting official for selection consideration.

Requirements

We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

How to apply

Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluation process. This assessment aims to evaluate the competencies and qualifications essential for the position. You must apply online to receive consideration. Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register. RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week. Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible. You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies.