Supervisory Procurement Analyst

Summary

The incumbent serves as a Supervisory Procurement Analyst and will be responsible for planning and carrying out the acquisition activities required, including serving as a recognized authority to develop and interpret existing procurement guidelines, policies, regulations, and legislation. Serves as the recognized agency authority to interpret procurement guidelines, review acquisition strategies, and advise senior leadership, including the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE).

Duties

As a Supervisor Procurement Analyst, your duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Directs the development, revision, and maintenance of the agency's acquisition regulation supplement and associated instruments, ensuring requirements remain current, legally sufficient, operationally effective, and responsive to changes in federal and Departmental acquisition guidance.
• Partners with Department of Energy acquisition leadership, the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE), Heads of Contracting Activities (HCAs), legal counsel, program offices, and other stakeholders to develop and deliver sound, practical acquisition guidance and solutions for the 1102 workforce and agency mission organizations.-Evaluates emerging acquisition legislation, regulations, executive direction, and government-wide initiatives to determine organizational impacts and leads implementation of necessary acquisition guidance, procedural, and operational changes
• Directs an agency-wide procurement oversight and compliance program designed to assess the effectiveness of acquisition operations, identify systemic risks and trends, and ensure contracting activities comply with applicable federal, departmental, and agency requirements.
• Oversees procurement management reviews, internal control assessments, compliance reviews, data analyses, and other oversight activities; evaluates findings and trends and directs or recommends corrective actions, policy changes, training, and management interventions to strengthen acquisition performance.
• Provides leadership and oversight for an agency-wide recurring monthly acquisition training program for the 1102 contracting workforce, ensuring training addresses regulatory and policy changes, emerging acquisition practices, recurring compliance issues, lessons learned, and organizational priorities.
• Directs the identification of workforce knowledge gaps and coordinates with policy experts, contracting activities, program offices, and subject matter experts to develop timely training, tools, templates, job aids, and other resources that improve the quality and consistency of acquisition execution.
• Exercises the full range of supervisory responsibilities, including establishing organizational priorities; assigning and evaluating work; setting performance expectations; developing employees; addressing performance and conduct matters; identifying staffing and resource requirements; and fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Serves as an acquisition advisor and organizational representative to the SPE, HCAs, contracting activities, program offices, and Departmental stakeholders, ensuring complex acquisition matters are addressed collaboratively and procurement solutions effectively support mission requirements.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Subject to Random Drug Testing
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test.
• Favorable suitability determination required.
• Financial Disclosure is required.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a Q level Security Clearance.
• You must be a United States Citizen.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
• Compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity which will require that you provide two forms of identification.
• FAC-C (Professional) certification is required. A valid Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification is equivalent to a FAC-C at the same certification level, provided the FAC-C education and continuous learning requirements have been met. This meets the mandatory training requirement. Certification requirements may be viewed at https://fai.gov/certification/fac-c.
• More than one position may be filled from this vacancy announcement.
• If you are a current federal employee, appointed under the direct-hire authority, you will be given a new appointment.
• May be required to successfully complete a one (1) year supervisory probationary period.
• May be required to successfully complete a one (1) year probationary period. Employees serving on a probationary period may be terminated at any time during the probationary period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service.
• Please limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, you will be disqualified.

Qualifications

All applicants must meet the Individual Occupational Requirements (basic requirements) AND Specialized experience outlined below.
Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR)
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, with at least 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NQ-03 or GS-14 level.
and
B. Completion of 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.)
OR
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.
OR
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 waiver action.
Specialized Experience
A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band level or GS grade level in the Federal Service, i.e., NQ-03 or GS-14. Specialized experience for this position is defined as directing the day-to-day management activities and providing leadership to an organization engaged in procurement and administration of complex, large scale, long-term multi-million-dollar contracts.
"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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.
You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

EDUCATION: 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, only provide transcripts from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
**FOREIGN EDUCATION: Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside of the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. A written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided with your application in response to this vacancy announcement or be received by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in you being found unqualified for the position. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education, see the Department of Education website, and for a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, visit The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. Please Note: If your foreign education has already been accepted by an accredited U.S. educational institution as part of a degree program with that institution, you do not need to provide an evaluation of foreign education but must submit a copy of the transcripts listing the degree from the U.S. accredited institution that accepted your foreign 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. If you are selected, official transcripts will be required.

Additional information

• Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the links at the bottom of this page or visit the FedsHireVets Click HERE for more information.
• If you believe that you are eligible for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), please visit the OPM ICTAP/CTAP website Click HERE for more information. In order to be considered under the ICTAP program, your application must score within the pre-established "well qualified" category as stated in the Qualifications section.
• More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement.
• All positions require successful completion of a background investigation.
• All males born after December 31st 1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government.
• A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified applicant in accordance with the Agency policy and applicable regulations.
• In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answers to these questions are not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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