JOB REQUIREMENTS: Duties The incumbent of this position serves as the Contract Specialist. The incumbent has responsibility for negotiating and executing contracting documents for design and construction services for major capital assets throughout the VA. Projects involve medical buildings and regional offices and entail complex renovation, new construction, and modernization projects to existing facilities for use by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Assignments include negotiated design and construction services, best value contracts, fees for consultant services, testing labs, design build projects, and claims. Projects routinely attract public and congressional attention and require constant adjustments due to unforeseen site conditions impacting on the design as well as other factors such as inflation, available supplies and resources, and Federal budget pressures and technological advances during several years of design and construction activity. The Contracting Officer advises all levels of management on the progress, development and coordination of projects needed to accomplish the overall mission of the Department. Leads planning, predesign, design, pre-proposal, preconstruction, phasing and other conferences and meetings with other VA officials, facility staff, private architectural and engineering firms, and construction firms. Defines program and functional requirements; advises on design criteria and specifications. Resolves technical conflicts and errors discovered during schematics review, design development review and the review of construction documents for VA facilities. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Contract Specialist / PD13300A Remote: This is a Remote position Compressed or Flexible Work Schedule: May be authorized Financial Disclosure Reporting: Required Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although there are regular and recurring construction inspections requiring a considerable amount of walking, stooping, bending, and climbing. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job Subject to a background/suitability investigation May serve a probationary period Selective Service Registration is required for... For full info follow application link. The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/896A04A7E650415D