JOB REQUIREMENTS: Duties The incumbent of this position serves as the Contract Specialist (Lead), leading a team of Contract Specialists at different grade levels in support of contracting requirements for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and its customers for the Office of Facilities Acquisition. 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 (Lead)/PD1578390 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. REMOTE: This is a Remote Position COMPRESSED OR FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE: May be authorized Financial Disclosure Reporting: Required Requirements Conditions of Employment Transcripts Required You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job Subject to a background/suitability investigation Designated and/or random drug testing may be required May serve a probationary period Selective Service... 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/5C127EA780D5451E