CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE

U.S. Pacific FleetGarden Island, Australiausajobspublished 11/12/2026

Your tasks

  • You will develop and promote effective and efficient procurement planning to develop proper and accurate contract requirements and documentation.
  • You will identify requirements for contract support, develop acquisition planning, and determine programmatic schedules for award.
  • You will coordinate the development of procurement packages by identifying funding, schedules, and deliverables.
  • You will review, investigate, analyze and evaluate contractor performance to ensure contractual compliance.
  • You will develop new or modified COR (Contracting Officer Representative) work methods, guidelines, and operating processes, and implement automated work processed where applicable.
  • You will generate reports for superiors to ensure objectives are being met and represent Detachment Stirling during budget meetings for contract oversight and funding.

Requirements

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Demonstrating experience in planning and development of contract requirements, market research, communications with government agencies/organizations, vendors and contractors - to include scheduling and coordination, contractor oversight and performance evaluation, problem identification and resolution, cost monitoring, documentation and reporting. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Other

You will serve as a CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE in the PEARL HARBOR NSY AND IMF. The location for this position is Garden Island, Australia. See Additional Information section below for details

Education ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Upon relocation to Australia, employee pay will be based upon the final post of duty to which the employee is assigned in Australia. Employees directed to a foreign post of duty in Australia may be authorized overseas allowances in accordance with the Department of State Standardized Regulation to include foreign transfer allowance, temporary quarters allowance, living quarters allowance and other allowances to which they are eligible. Employees (and their family members) who require medical care in Australia may experience limitations accessing medical care both on the military installation and the local economy and could incur costly medical expenses. Please consult Overseas Living and Working Conditions published here for Rockingham and Garden Island Western Australia: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Overseas/Pages/default.aspx Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. Initial consideration for this announcement is limited to the number of applications listed at the top of this announcement. All applications received on the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and processed.