The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) provide the infrastructure and support that enables the U.S. Department of Labor to perform its mission. OASAM provides leadership and support for information technology, human resources management, procurement, business operations, safety and health, space management, civil rights, emergency management, security, budget, and performance.
Available offices for this position are located in Washington DC; Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; New York City, NY; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; and Philadelphia, PA. The advertised salary reflects the pay range for the above locations. Upon selection, the salary will be set in accordance with the selectee's assigned duty location. The selectee(s) will report to their assigned DOL office location on a regular basis and be eligible for telework as determined by agency policy.
This is not a remote position. As a GS-15 Division Chief, you will perform the following duties, which is not an all-inclusive list: Serve as the division's technical expert and authority on all aspects of procurement and contract actions, interpreting policy, defining objectives, and making authoritative, precedent-setting decisions on complex technical and procedural issues.
Lead the division by managing organizational change, resolving complex problems, and fostering innovation and appropriate risk-taking to accomplish program objectives. Manage major and often complex programs which require long-range planning, scheduling, and problem-solving abilities based upon a solid foundation of contracting methods and contract types.
Supervise a staff of subordinate employees, planning and assigning work, setting priorities, and adjusting operations and program objectives to meet changing requirements within available resources. Apply precedents from government contracting case law to ensure contracting officer decisions are legally sound, consistent, and defensible on appeal.
Advise customers on acquisition strategies to ensure timely availability of supplies and services to meet mission requirements, and advise senior leadership on issues affecting Division programs and their alignment with broader agency objectives. Develop and establish division positions on key regulatory and statutory issues, negotiating and justifying division strategies to ensure compliance with applicable policies and requirements.
Represent the organization in contractual matters with other Department and Federal agencies and in negotiations with private industry.
Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service. If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum course work requirements for this position.
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uppole.jodine.l@dol.gov · 202-693-1000 X12825
This position is with Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Department of Labor.
The posted pay range is $156451 – $197200/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-25.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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