Housing Manager

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: The incumbent will serve as a Housing Manager in the Housing Division/Directorate of Public Works.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Scheduling and performing various inspections of community rental property to determine adequacy, habitability and suitability; 2) Guiding senior leadership in the creation of comprehensive plans and procedures for barracks sustainment; 3) Overseeing the strategic utilization and day-to-day operations of all family housing facilities and assets.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Real Estate and Property Management, Public Policy and Administration, Sociology and Social Work.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Major Duties:

• Reviews various inspections of community rental property to determine adequacy, habitability and suitability as a listing for referral.
• Analyzes and prepares statistical data for a variety of reports. Assists in Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) data collection and reports submission
• Evaluates management, maintenance, and operating costs of project finances (to include furniture and appliances), development, and construction
• Arbitrates resident issues that cannot be resolved by the local landlord and/or RCI Community Manager and makes determinations on exceptions to policy forwarded by residents, tenant commanders, developer partner, and other interested parties.
• Advises chain-of-command on all aspects of the installation housing program, and submits necessary reports, briefings, etc.
• Makes overall assignments of functions to contract staff and assists them with major problems, within the terms of the contract.
• Required to obtain and maintain a valid state driver’s license and any installation and/or DoD license required for the type of vehicle being driven.