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: Serves as a Housing Manager reporting to the Chief Housing Division located in the Directorate of Public Works (DPW) at a large multi-mission installation.

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.

(GS-09) Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Experience assisting with conducting inspections to ensure habitability and compliance with policies and standards; 2) gathering information to prepare briefings and reports for submission; 3) providing administrative support to the housing program's budgeting and resource management team to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-07.

OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 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: Urban Planning; Business or Public Administration; Housing, Property or Facility Management.

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 first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

(GS-11) Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) Experience conducting inspections to ensure habitability and compliance with policies and standards 2) assisting in the development of plans for housing restoration, modernization, and/or replacement projects for the installation, AND 3) preparing reports to present briefings for the organization; 4) assisting with managing contractual agreements to ensure technical direction and contract performance are in compliance with the installation's mission.

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: Urban Planning; Business or Public Administration; Housing, Property or Facility Management.

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.

(GS-12) Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Experience conducting inspections to ensure habitability and compliance with policies and standards; 2) developing plans for housing restoration, modernization, and/or replacement projects for the installation, AND 3) preparing reports to present briefings for the organization; 4) managing contractual agreements to ensure technical direction and contract performance are in compliance with the installation's mission.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-11 or above.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

• Provides technical housing expertise and assistance to garrison Commander/Manager and other installation staff in representing Department of the Army (DA), IMCOM, and garrison objectives.
• Ensures that all aspects of the Department of Army Portfolio and Asset Management (PAM) procedures are followed.
• Develops overall installation plans and procedures for barracks sustainment, to include restoration, modernization, and/or replacement projects.
• Provides oversight of budgeting and execution (AFH and OMA) in support of installation housing programs
• Manages contractual agreements with the contractor(s) for multiple sites for both family and unaccompanied housing.