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Housing Manager

United States Army Installation Management Command

Department of the Army

Fresh

Salary

$74,678 - $97,087

per year

Closes

April 13, 2026

GS-9 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a housing division at a U.S.

Army base in Alabama, where you'll manage family housing operations, handle budgets, and ensure everything follows rules for assignments, maintenance, and tenant issues.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in property or facility management who enjoys coordinating teams and solving practical problems in a government setting.

No military background is required, but organizational skills and attention to detail are key.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience managing a housing or rental program
  • Experience overseeing support contracts for facility maintenance and municipal services
  • Experience identifying requirements and preparing yearly budget submissions
  • Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of graduate education in fields like urban planning, business/public administration, or housing/facility management (or a qualifying combination of education and experience)
  • U.S. citizenship
  • Ability to plan, direct, and coordinate housing division operations
  • Knowledge of regulations on housing utilization, assignments, utilities, and tenant complaints

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 Housing Manager of the Housing Division within the Directorate of Public Works (DPW). This position is located at Fort Rucker, AL.

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) Managing a housing program or similar rental home program; (2) Overseeing and managing support contracts such as facility maintenance and municipal services; AND (3) Identifying requirements and preparation of yearly budget submissions.

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

You must meet all three specialized experience to qualify.

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. Major Duties:

  • Plans, directs, and coordinates operation of the Housing Division.
  • Studies, interprets, and supplements regulations and instructions regarding family housing utilization, assignment, termination, utility rates, collection charges, and tenant complaints.
  • Reviews all housing policies, procedures, and applications and ensures all documents have applicable content and conform to all necessary regulatory requirements.
  • Prepares and oversees the Family Housing budgets and expenditures.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/1/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MCFS-26-12924952-DHA