Realty Officer

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Shortage Category and/or Critical Need Positions (Real Estate Personnel) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: This announcement is to fill like or similar positions for the Baltimore or New England District.

The mission is to deliver engineering services to strengthen our Nation's security and economy, and to reduce risks from disasters.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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) directing the real estate activities of a major organization or government agency; 2) advising on real estate policies and/or directives; 3) overseeing real estate work that involves planning, appraisal, acquisition, or disposal of real estate interest; and 4) managing personnel required to transact real estate projects.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14).

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:

• Oversees all planning, management, and execution of Baltimore or New England District’s Real Estate Programs in support of multifunctional civil, military, and IIES missions.
• Exercises both technical and administrative supervision of Division staff, performs personnel management functions, and ensures availability of trained and qualified staff to carry out missions.
• Responsible for short and long range planning, programming, budget execution, and direction of assigned functions and responsibilities of the District’s Real Estate Program.
• Applies knowledge of real estate laws, principles, policies, and procedures in the administration of all real estate transactions and projects to ensure compliance and achieve mission objectives.
• Represents the District as the senior Real Estate advisor/expert in various forums, conferences, and meetings with key military and civilian personnel, leaders in external agencies, varying levels of Government officials, and contractors.