Supervisory Realty Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Realty Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Department of the Army
Location
Salary
$103,225 - $134,195
per year
Type
Full Time
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GS-11 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading efforts to acquire land, easements, and rights-of-way for U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers projects, while managing budgets, timelines, and teams to ensure smooth real estate transactions.
It also includes negotiating with property owners, governments, and other parties, plus reviewing and auditing acquisition files for accuracy.
A good fit would be someone with experience in real estate deals, project management, and strong negotiation skills who enjoys coordinating complex government projects.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience in realty transactions for acquiring project lands, easements, or rights-of-way
- Experience managing real estate projects, including cost estimates and schedules
- Ability to direct and advise on acquisition of major project lands and real property
- Skills in managing project budgets, funds, milestones, timelines, and cooperative agreements
- Proficiency in planning, directing, and reviewing work of employees and other offices in real property acquisition
- Experience negotiating with property owners, federal/state/local governments, banks, and insurance companies
- Ability to develop strategies for handling unique real estate situations and audit acquisition files for thoroughness and validity
Full Job Description
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Real Estate Personnel to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: This is a Lead Realty Specialist, GS-1170-12 position with USACE, Southwestern Division (SWD), Fort Worth District, Real Estate Division, in Fort Worth, TX.
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.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Performing realty transactions involving the acquisition of project lands, easements, or right-of-ways; AND 2) Managing real estate projects including cost estimates or schedules.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Major Duties:
- Direct and advise clients, sponsors, and team members on the acquisition of major project lands, easements, real property and right-of-ways.
- Manage and develop project budgets and project funds as well as milestones, time lines, cooperative agreements and other planning reports.
- Review and monitor overall project execution.
- Plan, direct, control and review work of employees and other Corps offices engaged in the acquisition of real property and relocation of persons displaced in connection with projects.
- Acquire property to coordinate and negotiate with property owners, federal agencies, state and local governments, banks, and insurance companies.
- Develop strategies that assist other realty specialists to handle unique situations.
- Examine and audit acquisition files created by Fort Worth realty specialists and from other participating Corps Districts for thoroughness, validity and consistency.
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