Realty Specialist

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Realty Specialist to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Serve as a Realty Specialist in the Real Estate Division's located in Mobile, Alabama. You will provide realty support in planning and leasing for various Leasing Programs.

Full performance level of this position is GS-12. It may be filled at the GS-09, GS-11 or GS-12.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible 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.

Minimum Qualifications for GS-09: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Determining real estate requirements for realty projects; 2) Ensuring that agreements and/or contracts are prepared in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and/or policies; and 3) Assisting senior Realty Specialists with leases, inspections, claims or administrative work.

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 Real Estate or Business Management, etc.

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.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).

Minimum Qualifications for GS-11: Specialized Experience: 1) Conducting cost analyses for real estate transactions to provide recommendations; 2) Conducting market surveys and real estate site inspections.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next 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; Business Administration, etc.

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.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).

Minimum Qualifications for GS-12: Specialized Experience: 1) Performing real estate negotiation such as negotiation leases, licenses, easements or permits; 2) Applying laws, regulations, or policies associated with real estate acquisitions; and 3) Preparing documents for real estate planning, rights of entry, or acquisitions.

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

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

For this job at the GS-12 grade level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Major Duties:

• Issues invitations for bids or proposals and composes advertising copy for newspapers and periodicals.
• Negotiates leases at civil works projects for commercial concession purposes with private investors.
• Enters into cost-sharing contracts with states, counties, or cities to share the cost of recreational development on leased sites.
• Provides technical guidance and assistance on all real estate matters, including leasing, licensing, permitting, and granting of rights-of-way on government-owned lands.
• Monitors actions taken by the sponsor to ensure project-required real estate is provided within the scheduled time frame.
• Responsible for the quality and technical management of real estate products consistent with the Initial Project Management Plan (IPMP) and Project Management Plan (PMP).
• Manages outgrants and disposal of government-owned lands on civil works and military properties, including resolving encroachments.
• As a Team Member for Continuing Authority Projects, manages the preparation of Real Estate Division input for various reports and agreements.