REALTY SPECIALIST (DOCUMENT EXAMINER)

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About the Position: This is a Realty Specialist (Document Examiner) position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Southwestern Division (SWD), Fort Worth District, Real Estate Division.

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 Spouse Preference (MSP) 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.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) researching and reviewing real property title and drafting real estate documents required for the planning and acquisition of real estate; AND 2) communicating with management and other interested parties concerning real estate activities, problems and resolution.

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: Business Administration.

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.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Real Estate Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Technical Competence 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).

Major Duties:

• Plan, direct, control and review the work of employees and other Corps offices engaged in the acquisition of real property and relocation of persons displaced in connection with projects.
• Review and monitor overall project execution and makes adjustments as necessary based on circumstances and priorities.
• Implement corporate decisions, guidance, laws, regulations and policy into the development of projects within the program.
• Allocate project funds and monitors performance to assure commitments are being maintained for all projects.
• Ensure that individual project objectives, milestones and budgets are accomplished within the overall program objectives.
• Maintain close liaison with the customer, Department of Justice, State and local government officials, local interest groups and others.