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Troubled Asset Specialist

Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner

Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Location

Salary

$106,437 - $146,325

per year

Type

Closes

February 2, 2026

GS-13 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves analyzing and managing high-risk multifamily housing properties for the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development, focusing on identifying problems, ensuring rules are followed, and creating fixes for the toughest cases.

A good fit would be someone with strong financial analysis skills and experience in real estate or housing programs, who can handle complex issues and communicate with various stakeholders like government agencies and property owners.

It's ideal for experts ready to tackle controversial housing challenges in Jacksonville, Florida.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 level, including financial analysis of multifamily housing assets to identify risks and propose solutions
  • Experience analyzing portfolios for multifamily housing programs and providing recommendations to solve issues
  • Experience coordinating multifamily housing asset management functions and executing resolutions
  • Experience developing solutions to multifamily housing asset management issues
  • Time-in-grade requirement: 52 weeks at GS-12 level if applicable
  • At least three months in a non-temporary competitive federal appointment if current federal employee
  • Ability to serve as primary contact for troubled asset projects with sponsors, agencies, and higher authorities

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position includes: - Experience performing financial analysis on multifamily housing real estate assets to identify risk, ensure compliance and propose solutions to rectify issues.

Examples of such experience could include: - Analyzing portfolio details for multifamily housing programs and projects to provide recommendations and solve potential issues OR - Coordinating and supporting a variety of multifamily housing asset management functions and executing resolutions OR - Developing solutions to multi-family housing asset management issues.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-13, you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks.

Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

Major Duties:

HUD's Mission The mission of the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people.

The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country.

As a/an Troubled Asset Specialist, you will: Perform duties involving the most troubled and controversial cases and develops solutions to issues that could not be assigned to staff without expertise in managing troubled assets.

Explain work requirements, methods, and procedures as needed, giving special instructions on difficult or different operations, including advice and guidance to lower graded employees within their technical disciplines.

Serve as the primary point of contact for troubled asset projects with sponsors, customers, Federal, State and local government agencies, congressional interests, other external organizations and higher authorities.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/23/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/23/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-HUD-12869223