Appraiser

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for USACE for Real Estate Personnel to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as an Appraiser in USACE Baltimore District, performing and directing complex real estate valuations, technical appraisal reviews, and valuation consulting for civil works, military, and environmental projects.

Duties

• •Plan and coordinate appraisal projects across the District, including real estate valuation and property interests for acquisition, management, and disposal.
• •Conduct appraisals for acquisition and disposal involving complex properties, such as residential/commercial subdivisions, industrial tracts, utilities, quarries, marinas, airports, and multi-use developments.
• •Determine fair cash-market values for fee title, qualified fee, leasehold interests, and complex easements.
• •Conduct technical reviews of staff and contract appraisals regardless of amount, inspecting subject and comparable properties as needed and preparing written findings and recommendations.
• •Perform final technical reviews of appraisals to support real estate negotiations with property owners.
• •Inspect properties and develop valuation calculations using comparable sales and highest-and-best-use analyses (before and after partial takings).
• •Conduct detailed inspections of government-owned lands, buildings, and improvements to establish current rental, sale, or salvage values for leasing or disposal.

Qualifications

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. GS-12 Specialized Experience One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Conducts written appraisals of real estate for acquisition, AND/OR disposal purposes. 2) Uses appropriate data and methods to establish market values for a variety of real property types. 3) Prepares valuation estimates of a variety of real property types. 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, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.