Project Manager- (Leasing Specialist)

Summary

This positioin is located with-in the Montana VA Health Care Systems- FT. Harrison VA Medical Center. The incumbent serves as a Real Property Officer for the VA Montana Health Care System and is the subject matter expert and responsible party for the largest portfolio of leases (22), agreements (18), and real property actions (4 pending) in VISN 19.

Duties

As the Procurement and Resources Specialist- (Leasing) the incumbent is responsible party for the largest portfolio of leases (22), agreements (18), and real prperty actions in VISN 19. The incumbent reports directly to the Chief of Engineer and often works concurrently with the Facility Planner. As the Procurement and Resources Specialist- Leasing the duties include but are not limited to: Procurement Meet with stakholders, reviews utilization data and growth trends, Assess market availabilities and considers financial constraints related to real property actions. Generates long term investment priorities indicating locations of assets aas well as services provides Presents for review and apprioval by the Chief Engineeer and sussequently to the VA Montana Exexutive Leadership team Keeps an accurate schedule, documents and communiates obstales and corrective actions, and regularly briefs higher level leadership as to status on progress. Travel duties as related to this dutiy is significant and will likely constitue around 25% of total working days. Program Management: Serves as the COR for al lease actions as well as other contracts that directly sypport operations at lease facilities, to include participation in Environment of Care rounds at all locations to docuemtn and correct Joint Commission defviciencies. Communicates with Lessor and Contracting Officer related to operational maintenance and correctional matters within the requirements of the existing lease. Drafts documents and coordinates resources for modifications to the terms of the lease as necessitated by the mission of each location. Point of Contact for operational matters and acts as the enforcement entity for any ib-kind considerations to the gvoernment Point of Contact to address employee and visitor concerns related to the leases asset. Regularly produce and deliver presentations to a variety of audiences inclysive of integrated project teams, internal employees, external VA service units, representatives from other federal agenciers, private citizns, and congressional delegation representatives. Real Estate Responsible for all actions that necessitate involvement of VA Real Property Service which is primarily defined by actions resulting in a legally recorded change to title or rights of ownership. Conveyance of property, disposal of excess property and revisions to ownership status bases on property transfers, erasements, or irrevocable licenses. Conducts technical legal research such as review of cadastral, flood plain certifications, easements, water rights, right of way and historical records to assist VA legal authorities in matters of public record involving transactions of resources. Work Schedule: 0730-1600 Telework: This position may be authorized for AD-HOC telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Project Manager- (Leasing Specialist)/PD114500 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/06/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Preferred Experience: Real Estate Experience You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge to produce, edit, and present materials for presentations for diverse audiences; proficient in all standard office software packages as well as trade specific software of applications such as AutoCAD, Maximo, LoopNet, VISTA, FORCE, GREX, etc., knowledge of Federal Acquisitions Regulations, knowledge of long-term capital investment planning inclusive of demand modeling, market assessment, cost estimation, proposal development and funding approval processes, knowledge of financial management and budget execution. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.