Realty Specialist

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Real Estate Personnel to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serve as a Realty Specialist managing full-lifecycle real estate transactions including acquisition, management, and disposal by leveraging federal regulations, local/state laws, appraisals, and legal standards.

Duties

• •Conduct routine real estate transactions applying best practices, knowledge of real estate methods and processes to complete acquisitions, outgrants, inleasing, relocations and disposals for Corps projects.
• •Prepare draft Real Estate Memorandums, Plans, and Reports, for submittal to North Atlantic Division and Headquarters for review and approval.
• •Assist with complex real estate actions with other Project Delivery Team activities including planning in support of Corps project, installation, Recruiting and IIES support programs.
• •Draft complicated technical real estate reports and memos on acquisitions, inleases, and outgrants in support of the Corps, military, recruiting and IIES projects.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. GS-09 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) Assisting, conducting, or coordinating routine real estate transactions; (2) Preparing draft responses to verbal and written inquiries concerning real estate actions; and (3) Participating in real estate activitiesThis 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. 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. GS-11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) Participating in routine real estate transactions; (2) Preparing response to verbal and written inquiries concerning general real estate matters; and (3) Preparing draft of real estate documents, instruments or reports. 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. 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.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/