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Asset Manager

General Services Administration
Public Buildings Service
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Summary

As an Asset Manager you will be responsible for asset planning and strategy, asset performance analysis, housing and investment decision making, and asset service provider agreements for all real property assets within the incumbent's assigned area of responsibility.

Location of position: Public Buildings Service, Region 1, Portfolio Management Division (1PPA), Boston, MA.

We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
11/18/2024 to 12/02/2024
Salary
$98,240 to - $151,870 per year

If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.

Pay scale & grade
GS 12 - 13
Location
FEW vacancies in the following location:
Boston, MA
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - Up to 25% of occasional travel may be required for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
13 - If you are selected at a grade lower than the full performance level, you may be promoted up to that grade level without having to re-apply or compete against other applicants.
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
High Risk (HR)
Financial disclosure
Yes - Required to complete a financial disclosure report to verify that no conflict, or an appearance of conflict, exists between your financial interest and this position.
Bargaining unit status
Yes - This position is eligible for the bargaining unit
Announcement number
1P-2025-0008
Control number
819434600

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Duties

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  • Develops supply side housing strategies by identifying and analyzing client-agency long term housing needs.
  • Evaluates asset housing capabilities, investment availability, and income impact.
  • Formulate budgets for specific assets by reviewing and approving the various business line budget requests for those assets, including both operating budgets and capital budgets from any budget activity source.
  • Analyzes a wide array of complex asset performance indicators in a variety of financial areas, including: costs, income, income/expense ratios, value, return on investment, and other financial indicators.
  • Researches data of significant complexity with many volatile, interacting components, for example: the impact of new laws and regulations on needed asset expenditures, the impact of client-agency downsizing and reorganizations on income and alteration expenses, the impact of Congressional appropriations on rent income and investment levels.
  • Evaluates new space requests submitted by client agencies to the business lines for major new or expansion space or major downsizes.
  • Identifies the needs of the business lines and reviews the recommended housing/project solutions. Reviews must ensure that solutions conform to the asset business plan and community strategy while satisfying the client's needs.
  • Coordinates with the business lines on the investment needed for the proposed space solution, fund availability, priority and time schedule, and the income and cost impact on the portfolio; ensuring that the proposed solutions conform to requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Historic Preservation laws and other laws applicable to the portfolio.
  • Recommends approval, modification or an alternate housing project solution to the Portfolio Manager.
  • Advises higher-level management when formulating long range plans for PBS.
  • Makes recommendations concerning project operations, significant trends, recurring problems, and similar management concerns.
  • This position has job functions that must be executed within specific geographic locations. The official duty station is a federal facility, leased space, or an alternative worksite (typically the employee’s home) within the specified geographic area. You will be expected to report to a specific GSA duty location at least one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency’s telework policy.

The duties listed are at the GS-13 grade level. Similar duties with closer supervision will be performed at the GS-12 level.

This position has job functions that must be executed within specific geographic locations. The official duty station is a federal facility, leased space, or an alternative worksite (typically the employee’s home) within the specified geographic area. You will be expected to report to a specific GSA duty location at least one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency’s telework policy.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
  • Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
  • Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable
  • Register with Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

  • Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non­Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
  • Serve a one year probationary period, if required.
  • Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 4 investigation level).
  • Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee.  We will use the Department of Homeland Security’s e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment.
  • Complete a financial disclosure report to verify that no conflict, or an appearance of conflict, exists between your financial interest and this position

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide:

  • the exact dates you held  each job (from month/year to month/year)
  • number of hours per week you worked (if part time).    

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here


The GS-12 salary range starts at $98,240 per year. 

The GS-13 salary range starts at $116,820 per year. 

If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.


To qualify for the GS-12 level:

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as progressive experience assisting higher or senior level staff performing the full range of asset management competencies and practices including economic analysis of owned and leased assets, facility planning and strategy, asset performance analysis and assessment of investment and housing decision making.

To qualify for the GS-13 level:

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing the full range of asset management competencies and practices including economic analysis of owned and leased assets, facility planning and strategy, asset performance analysis and assessment of investment and housing decision making.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Bargaining Unit Status: This position is eligible for the bargaining unit.

If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or visit GSA's webpage.

If you are selected at a grade lower than the full performance level, you may be promoted up to that grade level without having to re-apply or compete against other applicants.

Relocation-related expenses are not approved and will be your responsibility.

Additional vacancies may be filled through this announcement in this or other GSA organizations within the same commuting area as needed, through other means, or not at all.

On a case-by-case basis, the following incentives may be approved:

  • Recruitment incentive if you are new to the federal government
  • Relocation incentive if you are a current federal employee
  • Credit toward vacation leave if you are new to the federal governmen
Diversity
GSA is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility that goes beyond our compliance with EEO regulations including: 
  • Valuing and embracing diversity, promoting equity, inclusion and accessibility, and expecting cultural competence; and
  • Fostering a work environment where all employees, customers and stakeholders feel respected and valued.
Our commitment is: 
  • Reflected in our policies, procedures and work environment;
  • Recognized by our employees, customers and stakeholders; and
  • Drives our efforts to recruit, attract, retain and engage the diverse workforce needed to achieve our mission.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated on the questions you answer during the application process, which will measure your overall possession of the following competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities.  Your responses to these questions must be supported by your resume or your score may be lowered. 

  • Knowledge of budget formulation and execution policy and procedure and of the capital planning process, including congressional approval process.
  • Knowledge of interest and discounting theory, cash flow forecasting, investment return measures, and other financial analysis techniques related to income properties.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of portfolio and asset management practices and valuations process.
  • Ability, judgment and skill to weigh alternatives and make recommendations on asset management matters having significant and potentially controversial impacts.
  • Knowledge of commercial real estate principles, practices, markets, values and procedures required to analyze the effect of the Government's plans on market conditions; understand lease requirements; analyze a community's space rental and sales of buildings; ensure that all prospective areas of the community are explored for potential site considerations; and perform social studies.
  • Knowledge of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Historic preservation principles and concepts related to site contamination
  • Ability to communicate orally in order to tactfully present sensitive recommendations, share information, and articulate positions.

Additional hurdle assessments, such as narrative responses or other assessments, may be administered to applicants who meet the requirements of the first hurdle, e.g., the minimum qualification requirements. If additional assessments are used, you will be provided with further instructions.

Consideration will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3). You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume so that information will be taken into consideration during the selection process.  If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

If you are eligible under Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan or GSA’s Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP/CTAP), you must receive a score of 85 or higher to receive priority.


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