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Appraiser

General Services Administration
Public Buildings Service
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Summary

As an Appraiser, you will oversee the appraisal of Public Buildings Services's owned inventory for asset valuation and rental rate setting purposes.


Location of position: Public Buildings Service, Office of Real Property Asset Management, Asset Management & Valuations  Division, Washington, D.C.

Overview

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Open date: 03/10/2020
Closed date: 03/24/2020
Location
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$121,316 - $157,709 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 14
Promotion potential
14
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Other
Position sensitivity and risk
High Risk (HR)
Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Announcement number
20PBSC061BCMP
Control number
562368600

Duties

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As an Appraiser, you will perform the following duties:

  • Provide guidance and oversight on assessing fair market value, fair annual rent and other valuations for owned assets. 
  • Develop and coordinate with the Director on proposals for legislative and regulatory changes designed to achieve asset valuation objectives.
  • Interpret and provide guidance on the implementation of public laws, Executive Orders, regulations, policies, and Instructional Letters pertaining to valuation of owned assets. 
  • Serve as Project Manager to define requirements, efficiently and effectively facilitate, oversee, execute and monitor national projects with regional personnel to ensure consistent application of valuation principles and policies.
  • Collaborate, both orally and in writing, on the development of responses to valuation issues on particularly controversial issues internal to the organization or resolve conflicts involving very complex transactions.

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 the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959
  • Submit a copy of a valid State Certified General Appraiser's License.

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

  • Receive authorization from OPM on any job offer you receive, if you are or were (within the last 5 years) a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch.
  • Serve a one year probationary period, if required.
  • Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 3 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.
  • Must possess and maintain a valid State Certified General Appraiser's License.

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-14 salary range starts at $121,316 per year.  

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:  

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience preparing, reviewing and analyzing complex and varied real estate appraisals of industrial, commercial and multi purpose properties.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SPF):  In addition to the qualification requirements listed above, you must also meet the following SPF, which has been identified as: 

Do you have a valid, current State Certified General appraiser's license?

If you answered yes, please indicate the state where you are licensed, and your license number.

Additional information

Bargaining Unit status: NFFE 

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 government

We are currently filling one vacancies, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed through this announcement or other GSA organizations within the same commuting area.

Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement as needed; through other means; or not at all.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be scored on the questions you answer during the application process, which will measure your 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.

  1. Knowledge of real estate appraisal techniques to apply theories and new developments to problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods and to make decisions or recommendations significantly changing, interpreting or developing important public policies or programs.
  2. Knowledge of valuation principles, its governing laws, regulations, methodologies and/or policies to provide sound and authoritative technical guidance on all issues related to the assigned program.
  3. Skill to apply a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of program effectiveness.
  4. Ability to analyze and create new approaches to resolve conflicts in policy and program objectives in controversial transactions involving complex negotiations.

Additional assessments may be used, and, if so, you will be provided with further instructions.

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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Public Buildings Service

Agency contact information

Kelvin Towe
Phone
202-341-6663
Fax
000-000-0000
Email
kelvin.towe@gsa.gov
Website
http://www.gsa.gov
Address
GSA, Public Buildings Service
General Services Administration
Washington Area Service Center (WASC)
1800 F Street NW - 7th Floor
Washington, District of Columbia 20405
United States

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