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This announcement is OPEN to ALL Qualified Individuals, the public, Federal employees, individuals with SES career reinstatement eligibility, and/or SES Candidate Development Program graduates. US citizenship is required. You must apply online to be considered for this vacancy. Please review this announcement in its entirety for specific information on how to apply.

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The Regional Commissioner (RC) manages the Heartland Region, located in Kansas City, MO Region (R6), which includes several hundred Federal personnel, a large annual operating, leasing and capital budget, and the operations, maintenance and repair of Federal Office space, United States courthouses, state-of-the-art laboratories, and warehouses within their territory. 

The RC - Heartland Region (R6) manages regional PBS business lines, including asset management and strategy; design, construction and leasing; facilities management; contracting and acquisition; and customer relations.  Some regions oversee real property disposal activities. The RC - Heartland Region (R6) is responsible for coordinating regional PBS resources in response to Presidentially declared disasters and managing continuity of operations planning. 

As the Regional Commissioner, you'll oversee all PBS programs, activities, and staff within the region, to include:

• Manage all aspects of the regional real estate business by establishing goals and objectives, continually appraising progress toward these objectives and making corrections, as needed, to achieve through management of the regional PBS leadership team that oversees asset management and strategy, design, construction, leasing, facilities management, contracting, and customer relations. 
• Use a metrics-driven approach to management by implementing national business measures for regional programs and setting additional specific regional goals. Accountable for adherence to Federal laws, regulations, and GSA administrative procedures. 
• Provide leadership, accountability, and direction in the planning, development, implementation, and administration of critical PBS initiatives for the region, including efforts to:  right-size the Federal real estate portfolio, by improving office space utilization; utilize alternative financing to leverage limited government resources; introduce Federal tenants to modern, open office floor plans; and improve energy efficiency by reducing demand and leveraging state-of-the-art facilities management technology to make more informed building management decisions.
• Serve as the top customer agency relationship manager in the region, ensuring responsiveness, high quality project delivery, and customer satisfaction. 
• Prepare and execute annual and long-term plans and budgets for PBS programs within the region, consistent with established national policies. 
• Conduct program need and workload assessments, develop resource strategies, ensure accountability and transparency in financial planning, decision-making and reporting, sound investment of government financial resources and integrity of GSA process. 
• Serve as top advisor to the PBS Commissioner, Regional Administrator, and other GSA regional and headquarters officials on all matters relating to public buildings and real property programs in the region. 
• Oversee the recruitment and retention of highly qualified personnel across lines of business. Further diversity within GSA, by ensuring equal opportunity in recruitment, selection, promotion, training, awards, assignments, and special program objectives.

Conditions of employment

• Resume-based hiring method.
• Resume must not exceed 5 pages, including optional cover letter.
• All application materials must be received by the closing date.
• Veterans preference is not applicable to the SES
• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
• Apply online (See 'How to Apply' section.)
• Must include supplemental MTC statement or you won't be considered.
• Responses to MTCs must not exceed one page per MTC.
• Using PDF for all of your application materials is highly recommended.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• This position is a critical-sensitive national security position and appointment requires that you undergo a single scope background investigation and that the GSA security office grant you a Top Secret/SCI national security clearance. Applicants do not need this level of clearance in order to apply. If you are not a GSA employee, the security office must grant the clearance before you are appointed to this position unless a pre-appointment waiver of this requirement is approved.
• If tentatively selected, you will be required to submit a Declaration for Federal Employment.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 will be required to complete a certification document confirming their selective service status.
• Persons selected for their initial appointment to an SES position must have their executive qualifications approved by the Office of Personnel Management before being appointed to the position.
• If selected, you will be required to serve a one-year probationary period unless you have previously successfully completed a one-year probationary period in the Senior Executive Service.
• Veteran's preference does not apply to positions in the Senior Executive Service.  
• If selected, you must file a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) upon appointment in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
• This position has been designated under Executive Order 12564 as being subject to random drug screening.  If tentatively selected for this position, you may be required to submit to a urinalysis screen for illegal drugs prior to appointment.  Appointment will be contingent upon your receiving a negative test result.

Qualifications

All applicants must meet the Mandatory Technical Competencies (MTC) and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) requirements listed below to be eligible for consideration. Eligibility will be based on a clear demonstration that the applicant's training and experience are of the scope, quality and level of responsibility sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this executive position.

Your resume must show possession of the ECQs listed below, but must NOT address the ECQs through separate narrative responses. ECQs listed as a separate document, will not be accepted.  

You must submit a supplemental statement that separately addresses each of the Mandatory Technical Competencies (MTCs) listed below. Your resume should also corroborate your possession of the MTCs. Your supplemental MTC statement must be restricted to no more than one (1) page per MTC. Information beyond one page for each MTC will not be evaluated. Your application will not be considered if you fail to submit this supplemental statement.

Please see the "Required Documents" section below for complete instructions on the content and format of your application package.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

1. Demonstrated experience managing and leading a complex, multifaceted real property organization, through continual, metrics-based evaluation and appraisal of goals and objectives, in one or more of the following elements: asset management and strategy; design and construction; leasing; facilities management; and customer relations.

2. Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with other programs and officials in providing the highest levels of customer focus and satisfaction; ability to build positive relationships with, and effectively present, defend, or negotiate major real property plans, strategies, and decisions with a broad range of executive level decision-makers, stakeholders and customers.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):

1.  Leading Change - This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

2.  Leading People - This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

3.  Results Driven - This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

4.  Business Acumen - This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

5.  Building Coalitions - This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

For guidance on how to address the ECQ's in the context of your resume, please refer to page 29 of the "Guide to SES Qualifications" at: http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf

How you will be evaluated

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

An SES review panel will evaluate your resume based on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Applicants determined to be highly qualified may undergo an interview, other assessments and a reference check and may be required to provide a writing sample, work plan or other written product. If selected, you must be certified by an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB), unless you are a current career SES member, former career SES member with SES career reinstatement eligibility, or have successfully completed an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Program (SES CDP). You must receive QRB certification before you can be appointed to this position.
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