This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/569425500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
The incumbent serves as a Realty Specialist providing services in real property acquisition, management, and disposal duties in support of the National Airspace System. The incumbent performs work assignments under the limited direction of a manager or other experienced professionals.
Learn more about this agency05/28/2020 to 06/17/2020
$55,649 - $86,259 per year
Locality increase will be determined at time of job offer.
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1 vacancy in the following locations:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - The job may require travel from time- to-time, but not on a regular basis. The travel may be for training or other work-related duties.
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Permanent
Full-Time
Excepted
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ACT-ACQ-20-AAQ910-67632
569425500
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Current or Former Federal Employees; Veterans - EVHO; Also open to former excepted service federal employees eligible under an interchange agreement. Current or former federal employees must have met a one year probationary period or trial period in the competitive or excepted service. Applications will be accepted from preference eligible and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least 3 years of continuous active duty service.
The incumbent may also perform as a warranted Real Estate Contracting Officer (RECO), which involves large dollar amounts, congressional interest, major environmental impact, and large numbers of displacements and relocations of individuals or businesses, or similar complicating factors. Work activities include (1) providing support to requiring organizations in defining and analyzing requirements including exploring viable options; (2) complying with all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, policies and procedures in the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) or in other governing regulations, such as the Federal Acquisition Regulation; (3) negotiating, acquiring, administering, disposing, and/or executing the condemnation of real estate, and utility contracts and transactions; (4) planning and estimating budgets for customers; and (5) performing related project planning including preparing time-lines for completion of the project.
The incumbent applies experience and advanced knowledge applicable to realty to plan and conduct functional activities for projects/programs. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. The incumbent may serve as a warranted Real Estate Contracting Officer (RECO) with a specified dollar amount of delegated signature authority. The incumbent may exercise signature authority for other actions, such as interdepartmental agreements with other U.S. government agencies or with state or local governments. Has contact with a wide variety of personnel both within and external to the organization. Demonstrates considerable independence in planning time and helping the manager, project/program manager, and/or team leader to plan and use assigned resources to accomplish projects/programs/activities. May identify and request additional resources, as needed.
Typical assignments may include: Provides guidance to less-experienced professionals. Personally or through team: Reviews real property acquisition requests to determine validity and adequacy, by assisting customers in defining requirements, drafting or revising specifications, exploring options for lease or purchase, and otherwise correcting deficiencies in acquisition requests; Conducts feasibility studies, market analyses, and uses appraisal documents to determine fair market value of desired properties and; Acquires title searches, researches environmental issues, and performs similar reviews to advise customers on concerns and alternatives.
Acquires real property: Prepares acquisition plan to include determining acquisition strategy; Uses direct purchase, condemnation, like exchange, interdepartmental transfer, interdepartmental agreement, donation, and/or lease; Conducts and gathers market survey information; Obtains and reviews appraisal for purchase by contracted appraiser; Exercises RECO warranted signature authority to negotiate and award real property acquisition leases, contracts and agreements on behalf of Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. government.
Manages real property: Negotiates and awards utilities contracts for electricity, gas, water, and sewer service and resolves utility issues; Reviews real property inventory to identify excess property, alternative uses, required maintenance, and similar issues and may enter information on real property inventory into systems of record; Exercises RECO warranted signature authority to approve changes and modifications to lease or purchase contracts; May dispose of real property; Negotiates, prepares, and signs Out-Grants to lease or to give easements on U.S. government real property in exchange for revenue.
To view the complete qualification standard, applicants should reference – U.S. Office of Personnel Management Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Realty Specialist, 1170.
To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G, FG/GS- 10/11. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.
Specialized experience may include but not limited to: Experience which involves acquiring, managing and disposing of real property or experience performing tasks involving researching or applying environmental laws and regulations to land management, including real property acquisition, management and disposal.
Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies.
As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.
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Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO) are those veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least three (3) years of continuous active service. Applicants claiming eligibility for EVHO, MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/569425500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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