Appraiser

U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Aliso Viejo (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, part of the Department of Homeland Security, invites applications for a GS-14-level real property appraisal role across multiple locations, including Washington, DC, Indianapolis, Euless, and Aliso Viejo.

The position emphasizes appraisal management, market analysis, and contract oversight within CBP's Integrated Services Division. Applicants must demonstrate one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level and meet all qualification

Qualifications

• 1 year of specialized experience at GS-14 level or equivalent.
• Experience conducting, reviewing, or managing appraisals and valuation analyses for complex real property.
• Ability to provide valuation findings and recommendations to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Conducting, reviewing, or managing appraisals and valuation analyses for complex real property.
• Analyzing market data, comparable sales, income and expense information, and cost data to develop estimates.
• Managing appraisal or real estate service contracts, including scopes of work and monitoring performance.

Job description

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Facilities and Asset Management, Integrated Services Division, Real Property Program Management Office located in Washington, DC; Indianapolis, IN; Euless, TX; and Aliso Viejo, CA..

The open period for this job opportunity announcement may be extended to allow for a sufficient applicant pool.

Experience: You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Conducting, reviewing, or managing appraisals and valuation analyses for complex real property, such as commercial, industrial, mixed-use, specialized, or environmentally impacted properties.
• Analyzing real estate market data, comparable sales, income and expense information, property characteristics, and cost data to develop or validate property-value, rental-rate, or restoration-cost estimates.
• Managing appraisal or real estate service contracts, including developing scopes of work, reviewing contractor deliverables, monitoring performance, and resolving issues affecting cost, schedule, or quality.
• Providing valuation findings, real estate recommendations, and technical briefings to senior leaders and stakeholders to support property acquisition, leasing, disposition, site-selection, investment, or portfolio-management decisions.
• Reviewing appraisal reports for compliance with applicable professional appraisal standards, contract requirements, and valuation methodologies, and explaining appraisal conclusions to technical and non-technical audiences.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

You must meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process by 10/06/2026.

In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.

Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

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, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers

Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions:

• Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military
• A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government
• Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university
• Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government

Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered eligible under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be placed in the Well-Qualified category for this position, as described within this announcement. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this job announcement.