Procurement and Resources Specialist

Veterans Health Administration; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration in Billings, MT, is seeking a Real Property Officer.

You will serve as the subject matter expert for the largest portfolio of leases, agreements, and real property actions in VISN 19, reporting to the Chief Engineer and collaborating with facility leadership. Responsibilities include developing capital investment plans, coordinating with tenants, managing COR duties for lease acquisitions, and driving the VA Montana

Responsibilities

• Manage leases, agreements, and real property actions for VISN 19.
• Coordinate with tenants and stakeholders; draft documents; ensure compliance.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position serves as a Real Property Officer for the Veterans Affairs (VA) Montana Health Care System and is the subject matter expert and responsible party for the largest portfolio of leases (22), agreements (18), and real property actions (4 pending) in Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19.

Key Responsibilities

THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION Major Duties and Responsibilities: This employee reports directly to the Chief Engineer and often works concurrently with the Facility Planner, Chief Fiscal Officer, Chief Logistics Officer, and Executive Leadership Team at the station level.

Works with minimal guidance and frequently works with Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) and Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO) program offices on a frequent basis.

Relates to lease actions, the incumbent develops strategic capital investment plans based on mission requirements and market analysis, generates technical requirements for purposes of procurement, commits funding, leads market research and source selection efforts, coordinates and directs activations, manages operations by addressing compliance, defines modifications, and coordinates closures.

Relates to agreements, the incumbent coordinates with current and prospective tenants, drafts legal documents, enforces provisions in the agreement, and executes financial collections from tenants.

Relates to real property actions, the incumbent is the primary point of contract and field technical expert related to disposal and/or conveyance of real estate in relation to the VA "Reduce the Footprint" criteria for which VA Montana is conducting the vast majority of the disposal actions for all of VISN 19.

Serves as primary point of contract and technical field expert for land use agreements, parcel transactions, easements, and irrevocable licenses related to VA Montana owned assets. Meets with stakeholders, reviews utilization data and growth trends, assesses market availabilities and considers financial constraints related to real property actions.

Generates long term investment priorities indicating locations of assets as well as services provided and presents for review and approval by the Chief Engineer and subsequently to the VA Montana Executive Leadership team. Gains approval for new requirements through the Strategic Capital Investment (SCIP) process.

Serves as the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) for the acquisition of every lease requirement and performs accordingly in the execution of all aspects of the procurement; this is complicated by the absence of a local Contracting Officer resulting in the employee being directly responsible for all pre- and post-award contract administration actions. Performs other duties assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday; 7:30am - 4:00pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad-hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Requirements & Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $74678 – $97087/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-10.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.