Realty Specialist

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking a Senior Realty Specialist to apply mastery of real estate regulations, principles and practices and to serve as a primary liaison with divisions and districts for delineating project requirements and providing guidance on non-sensitive matters.

The role requires handling complex federal real estate transactions, property management, and negotiations with stakeholders. Location is Norfolk, VA, and the position is full-time in the federal service.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience with federal real estate instruments.
• Experience resolving complex federal realty projects.
• Experience completing federal real estate transactions and property management activities.
• Experience negotiating in sensitive real estate situations with reluctant owners or agencies.

Skills

Federal real estate knowledge

Negotiation

Project coordination

Job description

About the Position: Serves as a Senior Realty Specialist, applying a mastery of real estate regulations, principles and practices. Is a primary realty liaison with the other USACE Divisions and Districts for delineating project requirements and providing project guidance on non-sensitive matters tasked to them.

Who May Apply

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience which includes; 1) Experience utilizing federal real estate principles, policies and methods to finalize a lease or other federal real estate instrument, or to acquire or manage property; AND 2) Experience resolving critical problems over a wide range of complex, long term, federal realty projects; AND 3) Experience completing complex federal real estate transactions and/or property management activities such as multiple and/or conflicting uses of land, space, or facilities; AND 4) Experience negotiating in sensitive or unpredictable federal real estate related situations with reluctant or uncooperative property owners and/or other agencies as a Realty Specialist. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Time in Grade Requirement

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-???????12).