Realty Officer

Clarification from the agency

Open to current NNSA Federal employees

As a Realty Officer, you will:

• Serve as a Level III Real Estate Contracting Officer for all real estate activities as required by DOE Order 430.1B and provides a full spectrum of real estate support and oversight services, to include planning, acquisition, leasing, disposition, and utilization of real property under the cognizance of the NNSA Field Offices, the Albuquerque Complex, and the Office of Secure Transportation.
• Evaluate and approves all NNSA and contractor plans and requirements concerning the acquisition, management, utilization, reuse, and disposition of real property. Provides technical guidance to NNSA management, M&O contractors, and other contractors concerning the effect on the value of real property interest. This requires highly specialized and unique analytical techniques, a comprehensive knowledge of general and real property management, knowledge of the NNSA mission, functions and programs and results in recommendations to the highest levels of senior management, including the NNSA Administrator.
• Identify problem and potential problem areas and issues dealing with real property management and recommends necessary corrective actions to senior management. Typical problems handled as an expert consultant cover all aspects of real property management and require a high degree of originality as well as an extremely sound basic knowledge of the real property field to arrive at cost effective workable solutions.

Conditions of employment

• Subject to Random Drug Testing
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test.
• Favorable suitability determination required.
• Financial Disclosure is required.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a Q level Security Clearance.
• You must be a United States Citizen.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
• Compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity which will require that you provide two forms of identification.
• May be required to successfully complete a two (2) year trial period. Employees serving on a probationary or trial period may be terminated at any time during the probationary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service.
• Please limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, you will be disqualified.
• DOE's Certified Realty Specialist (CRS) Program Requirements:
  Level III Realty Certification is required for this position. If the requirements below are not met at the time of application, the incumbent may still be considered if their resume demonstrates that he/she will be able to satisfactorily meet the requirements within 18 months of the hire date.
• Level III Realty Certification- Level III CRS Experience:
  A minimum of six (6) years of creditable experience in the real estate field, at least two (2) years of which is Federal (GS-1170) at the GS-13 level or above, with four (4) other creditable years total real estate experience in the requested specialty area of certification.
• Training: The following training courses are required prior to appointment as a CRS. All training must be completed in order to be considered for Level III: Level I Training: Federal Real Property Leasing OR Lease Acquisition Training Techniques of Negotiating Federal Real Property Leases Federal Real Property Utilization and Disposal, 24 classroom hours2Level II Training: Federal Real Property Lease Law Cost and Price Analysis of Lease Proposals Basic Appraisal Principles

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

A qualified candidate's online resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA Demonstration Project pay band or GS grade level in the Federal service, i.e., EN-03, NN/NQ-03 or GS-13. Specialized experience for this position is defined as performing complex real property transactions including acquisitions, leases, and disposals of diverse property rights in compliance with Federal real estate laws, policies, and regulations as a certified/warranted Real Estate Contracting Officer.

Examples of Specialized Experience:

• Supporting and leading real estate negotiations and activities in support of multi-million dollar highly complex, first-of-its kind, non-traditional acquisition projects on federal sites or future federal sites
• Approving real estate agreements to include acquiring, leasing, and disposing of assets and property valued between $250k and $1M, in support of federal mission objectives
• Approving the removal and disposal of real property assets from the federal footprint to enable disposition activities and ensure buildable and usable footprint is available to support mission needs

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. If you are eligible for career transition assistance plans such as ICTAP or CTAP, you must meet the definition of "well qualified" which is defined as having a score of 85 or better.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

How you will be evaluated

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

THE APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS WILL BE IN TWO STAGES:

Minimum Qualifications: Once the application process is complete, the Human Resources Office will review the first two pages of your resume and supporting documentation to determine whether you meet the minimum job qualifications.

Structured Resume Review: The Human Resources Office will review the first two pages of your resume to determine your technical qualifications.

Additional documentation (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume) may not be considered.

A quality review will then be conducted by the HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME). Your application is rated based on the extent and quality of your experience, education (if applicable to the job), and training described in your online resume/questionnaire as related to the duties of this position. The quality categories are usually defined as "Best Qualified", "Well Qualified" and "Qualified". Veterans Preference eligible candidates will be listed at the top of whichever category your score places you in. CP/CPS veterans are placed at the top of the highest category for all positions except professional and scientific positions at GS-9 and higher.

Your application and resume shall demonstrate that you possess the following Competencies. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the Competencies identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application.

Probationary periods are required for new employees appointed to competitive service positions for the first time; or reinstated employees who return to Federal service after a break in service of 30-days or more and who have not completed a probationary period will need to complete the requirement. Trial periods are required for all excepted service employees. Trial periods served in the same position and agency with no break in service will satisfy the requirement.

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If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified'.

To preview the application questionnaire, click the link below.
https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13003450

To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package which includes:

ALL APPLICANTS: You must submit a resume supporting your specialized experience and responses to the online questionnaire.

• Your two (2) page RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of each employer; start and end dates (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed education and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion date).
• Cover Letter, optional, expressing additional information not covered in your resume may not be considered.
• For more information about what to include in your resume, please view this USAJOBS Resume Tutorial video on YouTube.

NNSA will accept a resume in the format of your choice (as an attached document or as a USAJOBS Resume Builder format). You will be notified at the time you click 'Apply Online' which type of resume is acceptable. It is important that you are complete and thorough in your resume. If any of the above information is not included in your resume, we may not be able to fully credit you for your experience.

Submit one or more of the following to support your eligibility(s) to apply to this job announcement: SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" (current/former federal employees):

To properly verify status eligibility, your SF-50 must show the following. If you do not submit an appropriate SF-50, we cannot verify your status eligibility! Full position title; appointment type; occupational series; pay plan, grade, and step; tenure code; and service computation date (SCD).

If your current position SF50 does not indicate you have competitive service status or does not reflect the pay plan and grade of the highest position you have held in the competitive service, in addition to your current SF50, you must provide your previous SF-50s that provide the proof of competitive status and highest grade held on a permanent basis.

If specific educational requirements are indicated for this vacancy: Documentation verifying your educational claims which can include unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned and final grade. Please see the Education section for more information.

Veterans: DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; current active duty members- certification of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions dated within 120 days; SF-15 Form and related documentation; VA letter. For more information visit the USAJOBS Help Center & OPM CHCOC website for VOW information.

Individuals with Disabilities: Schedule A letter from a physician, local, state or federal rehabilitation office citing your eligibility under 5 CFR 213.3102 (u). For more information visit the USAJOBS Help Center.

Certain Military Spouses: Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders authorizing you to accompany the Military member to the new duty permanent station; OR verification of the member's 100% disability (VA Letter); and/or verification of the member's death while on active duty (DD-1300 and Death Certificate) AND verification of the marriage to the service member (i.e., a marriage license or other legal documentation verifying marriage). For more information visit the USAJOBS Help Center.

Other non-competitive or special appointing authorities: provide documentation which supports your eligibility.

Career Transition Assistance Program, if applicable(e.g., Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and most recent performance appraisal.) For more information see the OPM Guide to Career Transition.

Performance Appraisals: Submit your two (2) most recent performance appraisals. Your performance appraisals and incentive awards will be given due consideration in the selection process based on their relation to the duties of the position and the consistency with which they may be considered in evaluating you against other applicants. If the performance appraisals are not available, please provide a written statement of explanation and upload as a separate document.

Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.

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