This position is located in the BLM Upper Colorado River District Office with duty location in Grand Junction or Silt, CO. This position is open to Department of Interior (DOI) current permanent employees on a competitive appointment and employees that meet Land Management Authority.

Duties

Serve as a senior Realty Specialist in a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) office. Perform complex lands and realty work such as assignments involving land tenure adjustments, rights-of-way, land use authorizations, renewable energy authorizations, land withdrawals, easement and fee acquisitions, trespass abatement, etc. Provide mentorship and expertise for a variety of complex and controversial lands and realty projects, assignments, and activities which typically cover wide geographic areas with significant natural resources and/or land management matters. Provide solutions to multifaceted lands and realty problems covering a wide variety of conditions. Resolve and/or evaluate issues that impact, projects, planning systems, casework, compliance, and environmental analysis, which relate to lands and realty programs

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• May be required to complete background investigation and drug screening.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
• Must provide resume and supporting documents (See required documents).
• You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
• You will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450 on an annual basis.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license.
• The Bureau of Land Management has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. Specialized Experience GS-12: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing at least 4 of the following duties: (1) processing various types of lands and realty cases such as rights-of-way, communication sites, film permits, leases, trespasses, acquisitions, land exchanges, public land sales, desert land entries, R&PP conveyances, and State selections; (2) preparing environmental analysis and documentation for proposed actions and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies; (3) calculating lands and realty cost recovery, rental and monitoring fees, and bonds; (4) budget planning and monitoring; and (5) utilizing automated lands records systems and other applications to document a wide variety of complex lands and realty transactions. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. (Must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted). Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Volunteer Experience: 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 include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address BLM Colorado State Office Denver Federal Center Building 40 Lakewood, CO 80225 US
• Name: San Antonio Services Branch
• Phone: 816-541-8101
• Email: [email protected]