The Realty Specialists are located with the Office of the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Management, Office of Facilities, Property, and Safety Management, in Reston, VA. The office is responsible for the real property leasing program (RPL) and lease administration for all of Indian Affairs (IA), including the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) and encompasses 12 regions located throughout the U.S. and Alaska.

Duties

Perform as a Realty Specialist at a level commensurate with required education and experience as set forth by Department of the Interior (DOI), General Service Administration (GSA), and bureau policies and procedures and assumes responsibility for all functional areas of lease administration management, including data collection and reporting. Gains knowledge about the most current DOI and GSA real property and leasing policies and offers policy analysis to RPL Supervisor. In addition, the incumbent keeps up to date on current regulations, mandates, and executive orders relative to real property and leasing. Processes Occupancy Agreements (OAs), including facilitating communications with regional IA offices regarding timeframes for data submissions and updated space requirements. Prepares non-lease space agreements involving IA offices and programs, such as revocable licenses and facility use agreements.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Indian Preference applies (must submit a BIA Form 4432).
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit.
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of the position are suitable for telework, and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: To qualify at the GS-11 level you must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-9 grade level performing at least 3 of the following: Applying processes and procedures relating to real property leasing Assisting in preparing facility use agreements to include responding to questions and/inquiries. Communicating with customers regarding data submissions and space requirements. Verifying that the lessor complies with scope of the lease including daily maintenance and management of leased space, and advising the program of any issues or difficulties that may disrupt or hinder performance or that may justify withholding rent; Having regular lease contract reviews and file management to verify that the lease file maintains a current copy of the contract, and all related documents including inspection and performance documentation, Lease Amendments, and all general correspondence by. OR Education: 3 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or a L.L.M. in a related field of study OR Combination: Combination of specialized experience and education that totals 100% of the experience requirement. Specialized Experience: To qualify at the GS-12 level you must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level performing at least 3 of the following: Applying processes and procedures relating to real property leasing and assisting junior Realty Specialists in their duties. Assisting in preparing facility use agreements to include responding to questions and/inquiries. Communicating with customers regarding data submissions and space requirements. Verifying that the lessor complies with scope of the lease including daily maintenance and management of leased space, and advising the program of any issues or difficulties that may disrupt or hinder performance or that may justify withholding rent.; Conducting Having regular lease contract reviews and file management to verify that the lease file maintains a current copy of the contract, and all related documents including inspection and performance documentation, Lease Amendments, and all general correspondence by regular lease contract reviews and file management. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

• Address AS-IA Human Resources 12220 Sunrise Valley Dr., Room 4047 Reston, VA 20191 US
• Name: Human Resources
• Email: [email protected]