This position is a Realty Specialist, GS- 1170-7 working in either Portland, OR or Vancouver, WA for the Realty-Acquistion Branch. This position is also open to the public under announcement R1-24-12177220-AA-DE. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

Duties

As a Realty Specialist your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Prepares, examines, and reviews a variety of real property acquisition and outgrant documents including warranty deeds, transfer documents, right of way permits, certificates of encumbrances, and easements, submitting these documents to supervisors for review and approval. Drafts and presents purchase agreements, easements, leases and other real estate documents, verifying that legal descriptions and landowner information are consistent and accurate on all documents. Reviews Federal Register notices for actions that affect the Lands Division and disseminates as appropriate. Orders title commitments, reviews title reports, and performs record searches. Determines tract numbers for all land acquisitions and easements, applying the numbering protocols and guidelines in the Service Manual. Ensures maintenance of real property records in accordance with Regional and Service disposition schedules. Conducts site visits, property inspections, landowner meetings, and cross programmatic project coordination. Manages data within the Pre-Acquisition Tracking System and digital records systems, including entering realty information and project status, organizing records and legal instruments in appropriate file storage locations, and researching and preparing reports in response to inquiries from realty specialists, station and regional managers, and national leadership.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Resume (See "Required Documents"). Failure to provide ALL required information on your resume will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all information is provided on resume.
• Eligibility and Supporting documents - You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities that you select "yes" to AND submit the required supporting documentation, as listed in the Required Documents section.
• Merit promotion applicants must meet time-in-grade requirement as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.
• Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation.
• Driver’s License: Selectees MAY be required to possess and maintain a valid State driver's license at all times during their tenure.
• Probationary Period: Selectees may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov.

Qualifications

Only experience and education obtained by 11/20/2023 will be considered. In order to qualify for this position you must possess the Minimum Qualification. Minimum Qualification [GS-07] A. I possess one (1) year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility equivalent to grade GS-05 in the Federal service. Examples of qualifying specialized experience may include: 1) responding to inquiries and explaining realty processes and services; 2) preparing drafts of routine realty documents for review and approval; 3) coordinating records for compliance with established record management guidelines; 4) reviewing legal documentation to prepare, complete, or initiate title, deed, right-of-way, and easement permits and applications; 5) maintaining purchase and reconciliation records as they relate to land purchase; 6) proofreading agreements, leases, and other real estate documents; 7) utilizing multiple computer systems to access and input realty data (digital archiving, ArGIS, Microsoft, spreadsheets and databases), and assisting in maintaining and retrieving information and reports from automated systems. NOTE: Your resume must contain sufficient information (i.e., complete begin/end dates, hours worked per week, duties performed, etc.) for each period of work for consideration. OR B. I possess one (1) year of graduate education from an accredited college or university in a directly related field that provided the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position. NOTE: Transcripts required. OR C. I have a combination of successfully completed graduate level education, and specialized experience (both as described above) that, when computed as percentages of their respective requirements, equals at least 100% when combined. NOTE: Transcripts required and your resume must contain sufficient information (i.e., complete begin/end dates, hours worked per week, duties performed, etc.) for each period of work for consideration. OR D. I meet the Superior Academic Achievement criteria, completion of a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in a field of study as described in A above with either (1) Class Standing: Upper one-third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision based on completed courses. (2) Grade-Point Average: A grade point average of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (B or better) as recorded on the official transcript or as computed based on four years of education, or computed based on courses completed during the final two years of the curriculum; -or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 0 (B+ or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final two years of the curriculum. (3) Election to Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society: Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the national scholastic honor societies. Membership in a freshman honor society cannot be used to meet the requirements of this provision. NOTE: Transcripts required. 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. Time In Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet both eligibility and qualification requirements for the position of interest by the closing date of the JOA. Specifically, i. Area of Consideration. ii. Time-in-grade (TIG) requirements as specified in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. iii. Time after competitive appointment as specified in 5 CFR 330.502. iv. Qualification requirements outlined in OPM's Qualifications Standards for General Schedule Positions or for Federal Wage System (FWS), wage grade positions, applicants are evaluated using the OPM Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations and the job element examining method Your SF-50 will be used to confirm you meet all requirements

Education

PROOF OF EDUCATION: All applicants who are using education or a combination of education and experience to qualify must submit copies of official or unofficial transcripts which include grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, institution name, and student name. If any required coursework is not easily recognizable on transcripts, or if you believe a portion of a particular course can be credited toward meeting an educational requirement, you must also provide a memorandum on letterhead from the institution's registrar, dean, or other appropriate official stating the percentage of the course that should be considered to meet the requirement and the equivalent number of units. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, if you are selected for the position, you will be required to produce the original official transcripts.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: 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.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: 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.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address Realty-Acquisition Branch Division of Human Resources Eastside Federal Complex 911 NE Eleventh Avenue Portland, OR 97232 US
• Name: Human Resources Staffing Division
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]