This position serves as a Realty Specialist in a BLM office located in North Bend, OR, Roseburg, OR, Salem OR, Springfield OR, and Tillamook, OR

Duties

As the Realty Specialist in this position, you will: Pay Scale: North Bend, OR: (ZX - REST OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS) GS-09: $59,966 - $77,955.00 GS-11: $72,553 - $94,317.00 Roseburg, OR: (ZX - REST OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS) GS-09: $59,966 - $77,955.00 GS-11: $72,553 - $94,317.00 Salem OR, (PO - Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA) GS-09: $64,504.00 - $83,854.00 GS-11: $78,044.00 - $101,454.00 Springfield, OR: (ZX - REST OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS) GS-09: $59,966 - $77,955.00 GS-11: $72,553 - $94,317.00 Tillamook, OR (ZX - REST OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS) GS-09: $59,966 - $77,955.00 GS-11: $72,553 - $94,317.00 Major Duties for the GS-09 and GS-11 level will be the same as those listed below in a developmental basis with closer supervision and oversight: Processing applications for Oregon/California (O&C) permits and O&C unilateral permits according to current guidance; and independently administering O&C reciprocal right-of-way agreements and permits for both Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and permittees. Processing routine request for terms and conditions of use for BLM and permittee request, drafting License Agreements; and processing road use fee calculations for first time use request by permittees. Processing amendments and assignments of existing agreements and permits. Conducting site inventories and assessing road and drainage structures on roads utilizing data and current road appraisal programs to calculate road replacement values; and analyzing haul routes and tributary acres to create tributary acre maps and to calculate percentage of cost share for all parties. Processing construction plats for permittee construction; and independently monitoring approved permits for compliance with terms and conditions. Assisting with processing and preparing linear rights-of-way under Title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act; and maintaining and updating road record files to specified standards.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• May be required to complete background investigation.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
• Must provide resume and supporting documents (See required documents) prior to the closing date of this announcement.
• 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.
• Status applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements.
• You may be required to occasionally travel overnight away from home. You must be eligible to obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
• Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions may affect your rating.
• PCS may be authorized

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. If qualifying based on education, a copy of your unofficial transcripts must be provided with your application. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying. To qualify for GS-09: A. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) calculating and determining routine realty and lands cost recovery; (2) leading or conducting routine on-site compliance examinations on rights-of-way, permits, and other use authorizations; (3) conducting inventory of existing realty actions as well as monitoring budget plan packages; and (4) preparing responses to routine and non-controversial inquiries concerning use, occupancy, disposal, and other actions on public land. OR B. Education: Have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education or a LL.B. or J.D., if related, leading to such a degree from an accredited college or university, which provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts as proof of any claimed education). C. Combination: Have some specialized experience as described in statement A, but less than one (1) year; and have more than one (1) year but less than two (2) years of graduate education as described in statement B. To calculate your combined amount, first determine the amount of your specialized experience as a percentage of the requirement listed in A above. Then determine the amount of your graduate education in excess of one full year (18 semester hours) as a percentage of the requirement listed in B above; then add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.) You must submit a copy of your transcripts as proof of any claimed education). To qualify for GS-11: A. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) processing casework on controversial lands and realty actions including rights-of-ways, communication sites, land acquisitions and disposals, permits, leases, withdrawals; (2) providing information to the public regarding realty matters on public lands; (3) inspecting unlawful closure of public lands, noncompliance of stipulations/permits, or trespassing; and (4) preparing planning documents and/or monitoring budgetary needs of a realty program. B. Education: Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related in business administration, public administration or policy, and land use planning. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts as proof of any claimed education). C. Combination: Have an equivalent combination of specialized experience and education, as described above. (To combine education and experience, first determine your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level. (NOTE: Only units in excess of the first two years (36 semester hours of the Master's level) may be used to meet the educational requirement.) Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.) NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts as proof of any claimed education TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-07 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. One year at the GS-09 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 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". A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Occupational Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Occupational Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your 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.

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.

Contacts

• Address BLM Oregon State Office BLM Oregon State Office, OR-953 1220 SW Third Portland, OR 97204 US
• Name: San Antonio Services Branch
• Phone: 816-541-8101
• Email: [email protected]