About the Position: In coordination with the Branch Chief, ensures that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services. Communicates to team members the projects, assignments, appraisal problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion.

Duties

Plans, coordinates, and executes appraisal assignments including gross, brief gross, planning estimates, and fully individual appraisals. Provides administrative and technical recommendations. Conducts appraisals for acquisition/disposal purposes to include, commercial, residential and industrial properties, multi-use projects to determine fair cash market value of fee title and appraisals for various types of easements. Review appraisal prepared by contract appraisers. Review Informal Value Estimates or Waiver Valuations prepared by Realty Specialists in Baltimore District.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The duties of this position require travel up to approximately 25% of the time.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid State driver’s license.
• Conditions of certification and licensing have been extended to federal appraisers. Requires a min of five years of exp. in the field of real estate appraising and having obtained a certification as a State Certified General appraiser.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret SCI Security Clearance with polygraph test or a series of polygraph tests, and continued polygraph tests on a periodic basis as a condition of continued employment.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• The duties of this position require a Financial Disclosure Statement OGE Form 450.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActNon-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in Federal Service which includes: 1.) Distinguish and analyze structural features (i.e. age of construction, approachability, renovation completed) to assess the value of the underlying assets; 2.) Use appropriate data and valuation methods to establish and prepare appraisal for a variety of real property; 3.) Collect data through all possible sources to develop, write, and produce professional appraisal reports, proficient with appraisal software applications. Selective Placement Factor: The incumbent has the obligation to maintain his/her qualifications as a State Certified General appraiser. The conditions of certification and licensing have been extended to federal appraisers by virtue of the EC 405-1-04, dated 30 Dec 2003. This includes having a minimum of five years of experience in the field of real estate appraising and having obtained a certification as a State Certified General Appraiser. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingReal EstateTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Education

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 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address GE-APF-W2SD01 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, BALTIMORE DO NOT MAIL Baltimore, MD 21203 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk