Job opening: Realty Specialist

Salary: $66 300 - 104 280 per year

City: Folsom

Published at: Feb 09 2024

Employment Type: Full-time

Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Realty Specialist. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Folsom, California

Duties

1. Researches regulatory materials for information concerning the processing of these instruments which include agricultural leases, permits for removal of material, various temporary permits, and grants of rights-of-way across public lands and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Area Office. 2. Negotiates, prepares, and processes appropriate instruments to allow use of land by other Federal, state, county, city, and private agencies, or individuals on, within, or across Reclamation withdrawn or acquired lands. 3. Negotiates terms of agreements and prepares land exchange and sales contracts, warranty or quitclaim deeds for the acquisition or disposal of land. 4. Conducts investigations and searches courthouse records for relevant realty information and consults with state, county or city officials, other Reclamation representatives, water districts, and landowners to negotiate, modify, or amend contract renewals, terminations, cancellations, and issuances. 5. Performs the realty activities necessary to implement Resource Management Plans as required by Commissioner's Policy of December 6, 1988. 6. Reviews all realty actions and documents to ensure required National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation has been completed, and requests the preparation of documents for significant actions.

Requirements

Qualifications

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume. GS-11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 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. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-09 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes understanding of the real estate market to conduct routine negotiations and resolve routine issues regarding the management, transfer, leasing, acquisition, or disposal of lands managed by the area office. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the education and/or specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume. 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: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower-grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Applicants eligible under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) are not required to meet time-in-grade restrictions in order to be considered. You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 02/23/2024.

Education

This vacancy announcement allows substituting education for experience at the GS-09 and GS-11 grade levels. You must submit a copy of college transcript(s) (unofficial copy is acceptable) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include the name of the college or university and date the degree was conferred. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not-qualified for the position.

You will be required to provide official college transcripts to verify educational qualifications, if selected. An official transcript must be sent directly from the University's Registrar's office and must be provided from the institution awarding the degree. Academic transcripts certified by notary publics are NOT official. Official transcripts must be submitted prior to reporting to work as a condition of employment. Failure to submit official transcripts may be grounds for dismissal or rescission of the job offer.

Accreditation: Only education from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education is acceptable to meet education requirements or to substitute for experience, if applicable. For additional info, refer to the Office of Personnel Management and U.S. Department of Education.

Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For additional info, refer to the U.S. Network for Education Information.