This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for USACE for Real Estate Personnel to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serve as Chief, Civil Section of Acquisition, Management and Disposal (AM&D) Branch, Real Estate Division, providing supervision, oversight, direction, and coordination of real estate acquisition, and management and disposal program activities involving the Civil works of the District.

Duties

Plan and coordinate the work of the Civil Real Estate Section of AMD; set priorities and prepare work schedules through Realty Specialists. Administer a continuing inspection effort to mitigate problems of encroachment, and through Realty Specialists, resolve identified encroachments through intense negotiations. Manage the granting of leases, licenses, easements, and permits authorizing the use of Government real property. Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, evaluate work performance, improve production or increase quality of the work directed.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
• Appointment to this position is subject to one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position is supervisory as defined by the OPM General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG). A one year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 30% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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 which includes: Assisting with the acquisition of real property by lease for federal agencies; Directing compliance inspections, utilization reviews, executive order and GSA surveys, encroachment and trespass resolutions, land title disputes, boundary line resolutions, and real estate claims; Overseeing the investigation and resolution of unauthorized uses of government owned/controlled real property, known as encroachments; Preparing or planning for the preparation of contractual real estate documents of marked complexity; Assigning work to subordinates, developing performance standards, and providing coaching, mentoring, and guidance.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address RD-W2SF03 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-NORFOLK DO NOT MAIL Norfolk, VA 23510 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk