This position is located in Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. Incumbent serves as a Realty Specialist located on a Forest Service unit with primary responsibilities in Special Uses administration.

Duties

As part of assigned cases, researches court and other legal records, extracts and prepares real estate ownership data, land status, water rights, and reviews realty instruments to ensure that all requirements are met. Becomes proficient with agency policies and regulations associated with lands activities. In a developmental capacity, accompanies higher-grade specialists in contacts with land owners, assembles routine lands activities, and completes such transactions in accordance with clear-cut guidelines and procedures.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-09 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service performing work related to Special Uses administration. Specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Assisted higher-level specialists in the administration of more complex special-use authorizations for a variety of activities such as, but not limited to, developing special-use permits and writing Operations and Maintenance Plans for recreation residences, linear rights-way, oil/gas pipelines, and electric powerlines; Compiled information for the development of reports on matters such as special-use field compliance inspections, pre-application meetings, and land ownership; Assisted in conducting routine realty investigations. OR: A 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., if related; OR: An appropriate combination of specialized experience and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

See above for education that may be qualifying for the specific grade level.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]