The Smithsonian Institution (SI) is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo.  This position is located in the Office of Under Secretary for Finance and Administration (OUSFA), in the Office of Real Estate. The Office of Real Estate assesses and resolves complex realty issues in supplying expert advice and guidance to all managerial levels concerning realty problems and issues. More than one selection may be made from this announcement.

Duties

The Supervisory Realty Specialist is responsible for serving as Smithsonian’s leading expert in real estate.  Works with the Deputy and Undersecretary for Finance and Administration to ensure that necessary resources are available to handle the real estate workload and that teams established to work an issue involving real estate have adequate technical support.

Requirements

• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• May need to complete a Probationary Period
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Qualifications

GS-15 Experience:You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal Service.  For this position Specialized experience is defined as professional expertise in real estate, design, construction, leasing, acquisitions, finance, and legal aspects of various property types and the related sub-specialties, including management principles and practices in conjunction with policies, regulations, and procedures on the required Real Estate inputs to programming, planning, acquisition, design, and construction to coordinate, develop, and provide authoritative interpretations of real estate requirements for operational programs. 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.Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week. Or a Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Education

There is no education substitution at this grade level. 

Contacts

• Address SMITHSONIAN Office of Human Resources POB 37012, 600 Maryland Avenue, MRC 517 Suite 5060 Washington, District of Columbia 20013-7012 United States
• Name: Shaunte Taylor
• Phone: 202-633-6339
• Email: [email protected]