The incumbent serves as the Director, Office of Real Property Management (A/OPR/RPM) under the direction of the Managing Director for Operations who in turn reports to the OPR Deputy Assistant Secretary . The RPM Office Director is responsible for the development and execution of the Department’s domestic holistic and comprehensive strategic housing and plans as well as the planning, design and construction of major domestic building projects.

Duties

Oversees departmental project and construction management activities, real property leasing, and project tracking database systems, in addition to identifying and evaluating new program initiatives. Advises on and/or conducts the review, negotiation, direction and evaluation of building designs, costs, and schedules. Analyzes allocations and user requests for feasibility studies and compatibility with Department Functional Bureau Strategies, performance plans and projected budgets. Negotiates and prepares annual Budget Resource Requests (BRR) including detailed business cases to support funding requirements. Reviews and analyzes organizational structure, staffing, operational policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with personnel regulations.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/
• Statement of Employment & Financial Interest required prior to appointment.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.  Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience leading on a federal realty program, including agency-wide master real property capital planning, GSA lease procurements, portfolio-wide space management and federal space allocations standards. Experience leading on program management, including developing a multi-year plan, utilizing analytics and performance metrics to make informed, data-driven decisions, and running a transparent and fully accountable program. Experience leading an organization through change, including integrating customer experience principles into the development and implementation of strategic plans ranging from short term to long term action plans. Experience with program management of agency construction programs, including on planning, acquisitions, design, cost, contracting, construction management, commissioning, project turnover, close-out and lessons learned. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-15 position. In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to "see the job through."

Education

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State 600 19th Street, NW SA-17, 5th Floor Attn: A/EX/HRD Washington, District of Columbia 20522-1705 United States
• Name: Tracy LaMar
• Phone: (771) 205-0151
• Email: [email protected]