This position serves as a Realty Specialist within the Administration Division of Minute Man National Historical Park located in Concord, MA. The primary purpose of the position is to coordinate the use of real property and related considerations within the park. The incumbent provides expert advice related to appropriate legal authorizations and asset management authorized for use in support of the Commercial Services Program and other real property considerations including special use permits

Duties

This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years, or more based on any changes to regulations governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service. The National Park Service retains the right to extend the duration of this appointment after selection and/or appointment, based on changes to the regulation governing the number of years term appointments may last. This change, which may be made at the agency's sole discretion and without further competition, shall not be construed or interpreted as the granting of a right to a selectee or employee to such an extension. No extension to a term appointment shall be granted to a selectee/employee to an amount of time that exceeds the maximum number of years authorized under any present or current regulation, unless such regulation expressly allows such action. Duties include but not limited to: Facilitates and coordinates the use of rental properties and activities within facility including advertisement of properties, as well as review and selection of applicants. Develops, administers and ensures legal authorization for Commercial Use Authorizations including but not limited to issuing Special Use Permits, Leases, Partnership Agreements and Cooperative Agreements. Conducts planning and implementation required to provide high quality services in the area of use of land, structures and facilities. Facilitates condition assessments on various facility assets in relation to the Leasing program and Commercial Use Activities and coordinates repairs and correction of deficiencies with appropriate staff. Regularly liaison with lease holders to ensure the conditions of the lease are met, problems or deficiencies are resolved, and facility assets are properly maintained.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/25/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: Researching, identifying, interpreting, and applying real estate principles, regulations and practices associated with federal, state or local government real estate rental transactions; Providing advice on real estate-related concepts and issues; Issuing and administering legal authorizations for commercial services and permitting activities; Navigating legal authorizations to account for financial transactions; and Facilitating condition assessments necessary for proposed use of facilities . You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., in an accredited college or university in a field that is directly related to the work of this position. One year of full-time graduate education is 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours or the number determined by the school. (You must submit a copy of your transcripts if you select this option.) -OR- COMBINATION: I have an equivalent combination of such education and experience described above. To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of credit hours in excess of 36 semester hours (or 54 quarter hours) by 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the two percentages. They must equal at least 100% to qualify using this option. (You must submit a copy of your transcripts if you select this option.) Volunteer Experience: 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.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address NPS Inflation Reduction Act 1849 C St. NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: Karen Henderson-Thomas
• Email: [email protected]