This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Real Estate Personnel to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position will serve as Chief of the Acquisition Branch with overall responsibility for accomplishment of the real estate acquisition program required for civil works projects in the St. Paul District Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, MN. *** RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES MAY BE AUTHORIZED ***

Duties

Responsible for planning, directing, administering, and correlating various projects and programs and accomplishing such projects and programs through subordinate staff. Directs, coordinates, and controls the activities of employees engaged in the Federal real estate acquisition activities for all St. Paul District projects. Participates in the solution of controversial or more difficult real estate and appraisal problems. Represents the agency in negotiations of highly complex and sensitive situations involving acquisition of interest of real property. Responsible for the overall planning, administration, and supervision of subordinate staff to accomplish program objectives.

Requirements

• Business travel up to 10% of the time.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions.
• Financial Disclosure Statement is required.
• Position may be subject to a one year supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. The Public 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: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the federal service which includes: 1) Managing acquisition programs for civil works projects or similar initiatives; 2) acquiring lands for local sponsor projects and direct projects; 3) negotiating highly complex and sensitive real property interests on behalf of organizational stakeholders; 3) reviewing matters under relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g., Uniform Act) to ensure compliance with applicable statutes and regulations. 4) overseeing real estate project milestones and budgets for assigned projects. 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address RG-W2R906 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-ST PAUL DO NOT MAIL St. Paul, MN 55101 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk