Job opening: Senior Underwriter
Salary: $103 409 - 155 034 per year
Published at: Oct 29 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Dept of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
The duty station for this position will be a home-based worksite or other non-HUD owned space anywhere within HUD's Denver, CO Homeownership Center (HOC) Region, which encompasses the locations of New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado, Iowa, North Dakota, Texas, Montana, Kansas, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, Utah, and South Dakota.
Duties
Making a Difference: HUD's Mission
HUD's mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers; meet the need for quality affordable rental homes; utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination and transform the way HUD does business.
As a Senior Underwriter, you will:
Assist the Branch Chief in monitoring the status of goal accomplishment. Advise the Chief of potential problems in attainment of goals and objectives.
Research required underwriting procedures and techniques, requiring comprehensive knowledge of Direct Endorsement rules, regulations, and procedures.
Serve as an expert-level resource within their Office on matters relating to Underwriting and other Direct Endorsement issues. Often, the incumbent's expertise is reflected in that they may be expected to serve as a trouble-shooter/Team Leader on Underwriting issues arising within the incumbent's Office.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:
Reviewing and issuing a conditional commitment of single family property appraisals (1-4 units) as a Direct Endorsement (DE) Underwriter; AND
Making decisions as a Direct Endorsement Underwriter (DE) for manually underwritten loans and issuing a firm commitment with the approval or rejection of the credit analysis of a potential borrower's mortgage application; AND
Applying underwriting guidelines to make recommendations or decisions on single family mortgage insurance applications, including Federal Housing Administration (FHA); AND
Overseeing projects that require coordinating and integrating the work of others and providing progress reports to management or high-level officials; AND
Performing trend analysis, reporting findings and writing recommendations to management officials.
Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.
Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the GS-13 you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks.
Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address Asst Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner
Administrative Resource Center
Parkersburg, WV 26101
US
- Name: Applicant Call Center
- Phone: 304-480-7300
- Email: [email protected]