Realty Specialist

Federal Aviation Administration •

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:

The incumbent serves as a Realty Specialist providing expertise in real property acquisition, management, and disposal duties in support of the National Airspace System (NAS). The incumbent performs work assignments under the minimal direction of a manager.

Duties

The duties will include working independently on large work assignments that involve but not limited to responses to congressional inquiries, negotiations of lease and/or space agreements, negotiations of terms and conditions to include easements and agreements and understanding the major environmental issues.

The real property acquisition, management, and disposal duties in support of the National Airspace System (NAS) typically involve large dollar amounts, congressional interest, major environmental impact, and large numbers of displacements and relocations of individuals or businesses, or similar complicating factors. The incumbent applies experience and comprehensive knowledge applicable to realty to plan and conduct functional activities for projects/programs. Assignments frequently require vast knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. They demonstrate both strategic and tactical thinking when communicating with customer, stakeholders and management. The incumbent may serve as a warranted Real Estate Contracting Officer (RECO) with a specified dollar amount or an unlimited dollar delegated signature authority. The incumbent exercise signature authority for other actions, such as interdepartmental agreements with other U.S. government agencies or with state or local governments.

Typical assignments may include the following: Provides guidance to less-experienced professionals; Leads ad-hoc teams of customers and specialists; such as, budget or environmental specialists to prepare acquisition requests. Reviews real property acquisition requests to determine validity and adequacy, exploring options for lease or purchase, and otherwise correcting deficiencies in acquisition requests; Conducts spanet analyses, and appraisal reviews to determine fair spanet value of desired properties and; Coordinates and reviews title searches, researches environmental issues, and performs similar reviews to advise customers on concerns and alternatives.

Acquires real property involving high dollar amounts and/or other complexities: Prepares acquisition plan(s) to include determining acquisition strategy; Uses direct purchase, condemnation, like exchange, interdepartmental transfer, interdepartmental agreement, donation, and/or lease; Obtains and reviews appraisal for purchase by contracted appraiser; may exercises RECO warranted signature authority to negotiate and award real property acquisition contracts, leases, and agreements on behalf of Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. government.

Manages real property: Negotiates and awards utilities contracts for electricity, gas, water, and sewer service and resolves utility issues; Reviews real property inventory to identify excess property, alternative uses, required maintenance, and similar issues and may enter information on real property inventory into Real Estate Management System (REMS); Exercises RECO warranted signature authority to approve changes and modifications to lease or purchase contracts; May dispose of real property; Negotiates, prepares, and signs Out-Grants to lease or to give easements on U.S. government real property in exchange for revenue.

Prepares responses to the most complex oral and written inquiries including Congressional and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, protests, claims against the U.S. government, and similar inquiries. Resolves most problems and work issues without the assistance of a manager. Develops, recommends and works with AAQ management to implement approaches to address current and anticipated problems and issues. Works with management to solve problems with excellent critical thinking skills, which provide multiple options for management to consider.

Ideal candidate has experience in managing a wide range of large scale, and complex real estate transactions for commercial office space by researching, interpreting, and applying knowledge of real estate laws, regulations, and practices.

Job Requirements:
Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).

Qualifications

To view the complete qualification standard, applicants should reference – U.S. Office of Personnel Management Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Realty Specialist, 1170.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1100/realty-series-1170/

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H, FG/GS- 12. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience includes:

Specialized experience includes: Experience involving acquiring, managing and disposing of real property for the U.S. government; preparing appraisals, researching real estate transactions to identify comparable properties and otherwise establishing property value; performing duties involving researching or applying environmental laws and regulations to land management, including real property acquisition, management and disposal; participation in real property acquisition and lease negotiations; participation in discussions of controversial issues in potential or actual adversarial situations; writing or preparing leases and agreements and dealing with issues such as fair spanet value, environmental impact and lease versus purchase justification.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.

If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

Only supplemental documentation, e.g. transcripts or veteran's documentation will be accepted in combination with your online application. These documents must be uploaded or emailed to monique.heriegel@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number. SF-50- Notification of Personnel Action.

If you want consideration for one or more of the Special Hiring Authorities, documentation that must be submitted at time of application can be found at Direct Hiring Authorities | Federal Aviation Administration (faa.gov).

All Veterans: If you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit either a DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member 4 Copy or equivalent), or a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions.

Veterans currently on active duty claiming veterans' preference: You will be granted tentative preference if you submit a document from the armed forces certifying that within 120 days you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty.

Applicants claiming eligibility for the Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO), MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

If you are a current or former Federal employee (including a current FAA employee), you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are a current Federal employee and need a current copy of your SF-50, please contact your personnel office. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/. If you are a former Federal employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF-50 by writing the National Personnel Records Center Annex, 1411 Boulder Boulevard, Valmeyer, IL 62295. Additional information is available from this link: https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/opf.

Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO) are preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least three (3) years of continuous active service. Applicants claiming eligibility for EVHO, MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Salary Range: $75,305 - $116,712

Job Ident #: 8162132005

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