Summary

This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

Duties

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As a/an Branch Chief Underwriter Team, you will:

• Responsible for oversight of staff managing the efficient and effective coordination and accomplishment of planning, scoping, development design, construction, and operation of major multifamily insured and capital advance projects.
• Provide technical and supervisory leadership to staff who evaluate and oversee Lender applications and development teams' integration of management agent and owner responsibilities into a comprehensive asset development and management plan for each project application that is fully coordinated with all contributing partners, including those in various development disciplines. This is necessary to establish firm control and management of the project's construction budget and schedule, assuring that HUD's commitments to the sponsor/customer are met.
• The Branch Chief is expected to mentor junior staff, oversee training and other staff development activities, and manage pipeline priorities. Serves as principal technical advisor to the Production Division Director, and other Multifamily Hub or Satellite Office management, to provide advice and guidance on matters pertaining to statutory and regulatory requirements and other administrative directives.
• Serve as HUD's primary contact for all external agencies and professionals coordinating technical or programmatic issues related to specific transactions, pipeline and portfolio transactions, and program parameters. Serves as the senior technical expert in the Multifamily Hub or Satellite Office for programmatic, underwriting, and mortgage credit issues, and primary official responsible for quality control of the underwriting process and underwriting product of all assigned transactions.
• Oversee and provides guidance on applicable regulations and policy in the loan approval and development of the project. Provides leadership, oversight, and technical expertise for staff that negotiate and integrate all agency functions including underwriting, planning, design review, cost engineering, appraisal, credit evaluation and approval, loan closing, construction, start-up and long term management systems and sponsor/customer needs.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

The official duty station for this position will be in Detroit, Michigan. Failure to report to duty at this location may be grounds for a disciplinary action, including removal.

Key Requirements:

• Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• A one year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation.
• Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• Please refer to "Additional Information Section for additional Conditions of Employment."

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience for the GS-14, you must have one year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

- Leading projects which have the responsibility for preserving affordable multifamily housing; AND

- Interpreting or advising on policies and regulations relating to multi-family mortgage finance programs either in the loan origination and project development process, or by writing policies or procedures for a housing/mortgage project or program; AND

- Managing the multifamily underwriting and credit approval process by coordinating due diligence for lending opportunities including market analysis, financial analysis and valuation; AND

-Serving in a senior staff position in an office or demonstrating leadership experience in connection with the underwriting of multifamily mortgage loans.

The 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-14 you must have been at the GS-13 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.

Additional information

OTHER INFORMATION:

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
• Relocation expenses will not be paid.
• Relocation incentive will not be paid.
• Recruitment incentive will not be paid.
• This is a non-bargaining unit position.
• This position is Exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• HUD offers alternative and flexible work schedules.
• This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies for similar positions across HUD. During the online application process, you will be asked to specify if you would like your application information shared with other hiring managers in the Program Office listed in this announcement or in other HUD Program Offices. Opting to share your application information will not impact your application for this announcement, nor will it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Benefits

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