Summary

Lead Real Property Space Manager oversees all bureau-owned and leased assets. This role manages department reporting to the GSA Federal Real Property Profile. Key duties include maintaining space records on amount, type, and value, while ensuring compliance with federal and agency documentation mandates.

This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the date the first 75 applications are received, or on the closing date of 6/17/2026, whichever comes first.

Duties

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In this position, you will:

• Manage Bureau Assets Independently: Oversee all bureau-owned and leased real property assets, applying regulatory guidelines to resolve complex space management issues with minimal supervision.
• Direct Federal Compliance Reporting: Serve as the primary point of contact for department-wide reporting to the GSA Federal Real Property Profile, ensuring strict accuracy and adherence to federal mandates.
• Control Master Space Records: Maintain comprehensive, audit-ready data tracking the exact amount, type, and financial value of all assigned bureau real estate holdings.
• Formulate Documentation Solutions: Interpret federal reporting requirements to prepare, validate, and submit complex agency documentation and technical reports.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Merit applicants must meet time-in-grade/band requirements, as applicable
• Satisfactory completion of a pre-employment medical examination
• Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure, Form OGE-450
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

To Qualify for the ZA-III, applicants must possess one year (52 weeks) of specialized equivalent to at least the GS-11 (ZA-II at NIST) level. Specialized experience is defined as:

• Utilizing the Federal Real Property Profile Management System (FRPP MS) or a similar centralized real property database to maintain accurate inventories of land, buildings, and structures.
• Assisting in the collection and verification of real property data elements such as legal interest, status, and utilization to ensure compliance with GSA reporting standards.
• Generating standardized reports from real property systems to support research, real estate tracking, or portfolio audits.
• Experience with leasing space for federal agencies via GSA.

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.

The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook.

If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration

Education

Qualifications are based upon meeting specialized experience only. Education cannot be used to qualify for this position.

Additional information

This position is covered under NIST's Alternative Personnel Management System (APMS), a pay-for-performance system with excellent HR flexibilities to help NIST recruit and retain top talent Learn more about the APMS here!

• We may share your application package with other selecting officials at NIST with opportunities like this one. Additional selections may be made through this vacancy.
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• You MUST select at least ONE ELIGIBILITY to be considered for this position.
• All documents submitted for this announcement must be legible to make qualification or eligibility determinations.
• A probationary period may be required.

This position has physical requirements which include but may not be limited to: This position has environmental factors which include, but may not be limited to:

Functional Requirements

-Light carrying, under 15 pounds

-Walking 2 Hours

-Standing 2 Hours

-Climbing, use of legs and arms

-Depth perception

-Ability to distinguish basic colors

-Ability to distinguish shades of colors

Environmental Factors

-Outside and inside

-Slippery or uneven walking surfaces

-Working closely with others

-Working alone

This position requires filing of an OGE-450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of onboarding and annually thereafter

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: Reasonable Accommodation Overview - Agency Resource Center

NIST strives to build a flexible and encouraging work environment to bring out the best in our employees. To help our employees balance responsibilities at home and at work, NIST offers a variety of work-life flexibilities. For more information, please visit our Careers website.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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