Summary

Serves as a Level III certified Realty Officer and NNSA warranted Real Estate Contracting Officer (RECO) responsible for managing, planning, and executing highly complex, high-value, and precedent-setting real property transactions, including acquisitions, leases, land management, and disposals.

Duties

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As a Realty Officer, you will:

• Serve as a Level III Real Estate Contracting Officer for all real estate activities as required by DOE Order 430.1B and provides a full spectrum of real estate support and oversight services, to include planning, acquisition, leasing, disposition, and utilization of real property under the cognizance of the NNSA Field Offices, the Albuquerque Complex, and the Office of Secure Transportation.
• Evaluate and approves all NNSA and contractor plans and requirements concerning the acquisition, management, utilization, reuse, and disposition of real property. Provides technical guidance to NNSA management, M&O contractors, and other contractors concerning the effect on the value of real property interest. This requires highly specialized and unique analytical techniques, a comprehensive knowledge of general and real property management, knowledge of the NNSA mission, functions and programs and results in recommendations to the highest levels of senior management, including the NNSA Administrator.
• Identify problem and potential problem areas and issues dealing with real property management and recommends necessary corrective actions to senior management. Typical problems handled as an expert consultant cover all aspects of real property management and require a high degree of originality as well as an extremely sound basic knowledge of the real property field to arrive at cost effective workable solutions.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Subject to Random Drug Testing
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test.
• Favorable suitability determination required.
• Financial Disclosure is required.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a Q level Security Clearance.
• You must be a United States Citizen.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
• Compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity which will require that you provide two forms of identification.
• May be required to successfully complete a two (2) year trial period. Employees serving on a probationary or trial period may be terminated at any time during the probationary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service.
• Please limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, you will be disqualified.
• DOE's Certified Realty Specialist (CRS) Program Requirements:
  Level III Realty Certification is required for this position. If the requirements below are not met at the time of application, the incumbent may still be considered if their resume demonstrates that he/she will be able to satisfactorily meet the requirements within 18 months of the hire date.
• Level III Realty Certification- Level III CRS Experience:
  A minimum of six (6) years of creditable experience in the real estate field, at least two (2) years of which is Federal (GS-1170) at the GS-13 level or above, with four (4) other creditable years total real estate experience in the requested specialty area of certification.
• Training: The following training courses are required prior to appointment as a CRS. All training must be completed in order to be considered for Level III: Level I Training: Federal Real Property Leasing OR Lease Acquisition Training Techniques of Negotiating Federal Real Property Leases Federal Real Property Utilization and Disposal, 24 classroom hours2Level II Training: Federal Real Property Lease Law Cost and Price Analysis of Lease Proposals Basic Appraisal Principles

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

A qualified candidate's online resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA Demonstration Project pay band or GS grade level in the Federal service, i.e., EN-03, NN/NQ-03 or GS-13. Specialized experience for this position is defined as performing complex real property transactions including acquisitions, leases, and disposals of diverse property rights in compliance with Federal real estate laws, policies, and regulations as a certified/warranted Real Estate Contracting Officer.

Examples of Specialized Experience:

• Supporting and leading real estate negotiations and activities in support of multi-million dollar highly complex, first-of-its kind, non-traditional acquisition projects on federal sites or future federal sites
• Approving real estate agreements to include acquiring, leasing, and disposing of assets and property valued between $250k and $1M, in support of federal mission objectives
• Approving the removal and disposal of real property assets from the federal footprint to enable disposition activities and ensure buildable and usable footprint is available to support mission needs

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. If you are eligible for career transition assistance plans such as ICTAP or CTAP, you must meet the definition of "well qualified" which is defined as having a score of 85 or better.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience for this series.

Additional information

• Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the links at the bottom of this page or visit the FedsHireVets website.
• More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement.
• All positions require successful completion of a background investigation.
• All males born after December 31,1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government.
• A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified applicant in accordance with the Agency policy and applicable regulations.
• In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answers to these questions are not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.

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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