Supervisory Realty Specialist VICKSBURG, MS

Job Title:SUPERVISORY REALTY SPECIALIST

Department:Department of the Army

Agency:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Job Announcement Number:SWGR143331771234695

$82,642.00 to $107,434.00 / Per YearSaturday, October 18, 2014 to Friday, October 24, 20141 vacancy in the following location:
Vicksburg, MS
Status Candidates (Merit Promotion and VEOA Eligibles)

Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.

You will serve as a Supervisory Realty Specialist responsible for planning, scheduling, directing, budgeting, coordinating, advising, supervising, and reviewing of branch-activities, such as, managing, and disposing of real estate for civil projects in Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

About the Organization:

The USACE has 41 Army Corps districts worldwide and the advertised positions are located in USACE's Mississippi Valley Division (MVD). USACE provides quality engineering and other professional products and services to develop and manage the Nation's water resources needs in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner. We provide a full range of water resource products and services, including flood control, water supply, navigation, emergency operations, environmental restoration, hydropower and water quality, etc. Coverage of the Real Estate Region South Division consists of areas located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. Our goal is to be the Engineer of Choice for the 21st Century and we are looking for the "Best of the Best" to join our team. For more information on our organization, please visit our website at http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/ .

Visit Vicksburg and discover one of the best kept secrets in the South where the community is committed to excellence. For additional information about the Vicksburg area, please visit the Vicksburg Chamber of Commerce website at http://www.vicksburgchamber.org/ .

Who May Apply:

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.  You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.  See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 

Occasional TravelBusiness travel 10%Personnel security investigation may be required.This position requires a financial disclosure statement, OGE450.Supervisory Probationary period may be required.As a Supervisory Realty Specialist you will be responsible for planning, scheduling, directing, budgeting, coordinating, advising, supervising, and reviewing of branch-activities through subordinate program managers and branch staff. Branch activities consist of acquiring, managing, and disposing of real estate for civil projects in the District; acquiring by purchase, lease, condemnation, exchange, donation, or transfer from other agencies, including permits for temporary use effecting necessary actions in connection with abandonment and vacating of highways, railroads, utilities and cemeteries; relocations; investigating claims and litigation matters; arrangements for assurance of adequate real estate interests by non-federal sponsors; preparing and reviewing leases; determining validity of realty instruments; preparing condemnation and Declaration of Taking assemblies; furnishing assistance to Department of Justice  attorneys in court cases as needed. You will assign work and coordinate all realty activities related to and required for accomplishment of branch assigned functions.  Establishes internal operating procedures and policies for the Branch. Participates in the formulation of budget and manpower requirements pertaining to the Branch. Executes mission within available resource limits. Provides advice and assistance on controversial, novel problems encountered by subordinates. Counsels and trains employees and administers a variety of management programs such as ; cost reduction; incentive awards; suggestions, and Equal Employment Opportunity.  Responsible for the overall administration and management of commercial concession and public park and recreational outgrants and leases. 

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.  Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.  Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: coordinating with individuals or groups requesting use of government property; preparing out-grants (easements, leases, licenses, consents, and/or permits); conducting compliance inspections; resolving problems associated with encroachment or trespassing; coordinating disposal of land and/or real property interests and preparing disposal assembly; and interpreting/reviewing real property historical files, deeds, appraisals, maps, and surveys for land management purposes. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, abilities) in the following areas:

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSALTECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ORAL & WRITTEN COMMUNICATION PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the GS-12 grade (or equivalent).

All qualification requirements, including time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment, must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

This announcement MAY be used to fill like vacancies for six months after the closing date.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Other Requirements: Click here for expanded definitions. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required.This position requires a financial disclosure statement, OGE450.One year trial/probationary period may be required.

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP).  If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority.  See Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) for more information.  Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.

The Department of Defense offers an excellent benefits program. In addition to your take-home pay, your comprehensive compensation/benefits package will include most of the benefits described in the USAJOBS Resource Center.

Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. NEPOTISM: Under the provisions of 5 USC 3110, an individual may not be appointed into a position if under the supervisory chain of command of a relative.  This position is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act. This announcement can be used to fill like vacancies for 180 days after the closing date.

To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, October 24, 2014 to receive consideration.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or faxed (i.e., resume) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date.  Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.  Faxed documents must be completely transmitted by 11:59p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the closing date of the announcement.

The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.

The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply:  Applicant Merit Checklist and Proof of Eligibility.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply.  If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

Your resume:

Your resume may be submitted in any format. Credit will be given for unpaid experience or volunteer work such as community, cultural, social services and professional association activities on the same basis as for paid experienceIf you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent version will be reviewed. The latest timestamp will be used to determine which version of your resume is "most recent." It is your responsibility to check the status and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your application. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.

Proof of Eligibility to Apply:  Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The “Proof of Eligibility” document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority.  You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.

If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents follow the directions located at: Faxing Applications and Documents The Vacancy ID is 1234695. You will need the questionnaire, View Occupational Questionnaire, to complete your faxed application.

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office.   Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application.  Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position.  If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.

The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire.  If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.

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