Summary This position is located within the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Facilities, Property, and Safety Management, Branch of Real Property and Leasing in Reston, Virginia. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see USA Jobs What are bargaining units? Responsibilities Perform as a Realty Specialist at a level commensurate with required education and experience as set forth by Department of the Interior (DOI), General Service Administration (GSA), and bureau policies and procedures and assumes responsibility for all functional areas of lease administration management, including data collection and reporting. Gains knowledge about the most current DOI and GSA real property and leasing policies and offers policy analysis to senior Realty Specialists and RPL Supervisor. In addition, the incumbent keeps up to date on current regulations, mandates, and executive orders relative to real property and leasing. Processes Occupancy Agreements (OAs), including facilitating communications with regional IA offices regarding timeframes for data submissions and updated space requirements. Prepares non-lease space agreements involving IA offices and programs, such as revocable licenses and facility use agreements. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Specialized Experience: To qualify at the GS-11 level you must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-9 grade level performing at least 3 of the following: Applying processes and procedures relating to real property leasing Assisting in preparing facility use agreements to include responding to questions and/inquiries. Communicating with customers regarding data submissions and space requirements. Verifying that the lessor complies with scope of the lease including daily maintenance and management of leased space, and advising the program of any issues or difficulties that may disrupt or hinder performance or that may justify withholding rent; Having regular lease contract reviews and file management to verify that the lease file maintains a current copy of the contract, and all related documents including inspection and performance documentation, Lease Amendments, and all general correspondence by. OR Education: 3 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or a L.L.M. in a related field of study OR Combination: Combination of specialized experience and education that totals 100% of the experience requirement. Specialized Experience: To qualify at the GS-12 level you must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level performing at least 3 of the following: Applying processes and procedures relating to Federal real property leasing, acquisition planning, and GSA Occupancy Agreements to include assisting junior Realty Specialists in their duties. Preparing revocable licenses and facility use agreements to include responding to questions and/inquiries. Communicating with customers regarding data submissions and space requirements. Verifying that the lessor complies with scope of the lease including daily maintenance and management of Federal leased space, and advising the program of any issues or difficulties that may disrupt or hinder performance or that may justify withholding rent. Conducting regular lease contract reviews and file management to verify that the Federal lease file maintains a current copy of the contract, and all related documents including inspection and performance documentation, Lease Amendments, and all general correspondence. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date. Education If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION Additional Information All new hires earn the beginning salary of their pay grade (Step 1). See 2021 Salary Tables and select the pay chart for Reston, Virginia. If no specific chart is listed for this geographic location, see the "rest of U.S." chart. The full performance level of this position is GS-12. Promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. A career ladder promotion is at the discretion of management, and in no way guaranteed. Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 86 or above; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp . Under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) two groups of individuals are eligible to apply under this announcement: current and/or former employees serving or who have served under time-limited competitive appointments at land management agencies. Land Management Agencies include: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and U.S. Forest Service. Current appointees: 1) must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency; 2) must have served under one or more time limited appointment(s) by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; AND 3) must have performed at an acceptable level during each period of service. Former appointees: 1) must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency; 2) must have served under one or more time limited appointment(s) by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; 3) must have separated for reasons other than misconduct or performance; AND 4) must have performed at an acceptable level through the service period. Certain candidates may be eligible to apply under a special hiring authority including those for disabled individuals, Peace Corps employees, Foreign Service employees, veterans, etc. For more information, visit the following OPM websites: USAJOBS Information Center: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/; Vets Info Guide: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/. Former Federal Employees are required to indicate whether they received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) buyout in their previous employment with the Federal government, and are required to submit a copy of the applicable Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) regarding the VSIP. Most individuals who accept reemployment with the Federal government within 5 years of receiving the VSIP amount, must repay the gross amount of the separation pay prior to reemployment.