Realty Specialist

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for USACE for Real Estate to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Incumbent will be assigned to projects involving the civil works real estate program within the St. Paul District.

Duties

• Partners with multidisciplinary technical teams, project managers, and local sponsors to define project boundaries, identify constraints, and establish property criteria.
• Conducts reviews of appraisal reports, boundary maps, and/or land titles to establish negotiating strategies with private landowners, corporations, and municipal entities.
• Drafts, negotiates, and administers outgrant instruments (such as leases, licenses, and permits) for public and private entities.
• Manage transactional data within database registries (such as REMIS and RFMIS) to ensure data integrity,
• Participates in complex and high-impact realty cases.
• Applies federal real-property statutes, regulations, executive orders, agency policies, and applicable state and local requirements.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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. GS 09 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Creating preliminary real estate plans and project cost estimates by studying land maps, 2) Managing standard property leases, permits, and/or licenses, and 3) Writing initial drafts of deeds, land contracts, and/or official letters by researching federal regulations and property history. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Real Estate. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS 11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Leading multidisciplinary teams and/or coordinating with local sponsors on complex civil works projects, 2) Resolving difficult negotiations for high-value land acquisitions, complex easements, and relocation benefits by evaluating appraisal disputes, and 3) Interpreting federal laws, agency policies, and/or legal precedents to finalize legally binding deeds and/or complex land contracts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

Grade: GS 9 to 11. . Apply by 2026-11-09 on USAJOBS.