Realty Specialist (generalist)

Company: Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Location: Poplar
Posted on: April 8, 2021

Job Description:

SummaryThis position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Superintendent, Fort Peck Agency in Poplar, Montana. Learn more about this agency ResponsibilitiesProvides assistance, advice, oversight, monitoring, and coordination for protection, management, planning, conservation, development, and utilization of trust and restricted lands. Analyzes requests for land into trust and use of Indian-owned trust assets to determine the compatibility of proposed uses with agency mission and owner's needs. Implements a trust real estate services program to accomplish the timely and efficient processing of applications for i.e., patents, removal of restrictions, disposals, acquisitions, rights-of-way, surface and subsurface leasing and permitting. Travel Required Not requiredSupervisory status No Promotion Potential 11 Job family (Series) 1170 Realty Help Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship Required Indian Preference applies You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency. Incumbent is required to operate a government motor vehicle, must possess a valid driver's license, and have a safe driving record within the 4 year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607. Qualifications Grade-7Education: 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement ORSpecialized Experience: 1 year equivalent to at least GS-5Specialized Experience GS-07:Performance of tasks that are performed under the guidance of a higher grade specialist and includes responding to routine inquiries and explaining realty services to the general public; preparing in draft, routine realty transactions for review and approval; performing quality assurance on detail transaction data, i.e., contracts and conveyances; coordinating records for compliance with established record management guidelines; assisting in maintaining and retrieving information from automated data systems; assisting with ensuring that leases, permits, easements, rights-of-way and acquisition and disposal of trust lands are issued at or above fair market value and that all terms and conditions of the contract are met.Grade-9Education: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related ORSpecialized Experience: 1 year equivalent to at least GS-7Specialized Experience GS-09:apply general real estate principles, rules, regulations, and practices to manage real estate services of Indian-owned property e.g. analyze requests for use of Indian-owned trust assets to determine the compatibility of proposed uses with agency mission and owner needs, resolving routine problems that may arise with owners or contracts; and applying a wide range of real estate methods to investigate and analyze a variety of problems to develop solutions that typically involve segments or phases of projects being carried out by higher grade employees e.g. assist in negotiating terms and conditions in authorizing documents to determine responsibility for resolving conflicts or problems; determining special requirements on routine transactions, recommending authorization of land use and advising and providing assistance on routine matters.Grade-11Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related ORSpecialized Experience: 1 year equivalent to at least GS-9Specialized Experience GS-11:Apply substantial real estate principles, rules, regulations, and practices to manage real estate services of Indian-owned property; gathering relevant information, researching, analyzing, developing findings, and recommending alternatives in response to current and emerging problems that may be complex or conflicting; managing varied project activities to meet fiduciary and legal requirements as it applies to management of trust and restricted property; evaluating current practices to identify opportunities for change; and initiating and maintaining contact with technical experts, organizational staff, public and private business enterprises, and the general public.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. 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 informationAll new hires earn the beginning salary of their pay grade (Step 1). See 2020 Salary Tables and select the pay chart for Poplar, Montana. 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-11 . 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.TELEWORK: Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of this position are not suitable for telework under any circumstances.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 80 or above; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: .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: ; Vets Info Guide: 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..... click apply for full job details

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