Vacancy caducado!
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Job family (Series)
1170 Realty
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Requirements
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Be sure to read the "How to Apply" and "Required Documents" Sections.
- You cannot hold an active real estate license; nor can you
- have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
- Direct Deposit Required;
- Background Investigation Required.
There are no minimum education requirements for this position however if you are using education to qualify, you must submit a copy of all undergraduate/graduate transcripts.
CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: You may be selected to attend and successfully complete the 9 week BLM Lands and Realty School located in Phoenix, AZ.GS-07 ONLY: If you are applying under VEOA and you are determined to be among the best qualified, you will be required to take the Administrative Careers with America (ACWA) assessment test.Qualifications
In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade (GS-05 to qualify for the GS-07 and GS-07 to qualify for the GS-09) of the position to be filled.
To qualify for the GS-07 level: You must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service OR have one full year of graduate level education OR Superior Academic Achievement (SAA). To find out more about SAA please refer to: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp Examples of Specialized experience at the GS-07 level may include research and analytical skills in public lands realty case work such as: rights-of-way, temporary use permits, exchanges, public land sales, recreation leases/patents/airport leases/land classification, withdrawals, trespass, etc. or other public lands use authorization. To qualify at the GS-09 level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in Federal Service OR Have a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR an LL.B or J.D. if related to the position being filled. Examples of specialized experience for the GS-09 level are knowledge of Realty actions related to public land management. This includes experience in locating and interpreting laws and regulations used in adjudication of individual rights and claims filed under public land law regulations; assisting in field exams casework process and preparation of environmental analysis and documents for various land cases. Education and experience may be combined to meet the specialized experience requirement for all grades.You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.
Please note: Real estate work in the private sector is not considered qualified unless the experience demonstrates specific relationship to public lands and issues.Education
Additional information
SELECTIVE SERVICE: Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. To register or verify your registration go to the Selective Service System website.
May require completion of a 1 year probationary period.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. Information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is available from OPM's Career Transition Resources website at CTAP or ICTAP. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration or that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) This vacancy is within your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility; 2) You apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) You are found well-qualified for this vacancy. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, or a copy of your separation personnel action form. CTAP and ICTAP eligibles will be considered well qualified if they receive a minimum score of 90 based on the rating criteria used for this position.Reemployment Priority List (RPL): The RPL is the mechanism agencies use to give reemployment consideration to their former competitive service employees separated by a RIF or who have fully recovered from a compensable injury after more than one year. If you are currently on a Reemployment Priority List, you may be given priority consideration.
The Bureau of Land Management has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
Before entering on duty, you may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450. You may need to provide the information annually.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Upon receipt of your complete application package, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. Your rating will be based on your responses to the Job Specific Questionnaire and the information stated in your resume. If qualified, your score may range from 70-100 points. In addition, interviews may be conducted for this position. The interviews may be conducted on a pass/fail basis or may be scored. The job specific questions relate to the following knowledge, skills and abilities required to do the work of this position.
- Knowledge of Federal land laws, regulations, policies, and procedures sufficient to process a wide variety of lands actions (e.g., rights-of-ways, permits, leases, etc.).
- Ability to complete legal land descriptions, abstract and interpret master title plats, survey plats and records, topographic and surface management maps, and plans of development.
- Knowledge of the interrelationship between realty actions and other resource values being managed under the multiple use and sustained yield concept.
- Skill in preparing NEPA documents, lead and participate on Interdisciplinary Teams.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with a variety of resource specialists, industry representatives, private landowners, environmental interest groups and the general public.
To preview questions please click here.
Background checks and security clearance
Security clearance
L Access Authorization
Drug test required
No
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Required Documents
Required Documents
Resumes must show relevant experience and other information. Your resume must list your education and work experience including the dates (mm/dd/yy) of each employment along with the number of hours worked per week and salary information. Your resume will be used to validate your responses to the assessment tool(s). You are welcome to submit a cover letter (optional). If you wish to do so, include it with your resume.
In addition to the online application (resume and responses to the questionnaire), you are required to submit the following forms:
If you are using education to qualify, include a copy of Transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. If your degree is from a Foreign Institution, See Foreign Education.
Former PLC Member: Submit a copy of your “Certificate of Eligibility for Noncompetitive Hiring” along with a copy of your “PLC Participant Verification Work Hours Sheet.”Applicants eligible under PL-114-47, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) must submit documentation verifying (a) initial selection under competitive examining procedures to a land management agency under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service , (b) service under this initial appointment, or in conjunction with subsequent competitive service time-limited appointments, to a land management agency was for a period of 24 months without a break in service of two or more years, and (c) performance was evaluated as being at an acceptable level for the entire applicable period(s). “Required documentation” includes first and last SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) for each appointment verifying the Position Occupied code (Block 34) is 1-Competitive Service, AND documentation of successful performance for each appointment. Applicants are encouraged to combine all required documents into one or more files and scan for uploading into the application. Each file must not exceed 3MB. Grouping documents into files will simplify the application process. Failure to submit required documentation will result in loss of consideration.
Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligibles: documentation verifying your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility - this includes a copy of the agency notice and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level and duty location.
Current and former federal career and career-conditional employees: submit a copy of your recent (non award) SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or equivalent document that verifies tenure (block 24, code 1 or 2) and Competitive Status (block 34, code 1).If you are applying for this position based on eligibility under other noncompetitive special appointing authorities, you MUST submit proof of this eligibility.
You may submit your documents either via Auto-Requested Fax or by uploading your documents from your USAJOBS Profile.
Auto-Requested Fax: allows you to submit required documentation that will be electronically displayed along with your resume.
UPLOADING DOCUMENTS: instead of faxing your documents you may use the uploading procedures thru Applicant Manager. Do not use both options.
Hard copy paper supplemental documents, submitted without prior Human Resources approval, will be considered as an incomplete application.
Required documentation must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, on the closing date of this announcement.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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Benefits
Benefits
A career with the U.S. Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Duties
Summary
Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our greatest natural resource.
For additional information about the BLM, please visit Our website.
This position is located in the High Desert District with a duty location of Rawlins, WY.
Information about the location can be found here: Rawlins
Responsibilities
Duties listed are for the full performance level GS-11. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will be more closely supervised and your work will be more closely reviewed. You will advise and provide expertise on lands and realty related matters. Case work includes a full array of realty actions, primarily energy-related Right of Way (ROW) applications. You will also work on land disposals, acquisitions, withdrawals, revocation, classifications; lands use permits, leases, renewals, assignments and trespass detection and abatement.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - Some overnight travel may be required.
Supervisory status
No
Promotion Potential
11
Vacancy caducado!