Summary
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will NOT be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants should review the “How to Apply” section of this flyer for more information on how to be considered. This flyer will be used as positions become available. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.
This job is open to
Duties
- Plans, coordinates, and executes appraisal assignments including gross, brief gross, planning estimates, and fully individual appraisals.
- Provides administrative and technical recommendations.
- Conducts appraisals for acquisition purposes that include, commercial, residential and industrial, and development projects to assess the fair cash market value of fee title, qualified fee, leasehold interests and various types of easements.
- Review appraisal prepared by contract appraisers.
- Review Informal Value Estimates or Waiver Valuations prepared by Realty Specialists in Baltimore District.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- The incumbent must obtain and maintain a Certified General Appraiser certification.
- The incumbent must maintain quals as appraiser. The conditions of cert and licensing were extended to federal appraisers by virtue of the ER 405-1-4. This includes min of five years’ exp. in real estate appraising as Certified General Appraiser.
- Travel is required 25% of the time.
- Incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a valid state driver’s license.
- Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08. Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually.
- Upon notification, must obtain and maintain security clearance up to TS SCI Security Clearance and must be able to pass a polygraph test and continue to pass periodically; upon designation as a TS or higher, position becomes drug testing position.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the 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-12 Specialized Experience
One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Distinguish and analyze structural features (i.e. age of construction, approachability, renovation completed) to assess the value of the underlying assets; (2) Use appropriate data and valuation methods to establish and prepare appraisal for a variety of real property; (3) Collect data through all possible sources to develop, write, and produce professional appraisal reports; (4) Proficient with appraisal software applications. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
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.
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.
Additional information
- This announcement uses the DHA for USACE for Real Estate Personnel direct hire authority to recruit and appoint for qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
- 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.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
- 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.
- This is a(n) Engineers and Scientists Career Field position.
- Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
- A Recruitment and/or Relocation Incentive may be authorized for this position subject to agency determination.
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. Opens in a new windowLearn 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.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.
If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.
If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.
Required Documents
Your complete application includes your resume and other documents which prove your qualifications and 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.
1. Your resume:
- Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
- 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 may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
- For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Other supporting documents:
- Cover Letter, optional
- This position requires a job-related license or certification. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses
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 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.
How to Apply
Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to:cenab-hr-dha01@usace.army.milYou must provide the vacancy announcement number CERD237242277150HWF in the subject line of the email.
- Provide documents that support your qualification for the position, typically, these are documents such as resume, transcript, copy of professional license, and SF-50.
- Personal Identifiable Information (PII), such as SSN and DOB data should be REDACTED or REMOVED from documents prior to submission, especially SF-50 and DD 214 forms.
- To ensure that documents are identifiable to your application package, name attachments with the following naming convention:
- Last Name, First Name – Document Type
- EXAMPLES: Smith, John – Resume
- Smith, John – SF-50 Redacted
- Smith, John – Transcript
- Smith, John – PE License
- Preferred format for documents is PDF format.
- Do not submit documents that are password protected.
- Any documents to be considered as part of your application, must be attached to your email.
- Submissions that provide a link to access and download or retrieve resumes, etc., will be considered as an incomplete application.
To apply for this position, you must submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Alternate applications (e.g., facsimile applications) will not be accepted.
The complete application package must be submitted to the email address provided above by 11:59 PM (EST) on 01/05/2024 to receive consideration.
Agency contact information
Stanley Graham
Phone
Stanley.H.Graham@usace.army.mil
Address
GE-APF-W2SD01 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, BALTIMORE
DO NOT MAIL
Baltimore, MD 21203
US
Next steps
Eligible applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.
Acknowledgement and Notice of Results letters will be sent by the hiring office.
The evaluation will be based on the information you provide. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, and security information and take that information into account in making employment offers.
Overview
- Accepting applications
- Open & closing dates12/19/2023 to 01/05/2024
- Salary$94,199 – $122,459 per year
- Pay scale & gradeGS 12
- Location1 vacancy in the following location:
- Remote jobNo
- Telework eligibleYes—as determined by the agency policy.
- Travel Required25% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position.
- Relocation expenses reimbursedYes— You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
- Appointment typeTemporary –
- Work scheduleFull-time –
- ServiceCompetitive
- Promotion potential12
- Job family (Series)1171 Appraising
- Supervisory statusNo
- Security clearanceNot Required
- Drug testNo
- Position sensitivity and riskNon-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
- Trust determination processSuitability/Fitness
- Announcement numberCERD237242277150HWF
- Control number766884500
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