Supervisory Realty Specialist
GSA
Summary
Amended information per management request.
As a Supervisory Realty Specialist, you will supervise non-technical aspects of a Senior Lease Contracting Officer/Specialist, and technical work of journey-level Leasing Specialists, Workplace Specialists and/or Lease Management Specialists.
Location of position: R4, Public Buildings Service, Leasing Division in Atlanta, GA and Fort Lauderdale, FL.
We are currently filling three vacancies, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.
Learn more about this agencyOverview
- Accepting applications
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Open & closing dates
01/17/2025 to 01/30/2025
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Salary
$111,442 - $145,906 per year
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Pay scale & grade
GS 13
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Locations
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Remote job
No
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Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
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Travel Required
Not required
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Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
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Appointment type
Permanent
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Work schedule
Full-time
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Service
Competitive
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Promotion potential
13
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Job family (Series)
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Supervisory status
Yes
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Security clearance
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Drug test
No
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Position sensitivity and risk
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Trust determination process
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Financial disclosure
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Bargaining unit status
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Announcement number
4P-2025-0016
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Control number
828570300
This job is open to
- Federal employees - Competitive service
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
- Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
- Veterans
- Individuals with disabilities
- Military spouses
- Special authorities
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
- Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista
- Family of overseas employees
Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.
- Land and base management
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Clarification from the agency
Your application will be considered if you are a: Current career/career-conditional Federal employee in the competitive service; Reinstatement eligible; Special Appointing Authority eligible; VEOA eligible Veteran; ICTAP eligible; or OPM Interchange Agreement eligible.
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Duties
This position has job functions that must be executed within specific geographic locations. The official duty station is a federal facility, leased space, or an alternative worksite (typically the employee’s home) within the specified geographic area. You will be expected to report to a specific GSA duty location at least two or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency’s telework policy.
- Plans work to be done by subordinates, sets priorities, and establishes schedules and deadlines. Evaluates employee performance and prepares formal assessments.
- Informs and instructs employees on technical and administrative matters.
- Answers subordinates questions and solves problems concerned with the technicality of real estate work.
- Reviews lease contracts and serves as Warranted Contracting Officer for unwarranted Realty Specialists.
- Monitors projects and develops short- and long-range plans in Federal and leased space.
- Responsible for project management and planning, including development of prospectus development studies, lease management plans, project management strategies, schedules, tracking systems, and budget estimates for approved projects. Also participates in developing short- and long-range plans in leased space.
- Maintains current knowledge of and responds to employee questions involving any or all subject areas of Government real estate management, project management, space requirements development, lease acquisition, facility site acquisition, and realty contract management and administration. Provides recommendations concerning projected operations, significant trends, recurring problems, and similar management concerns.
- Participates in development of branch budget estimates and operating plans.
- Expedites agency priorities with all business lines and negotiates for resource support.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
- Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
- Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable
- Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959
If selected, you must meet the following conditions:
- Receive authorization from OPM on any job offer you receive, if you are or were (within the last 5 years) a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch.
- Serve a one year probationary period, if required.
- Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 4 investigation level).
- Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee. We will use the Department of Homeland Security’s e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment.
- Complete a financial disclosure report to verify that no conflict, or an appearance of conflict, exists between your financial interest and this position.
- Serve a one year supervisory or managerial probationary period, if required.
- Have a valid driver's license.
Qualifications
For each job on your resume, provide:
- the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year)
- number of hours per week you worked (if part time).
If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.
For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here.
The GS-13 salary range starts at $111,442 for Atlanta, GA and $112,234 for Fort Lauderdale, FL per year. If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.
To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or higher in the Federal service.
Specialized experience is defined as providing advice and technical guidance in the areas of space acquisition and management, reviewing space requests, developing housing strategies for customers, acquiring leasehold interests, coordinating, and overseeing space design, layout, and alteration for post-occupancy, identifying agency space needs, developing rent projects, and resolving complicated problems and controversial issues related to real estate.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be scored on the questions you answer during the application process, which will measure your possession of the following competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities. Your responses to these questions must be supported by your resume or your score may be lowered.
- Expert knowledge of project management and planning, including development of prospectus development studies, lease management plans, project management strategies, schedules, tracking systems, and budget estimates for approved projects; participating in developing short- and long-range plans in leased space.
- Skilled at assigning work, planning, and scheduling the work of subordinates, counseling subordinates on all employment related issues, establishing and modifying employee position descriptions, making selections for employment and promotion, establishing employee performance standards, and evaluating employee performance.
- Ability to provide administrative direction and technical review of the program requirements.
- Skilled in reviewing and approving technical and legal decisions, case documents, contracts, or other action documents to assure that they are accurately the policies and position of the organization and program policy directives.
- Skilled in overseeing the development of comprehensive plans for major acquisitions for client agencies, ensuring that sufficient right-of-way is being acquired for projects, determining administrative costs associated with acquisitions, and/or ensuring that budget allocations are available when needed and time schedules are set up to integrate the various work phases of projects.
- Ability to justify or defend GSA's interests and motivate and persuade persons or groups to accept opinions or take actions related to advancing the goals and objectives of the program directed.
- Expert knowledge in identifying and integrating internal and external program issues that include technical, financial, organizational, and other
administrative requirements. Exercising leadership in developing, implementing, evaluating, and improving the organization's work processes towards accomplishment of assigned goals and objectives.
Additional hurdle assessments, such as narrative responses or other assessments, may be administered to applicants who meet the requirements of the first hurdle, e.g., the minimum qualification requirements. If additional assessments are used, you will be provided with further instructions.
Consideration will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3). You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume so that information will be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
If you are eligible under GSA’s Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of 85 or higher to receive priority.
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Required Documents
ALL required documents must be submitted before the closing date. Review the following list to determine what you need to submit.
Your resume showing applicant's name, email address, work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed.
GSA OIG Employees: Submit latest SF 50 (other than award SF 50)
If you are CTAP eligible - submit a, b, and c: (a) proof of eligibility including agency notice; (b) SF-50, and (c) most recent performance appraisal.
Current or Former Political Appointees: Submit SF-50.
College transcripts: If you are using some or all of your college education to meet qualification requirements for this position, you must submit a photocopy of your college transcript(s). Transcripts MUST show: name of the institution, student's name, course work/degree(s) completed/conferred and dates. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.
For education completed outside the United States, also submit a valid foreign credential evaluation that substantiates possession of the required education.
Superior Academic Achievement: Submit transcripts as described above. If you qualify based on your class rank or honor society membership, submit documentation of it.
Submit proof of contracting certification: FAC-C (Professional) or DoD Contracting Professional Certification.
How to Apply
Submit a complete online application including any required documents prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement. You can modify or complete your application any time before the deadline. Simply return to USAJOBS, select the vacancy, and update your application. For more detailed instructions on how to apply, click here: Apply for a GSA Job.
If you are having issues applying to this announcement, you should switch to a different browser, network or device. Note: Your firewall may block your transfer from USAJOBS to your GSA application.
To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement.
- Sign in or register on USAJobs and select a resume and documents to include in your application.
- Once you have clicked Apply for this position now, you will be taken to the GSA site to complete the application process.
- Click the Apply To This Vacancy and complete all steps in the application process until the Confirmation indicates your application is complete. If you click Return to USAJobs or get timed out prior to receiving confirmation, your application will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job.
- Note: Review the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process).
Need Assistance?
- Questions or issues completing an application and/or submitting documentation - contact mgshelp@monster.com or 1-866-656-6831 Monday-Friday 7AM - 7PM EST, except for Federal holidays
- Specific questions on the position - contact the HR representative (Monday-Friday during normal business hours) listed on the announcement, prior to the application deadline
You must receive HR approval before deviating from these instructions.
Be sure to APPLY EARLY as most assessments must be completed fully and submitted before the announcement closing.
Agency contact information
- Address
- GSA, Public Buildings Service
General Services Administration (GSA)
Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM)
1800 F Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20405
United States
Next steps
After the closing date/deadline:
- ELIGIBILITY/QUALIFICATIONS: Your application will be reviewed for all requirements.
- REFERRAL TO MANAGEMENT: If you meet all the requirements, you may be referred to management for review and a possible interview.
- SELECTION/TENTATIVE JOB OFFER: If you are selected, you will receive a tentative offer and start the suitability and/or security background investigation process.
- FINAL JOB OFFER: Once our security office determines you can come on board, you will be given a final offer, which is typically 40 days after the announcement closes.
- FINAL COMMUNICATION: Once the position is filled, we will notify you of your status. You may also check your application status by logging into USAJOBS and clicking “Track this Application” on the Applicant Dashboard.
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