- Position Title
- Realty Specialist
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Announcement Number
- AKMP-23-11968255-JE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, May 24, 2023 to Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Veterans 30% Disabled Authority: Do you meet the following eligibility?
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility. All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
- I am a veteran who separated or from active duty under honorable conditions and have been rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs as having a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility. All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
3.
Appointment of Certain Military Family Members: Do you meet any of the following eligibilities?
Supporting Documentation showing proof of eligibility:
• verification of the marriage to the service member (i.e., a marriage license or other legal documentation verifying marriage) and verification of the spouse's military service;
• verification of the member's 100 percent disability; and/or
• verification of the member's death while on active duty.
- I am the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces.
- I am the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired with a disability rating at the time of retirement of 100 percent, or the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100 percent from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- I am the un-remarried widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces killed while in active duty status.
Supporting Documentation showing proof of eligibility:
• verification of the marriage to the service member (i.e., a marriage license or other legal documentation verifying marriage) and verification of the spouse's military service;
• verification of the member's 100 percent disability; and/or
• verification of the member's death while on active duty.
4.
Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced or surplused from the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which I have been or will be separated; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
5.
Current or Former Federal Employee: Do you meet any of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current Federal employee with a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service AND the highest grade level I have held on a permanent basis is lower than the full performance level of the position being announced.
- I am a former Federal employee who held a permanent career appointment in the competitive service AND the highest grade level I have held on a permanent basis is lower than the full performance level of the position being announced.
- I am a former Federal employee who obtained career-conditional status (within 3 years of the date of separation or am a preference eligible) AND the highest grade level I have held on a permanent basis is lower than the full performance level of the position being announced.
- career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND
- status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
6.
Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA): Do you meet any of the following eligibilities?
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility. All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
- I am a veteran whose latest discharge was under honorable conditions and I meet one of the following criteria:
- I have served three or more years of continuous active duty service in the military (NOTE: if released shortly before completing a 3-year tour, you are considered to meet the eligibility).
- I am entitled to veterans' preference.
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility. All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
7.
Are you a former Public Land Corps (PLC) Member who served as a qualified youth, ages 16 to 30 years, on an appropriate conservation project completing a minimum of 640 hours of satisfactory service that included at least 120 hours on Federal public lands within the last two (2) years?
For more information go to: https://www.blm.gov/careers/students-and-grads/public-lands-corps
To verify your eligibility, you must provide: a copy of your "Certificate of Eligibility for Noncompetitive Hiring" along with a copy of your "PLC Participant Verification Work Hours Sheet."
For more information go to: https://www.blm.gov/careers/students-and-grads/public-lands-corps
To verify your eligibility, you must provide: a copy of your "Certificate of Eligibility for Noncompetitive Hiring" along with a copy of your "PLC Participant Verification Work Hours Sheet."
8.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am currently in a position at the same grade level or higher than the position being announced; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
9.
Are you a current or former employee of a land management agency (Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management; National Park Service; Fish and Wildlife Service; Bureau of Indian Affairs; or Bureau of Reclamation) who:
• was originally hired to a time-limited position under a competitive appointment; AND,
• served one or more time-limited appointments at a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; AND,
• performed at an acceptable level of service during each period of service; AND,
• if no longer employed by the land management agency, have been separated for no more than two years, and for reasons other than misconduct or performance
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility. You must submit documentation showing all required periods of service (generally SF-50s) and acceptable performance (generally performance appraisal ratings or memorandum of record where the supervisor documented an acceptable performance level, or reference by supervisors, etc.). All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
• was originally hired to a time-limited position under a competitive appointment; AND,
• served one or more time-limited appointments at a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; AND,
• performed at an acceptable level of service during each period of service; AND,
• if no longer employed by the land management agency, have been separated for no more than two years, and for reasons other than misconduct or performance
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility. You must submit documentation showing all required periods of service (generally SF-50s) and acceptable performance (generally performance appraisal ratings or memorandum of record where the supervisor documented an acceptable performance level, or reference by supervisors, etc.). All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
10.
Non-Competitive Current Federal Employees: Do you meet any of the following eligibilities?
- I am currently employed as a Federal civilian employee in the Competitive Service at the same grade level as the full performance of the position being announced
- I am currently employed as a Federal civilian employee in the Competitive Service at a higher grade level than the full performance of the position being announced
- I am currently employed as a Federal civilian employee in the Competitive Service serving in a position with a full performance level equivalent to or higher than the full performance level of the position being announced
- I am currently employed as a Federal civilian employee in the Competitive Service and have previously held a permanent position with a full performance level equivalent to or higher than the full performance level of the position being announced
11.
Non-Competitive Former Federal Employees: Do you meet any of the following eligibilities?
- I am a former Federal civilian employee that served on a permanent career competitive appointment AND have held the same grade level as the full performance of the position being announced or higher with the same or higher promotion potential.
- I have obtained career-conditional status (within 3 years of the date of separation or am a preference eligible) AND have held the same grade level as the full performance of the position being announced or higher with the same or higher promotion potential.
12.
OPM Interchange Agreement and Other Miscellaneous Authorities - Do you meet any of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current Excepted Service employee of a Federal Agency that has a valid interchange agreement with the Office of Personnel Management.
- I am a current employee of a Federal Agency that is covered by a miscellaneous appointing authority not regulated by Office of Personnel Management.
13.
Are you a former Peace Corps volunteer or VISTA member who has completed your service within the past twelve months?
-OR
Are you a former Peace Corps volunteer or VISTA member who has completed your service within the past 36 months and are requesting an extension of your non-competitive eligibility due to your military service, status as a full-time student or other experience related to this position?
-OR
Are you a current or former Peace Corps employee who has completed at least 36 months of continuous service and has been separated from the Peace Corps for less than three years?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your description of service or other proof of non-competitive eligibility. If you are a former Peace Corps volunteer or VISTA member who is requesting an extension of your non-competitive eligibility, please also provide the necessary documentation to support your request.
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility. All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
-OR
Are you a former Peace Corps volunteer or VISTA member who has completed your service within the past 36 months and are requesting an extension of your non-competitive eligibility due to your military service, status as a full-time student or other experience related to this position?
-OR
Are you a current or former Peace Corps employee who has completed at least 36 months of continuous service and has been separated from the Peace Corps for less than three years?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your description of service or other proof of non-competitive eligibility. If you are a former Peace Corps volunteer or VISTA member who is requesting an extension of your non-competitive eligibility, please also provide the necessary documentation to support your request.
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility. All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
14.
Schedule A Appointments: Do you meet the following eligibility?
- I have a severe physical, psychiatric or intellectual disability that qualifies for a Schedule A Appointment.
- Documentation must be obtained from a licensed medical professional; a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist; or any Federal agency, state agency, or agency of the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory that issues or provides disability benefits.
- Documentation must verify that the individual is indeed a person with a severe physical, psychiatric or intellectual disability.
Preferences
1.
My resume contains the beginning and ending dates (month/year to month/year), hours per week, and grade level (if federal service) for each period of work experience/employment. I understand failure to adequately include this information may affect my qualification determination for this announcement.
Assessment 1
Qualifications for Realty Specialist, GS-1170.
1.
From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes how your background meets the minimum qualification requirements for Realty Specialist GS-1170-12.
Technical Competence - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on the job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Provide statewide authority and technical expertise in a variety of lands and realty functions.
3.
Process the most complex lands and realty cases including Recreation and Public Purposes, Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) Sales, Exchanges, Acquisitions, Withdrawals, leases and permits, Easement Management, rights-of-way and Alaska Settlement Laws.
4.
Provide program leadership which includes interpreting Secretarial and headquarters policy, Congressional legislation, and Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) and court decisions.
5.
Prepare guidance documents (i.e. instruction memorandums, manual supplements and other forms of guidance.)
6.
Determine Fair Market Value for the use of lands utilizing established rental schedules or appraisal standards.
7.
Evaluate completed work for overall technical soundness and conformance to regulations, policies, legal compliance with National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and National Environmental Act (NEPA), or other system requirements.
8.
Prepare complex rental calculations for a variety of land uses including trespass, permits, rights-of-way and communication leases.
9.
Provide training and instruction to other employees in agencies procedures, legal interpretations, precedent decisions and the proper application and use of varied and sometimes conflicting public land and mineral laws.
10.
Provide assistance to others who need help with assignments not specifically covered by general instructions or regulations.
11.
Utilize billing and collection procedures in the collection of rental, administrative fees, and penalties.
12.
Prepare and manage complex cost recovery agreements including scope of work and cost estimates and billings for major projects.
Reasoning - Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
13.
Draft, review, evaluate, analyze, and/or prepare written comments and recommendations on proposed regulations, directives, manuals, procedures, congressional legislations, and/or legal decisions.
14.
Develop and provide instructions on objectives, priorities, and deadlines for data calls to analyze and prepare reports.
15.
Identify alternatives and specific impacts to make recommendations and presentations on complex lands and realty issues to Management Teams.
16.
Develop plan(s) of action for achieving short- and long-term objectives and key actions as may be required by Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), FLPMA, Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) and other legislation.
17.
Manage special projects involving problem solving of the more important, difficult, unusual, or controversial cases or issues.
18.
Assist in developing new computer data management and reporting systems for land management and/or budget needs.
19.
Analyze and resolve conflicts in policies and guidelines and/or critical work issues in controversial situations requiring complex negotiations.
20.
Analyze, interpret, and enter data related to complex legal decisions and land descriptions, including aliquot parts, to ensure the validity and reliability of information recorded in a data base.
21.
Perform periodic audits of land case files or records to ensure accurate history and legal requirements.
22.
Understand computer and utilize computer systems to conduct searches and interpret automated records and reports.
Negotiation - Works with others toward an agreement that may involve exchanging specific resources or resolving differences.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
23.
Represent the agency on complicated projects involving multiple cooperating agencies on complex Environmental Impact Statements.
24.
Negotiate, coordinate, or advise other offices and other agencies on actions in obtaining fee or less than fee interests for access or administrative purposes on lands owned or controlled by others.
25.
Review reports, Resource Management Plans or other Land Use Plans for legality and conformance to applicable policies and procedures
26.
Stay abreast of changing policies, procedures, court cases, legislation and Agency decisions that directly affects day to -day work with land titles.
27.
Work with customers to solve problems or complaints or refer customer to appropriate source.
28.
Prepare Memorandums of Understanding and Interagency Agreements to implement mutually beneficial projects.
29.
Maintain an ongoing relationship with customers/clients that include identifying needs or problems and taking corrective action.
30.
Analyze and resolve conflicts in program objectives and/or critical work issues in controversial situations requiring complex negotiations.
Financial Management - Prepares, justifies, and/or administers the budget for program area; plans, administers, and monitors expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs and policies.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
31.
Analyze and evaluate data to identify trends, characteristics and deficiencies and make recommendations based on analysis.
32.
Establish measurable performance goals for lands and realty programs.
33.
Evaluate performance of Office programs and provide feedback.
34.
Utilize and/or maintain computerized financial management systems and coordinate or prepare program reports in response to problems identified and/or requested by the budget staff.
35.
Analyze, interpret, and enter data related to budget submissions to ensure the validity and reliability of information recorded in the financial management systems.
36.
Participate in development of budget documents in the coordination, preparation and
integration into budget submissions for program end of year budget packages, preliminary and final annual work plans, mid-year reviews and end of year analysis.
integration into budget submissions for program end of year budget packages, preliminary and final annual work plans, mid-year reviews and end of year analysis.
37.
Coordinate budget development, monitoring and reporting.
38.
Prepare long range management plans, including evaluating and implementing program changes.
39.
Monitor budget matters affecting the program in close coordination with other resource programs and recommend adjustments in allocations or priorities as appropriate to accommodate changes during the budget cycle.
40.
Interpret budget directives and provide guidance for implementation.
Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
41.
Explain technical issues to a variety of individuals from within and outside of your agency or organization.
42.
Establish and maintain working relationships with customers/clients and representatives of other organizations that include identifying needs, problems, or complaints, and taking corrective actions.
43.
Provide advice, guidance, or direction to staff on regulations and procedures.
44.
Clarify requirements, exchange routine information, and obtain missing information.
45.
Negotiate issues among parties with differing interests to gain agreement on changes affecting the program or work product.
46.
Resolve conflicts by persuading others to accept new conditions, procedures, or techniques.
47.
Interact in situations where shifts in priorities, work assignments, or deadlines occur frequently due to delays or unexpected events.
48.
Provide concise oral presentations to management to relay new information on corporate initiatives and policies or to provide a status of actions or updates.
49.
Compose memorandum, reports, letters, etc. for a supervisor who accepted without major changes or modifications.
50.
Handle difficult or uncomfortable situations.
51.
Work with others from diverse backgrounds and across levels in the agency or organization.
52.
Prepare written and visual materials to present complex issues to governmental and non- governmental organizations.
SELECT YES or NO TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
53.
I have listed all awards I have received during the last five years in my resume or have uploaded a listing.
54.
I have a satisfactory or better rating on my last performance appraisal (within the last 18 months). I will provide a copy of my performance appraisal, or a statement as to why an appraisal is not available.
55.
The official worksite(s) for this position is(are) the duty station(s) identified in this vacancy announcement. I understand that this position is not considered "remote work" and I will be expected to report to the duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis.
56.
I understand that additional selections may be made from this vacancy, within the same geographical area, by other bureaus from within the DOI, through shared recruiting activities, and my application may be shown to multiple hiring offices. Additional selections for similar positions across the entire Department of the Interior within the local commuting area(s) identified in this vacancy announcement may be made. By applying, I agree to have my application shared with any interested selecting official(s) within the DOI. There is no option to opt-out as my information will not be shared with other hiring agencies outside of the DOI.
57.
Your rating is subject to verification based on the application materials that you submit, and through verification of references as appropriate. A deliberate attempt to falsify information on your application materials is grounds for non-selection and for termination. In addition, falsifying information on your application can result in your being barred from Federal employment. Please choose the appropriate response below.