Summary This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Superintendent, Okmulgee Agency in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see What are bargaining units? NOTE: TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL BE AUTHORIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS. Responsibilities Serves as an advisor to the supervisor concerning the implementation and management of the Agency's Real Estate services. The incumbent serves as a senior realty specialist performing the following: *Provides oversight to management of trust and restricted fee real property ensuring the protection, conservation, and prudent utilization of Indian lands. *Serves as an advocate in assisting the Tribes and Tribal members with respect to the utilization of trust and restricted fee real property holdings. *Analyze request for use of Indian-owned trust assets to determine the compatibility of proposed uses with agency mission and owner needs and resolves any problems that may arise. *Performs on-site inspections for compliance; recommends corrective action or changes needed; tracks and evaluates compliance issues and corrective actions; and takes appropriate corrective action in response to violations. * Analyze the transaction, including the application, land description, appraisal, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Title Status Report (TSR), and other clearances, to ensure compliance with statutory authority, laws, regulations, tribal ordinances, policies and procedures. *Consult beneficiaries, lessees, land owners and other interested parties about the contracting process, options and other needs and documentation. *Completes approvals, disapprovals, and awards, and notifies beneficiaries and other interested parties of the decision. *Ensures that all parties are in compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract. *Provide guidance in areas related to real estate services, review completed work to confirm and advise on accuracy of transaction, release of information, completeness of processes, etc. *Researches, analyzes and reviews complex or conflicting problems and issues; provides findings and recommendations on problems/issues; provides guidance and direction to staff members and owners on finding and recommendations. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions, GS-1170). GS-12: One year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include activities such as: 1.) serving as an advisor concerning the implementation and management of tenure management and rights of way under a real estate services program; 2.) oversight of trust and restricted property; 3.) protect the highest degree of all aspects of contracting, leasing and compliance of trust resources, and maintaining the overall effectiveness of the trust services; 4.) responds to technical inquires and explains realty services and processes in the area of contracts management. (Your resume must support this experience). Education: Education is not a qualification requirement. GS-11: One year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-09 in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include 5 of the 6 activities: 1) providing oversight to management of trust and restricted property; 2) performing on-site inspections for compliance; 3) recommending corrective action or changes needed; 4) analyzing transactions (i.e., applications, land descriptions, appraisals, NEPA, TSR, title documents, etc.) and other clearances to ensure compliance; 5) responds to technical inquires and explains realty services and processes in the area of contracts management; and 6) consulting with beneficiaries, lessees, land owners and other interested parties about the contracting process, options, and other needs. OR 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 to position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and is typically in or related to the position to be filled. 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. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the 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 Information All new hires earn the beginning salary of their pay grade (Step 1). See 2024 Salary Tables here and select the duty station from the Okmulgee, Oklahoma to choose the appropriate pay chart. 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-12 . 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 the position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. As an incidental motor vehicle operator position, you may be required to operate a government-owned or leased motor vehicle in the performance of duties; therefore, a valid driver's license is required and be able to meet the safe driving requirements of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (25 IAM 4 Motor Vehicle Safety Program). 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 85 or above; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp . 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: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/; Vets Info Guide: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/. Former 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. Most individuals who accept reemployment with the Federal government within 5 years of receiving the VSIP amount, must repay the gross amount of the separation pay prior to reemployment.