Summary What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? Salary is dependent upon the associated duty station which will be determined upon hire. You may look up salary listed on the OPM locality tables OPM Locality Pay Tables based on these Locality Pay Area Definitions. NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01. Responsibilities As a Realty Specialist within the Office of Management Services, some of your specific duties will include: Plans, manages, and coordinates the acquisition and management of space in real property for assigned USGS geographic areas and tenant improvements and space alterations. Evaluates requests for space, the utilization of currently occupied space and the justification for additional space including office, storage, laboratory, and ware-yard space with respect to Department of Interior, USGS, or other federal space guidelines for the development of space requirement packages for General Services Administration (GSA) leases or delegated direct leases. Utilizes computers and related technology to include word processing, managing computer files, searching the internet, and creating presentations along with running basic analysis and calculations in spreadsheets. .Applies and interprets laws, regulations, policies, standards and procedures in the context of federal real property. Operates a government owned or leased vehicle as an incidental driver. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Work is primarily sedentary in nature. The work may require concentrated heavy workload during periods of tight deadlines and urgent needs. The work may require climbing stairs, climbing onto roofs, descending into basements and standing on ladders or supports to check building features above a suspended ceiling. Buildings under construction may require the taking of safety precautions such as wearing hard hats, steel toed shoes and breathing protection in the case of previously used and potentially contaminated laboratories. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is primarily performed in an office setting. Travel is required to attend meetings, inspect field locations, perform market surveys, and to conduct negotiations with potential and actual lessor. Work occasionally includes site visits to construction sites and research laboratories. Requirements Conditions of Employment Key Requirements: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation. Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information. Selectee must provide a valid state driver's license & safe driving record. Selectee subject to successful completion of a pre-employment medical exam. Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position? You will be required to operate a government-owned or leased vehicle in the performance of your official duties. Applicants for this position must meet the following requirements:(1) possess a valid State license, and (2) possess a safe driving record. If selected, you will be required to provide proof of a valid State license & a copy of your driving record. Because this position requires travel for official business, the selectee will be required to apply for a charge card within 30 calendar days of appointment. Individuals who have delinquent account balances from a previous Government charge card will be required to satisfy their existing obligation before a new card can be issued. Taking and passing a pre-employment medical examination at Federal expense is required due to the physical demands of this job. A background investigation will be required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system. If you are a Federal employee applying for a promotion (under merit promotion procedures) you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Qualifications Definitions: EXPERIENCE: One year of work experience is twelve months working full-time (at least 35-40 hours per week). Part-time experience can be pro-rated (i.e., a year at 20 hours per week is credited as 6 months of experience). If your position consisted of mixed duties, experience credit is given for the percentage of time that you spent on qualifying duties (i.e., if you held a position for 2 years, full-time, consisting of 25% personnel work and 75% budget work, and then applied for a budget position you could calculate your experience as follows: 2 yrs = 24 months. 24 months x 75% [percentage of time spent on budget duties] = 18 months of qualifying experience.) For GS-12: Applicants must have one year of appropriate specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of such experience may include 1) tracking and documenting space inventories, usage and distribution of space; 2) developing agency specific space requirements; 3) obtaining funding approvals; 4) conducting market research and collecting data for analysis of rent budget and negotiation objectives; 5) negotiating lease terms and conditions; 6) leading design efforts and inspections on tenant improvement projects; 7) determining impacts to lease terms; 8) gathering and compiling current lease and construction data in support of determination to employ a succeeding or superseding lease and/or determination of fair and reasonable tenant improvement pricing or 9) identifying and resolving problems and issues in leased space; and familiarity of real property regulations and GSA Leasing and Pricing Desk Guide. Selective Placement Factor: In addition to meeting the qualification requirements described above, applicants must also meet the following selective placement factor to be qualified: For GS-12: Possess a Level 1 or higher Lease Certification Program Completion Certificate (LCP) documented in the FAI Cornerstone On Demand (CSOD) system You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement. Education 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs . Additional Information Reasonable Accommodation Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application. Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire. Other Information: This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies in other U.S. Geological Survey offices. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position. Under Executive Order 11935, only United States citizens and nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for civil service jobs. Agencies are permitted to hire non-citizens only in very limited circumstances where there are no qualified citizens available for the position. USGS employees are subject to Title 43, USC Section 31(a) and may not: (a) have any personal, private, direct or indirect interest in lands or mineral wealth of lands under survey; (b) have any substantial personal, private, direct or indirect interests in any private mining or mineral enterprise doing business with the United States; or (c) execute surveys or examinations for private parties or corporations. The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment, and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361. DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify. The Department of the Interior (DOI) places a high value on diversity of experience and cultural perspectives and encourages applications from all interested eligible candidates. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) are fundamental principles that guide the Department and allow us to successfully achieve our mission. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. CONTINUED IN HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED SECTION