Summary The incumbent performs duties to accomplish realty transactions for the National Park Service and provides a range of real property management services for National Capital Region parks and the Regional office. Open to the first 50 applicants or until 05/24/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. This position is not eligible for remote work. Responsibilities The major duties of the Realty Specialist position include, but are not limited to the following: Negotiates with private landowners, corporations, partnerships, non-profit conservation organizations, attorneys and governmental bodies to secure options and contracts to acquire lands and interests in land by purchase, exchange, donation or transfer. Takes all actions necessary to vest clear title in the United States when acquiring land by purchase, donation, and exchange. Prepares an array of written documents required for realty transactions. Represents the National Park Service in meetings with state and local government offices, non-profit conservation partners, landowners, and other federal agency personnel regarding complex, politically sensitive and urgent matters. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. The position to which you will be appointed is subject to a financial disclosure reporting requirement and you will be required to complete a new entrant Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of your appointment. If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period. Must be able to lift 50 pounds. Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-05/24/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to, the following:Researching realty information, such as ownership and encumbrances on title; identifying, interpreting, and applying real estate principles, regulations and practices associated with federal, state or local government or nonprofit land acquisition by purchase, donation, and or exchange; interpreting real estate documents, including deeds, easements, Settlement Statements (e.g.,HUD-1), title commitments, and escrow instructions; managing and resolving multiple fee title real estate acquisition projects involving various legal, environmental, and/or political challenges; and providing advice on real estate-related concepts and issues related to conservation land acquisition by a federal, state or local government entity or non-profit organization . Your resume must include hours per week worked. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week. Volunteer Experience: 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 There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement. Additional Information A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Physical Demands: The work predominantly entails sedentary, indoor, office-based tasks. Land record research and management may occasionally involve periods of standing, bending, stretching and lifting boxes of archived records and/or property record books. The position requires occasional site inspections in urban, suburban and rural areas. These site visits may be physically strenuous, requiring physical exertion such as walking long distances, long periods of standing, and walking over rough, uneven and rocky terrain; or recurring lifting of moderately heavy items up to 50lbs. Working Conditions: Work is performed in the office and outdoors and/or in the field, including for site visits, meetings with landowners, and property inspections. There may be occasional exposure to adverse weather conditions and to risks associated with field activities that require normal safety precautions and safety equipment typical of such places. The work may involve travel by automobiles, public transit and commercial carriers. The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.