The incumbent serves as a Realty Specialist providing services in real property acquisition, management, and disposal duties in support of the National Airspace System (NAS). The incumbent performs work assignments under the limited direction of a manager or other experienced professionals,
Duties
The incumbent applies experience and advanced knowledge applicable to realty to plan and conduct functional activities for projects/programs. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. The incumbent may serve as a warranted Real Estate Contracting Officer (RECO) with a specified dollar amount of delegated signature authority. The incumbent may exercise signature authority for other actions, such as interdepartmental agreements with other U.S. government agencies or with state or local governments. Has contact with a wide variety of personnel both within and external to the organization. Demonstrates considerable independence in planning time and helping the manager, project/program manager, and/or team leader to plan and use assigned resources to accomplish projects/programs/activities. May identify and request additional resources, as needed.
Typical assignments may include: Provides guidance to less-experienced professionals. Personally or through team: Reviews real property acquisition requests to determine validity and adequacy, by assisting customers in defining requirements, drafting or revising specifications, exploring options for lease or purchase, and otherwise correcting deficiencies in acquisition requests; Conducts feasibility studies, market analyses, and uses appraisal documents to determine fair market value of desired properties and; Acquires title searches, researches environmental issues, and performs similar reviews to advise customers on concerns and alternatives.
Acquires real property: Prepares acquisition plan to include determining acquisition strategy; Uses direct purchase, condemnation, like exchange, interdepartmental transfer, interdepartmental agreement, donation, and/or lease; Conducts and gathers market survey information; Obtains and reviews appraisal for purchase by contracted appraiser; Exercises RECO warranted signature authority to negotiate and award real property acquisition leases, contracts and agreements on behalf of Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. government.
Manages real property: Negotiates and awards utilities contracts for electricity, gas, water, and sewer service and resolves utility issues; Reviews real property inventory to identify excess property, alternative uses, required maintenance, and similar issues and may enter information on real property inventory into systems of record; Exercises RECO warranted signature authority to approve changes and modifications to lease or purchase contracts; May dispose of real property; Negotiates, prepares, and signs Out-Grants to lease or to give easements on U.S. government real property in exchange for revenue.
Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments, but allow considerable discretion for employee to select the most appropriate approach(es) or develop new approaches. Assignments often require reviews of policies and precedents under the limited guidance of a manager or other employee. Responsibilities may include: Provides expertise in real property acquisition advice, guidance and recommendation to the Regional Office management and program managers.
Prepares responses to inquiries and assists management or senior specialists in responding to complex inquiries including Congressional and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, protests, claims against the U.S. government, and similar inquiries. Resolves most problems and work issues without the assistance of a manager. Develops and recommends approaches to address current and anticipated problems and issues. Works with management to solve problems.
The ideal candidate experience in managing a wide range of large scale, complex, and/or high visibility real estate transactions for commercial office space by researching, interpreting, and applying knowledge of real estate laws, regulations, and practices.