Realty Specialist

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or specialized experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. If qualifying based on education, a copy of your unofficial transcripts must be provided with your application. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying: Specialized Experience GS-07: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) assisting others with contacts with title companies, realtors, private entities, county assessors, and/or public facing organizations regarding records; (2) interpreting various types of maps, surveys, legal documents or databases for ownership or rental of real property, mineral/water rights, easements, rights of way, grants, land conveyance, lease or other use authorizations; (3) processing payments for routine realty, lands, minerals or any other land conveyance or other use authorization; and (4) assisting in the completion of routine on-site compliance examinations/implementation/monitoring actions on rights-of-way, permits, lease, land conveyance and other use authorizations (e.g. biological/engineering/land use planning). OR, Education GS-07: Successfully completed at least one year of graduate level education from an accredited college or university in a field directly related to the work of the position which provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. OR, Combination Specialized Experience and Education GS-07: An equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate level education described above, when combined, equals 100% of the total requirement. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. OR, Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) GS-07: Successfully completed all of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree in a curriculum that is qualifying for this position as described above from an accredited college or university, and meets one of the requirements for Superior Academic Achievement based on the following: (1) class standing (upper third standing in the graduating class of a college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses); (2) grade-point average (3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0) as recorded on the official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or (3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; (3) election to membership in a national scholastic honor society (Note: You must submit transcripts that show a confer/completion date). Specialized Experience GS-09: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) independently working with title companies, realtors, private entities, county assessors, or public facing organizations regarding records, creating documents and reports, or other responses to routine and non-controversial issues involving the title, ownership or rental of real property, mineral/water rights, easements, rights of way, grants, lease, or any other conveyance or other use authorization; (2) interpreting various types of maps, surveys, legal documents and databases for ownership or rental of real property, mineral and water rights, easements, rights of way, grants, land conveyance, lease, or other use authorizations; (3) calculating routine realty, lands, minerals, or any other conveyance or other use authorization; and (4) completing routine on-site compliance examinations/implementation/monitoring actions on rights-of-way, permits, land conveyance and other use authorizations (e.g. biological/engineering/land use planning). OR, Education GS-09: Successfully completed at least two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or a completed master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree from an accredited college or university in a field directly related to the work of the position which provided me with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. OR, Combination Specialized Experience and Education GS-09: An equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate level education described above, when combined, equals 100% of the total requirement. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. Specialized Experience GS-11: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing the following: (1) independently working with title companies, realtors, private entities, county assessors, or public facing organizations regarding records, creating documents and reports, or other responses to routine and non-controversial issues involving the title, ownership or rental of real property, mineral/water rights, easements, rights of way, grants, lease, or any other conveyance or other use authorization; (2) working on a NEPA team with experience in environmental impact statements (EIS), environmental assessments (EA), biological assessments (BA), categorical exclusions (CX), decisions of no affect (DNA), and finding of no significant impact (FONSI); (3) determining realty, lands, minerals or any other conveyance or other use authorization; and (4) leading, planning, or managing the completion of routine on-site compliance examinations/implementation actions on rights-of-way, permits, land conveyance and other use authorizations (e.g. biological/engineering/land use planning). OR, Education GS-11: Successfully completed at least three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or LL.M degree or a completed Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or LL.M from an accredited college or university in a field directly related to the work of the position which provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. OR, Combination Specialized Experience and Education GS-11: An equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate level education described above, when combined, equals 100% of the total requirement. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-05 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-07 level. One year at the GS-07 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. One year at the GS-09 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. (Must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted).
These positions are located in multiple locations in Colorado. Salary Range Per Grade Level (Canon City Only): GS-07 $50,246 to $65,321 GS-09 $61,460 to $79,897 GS-11 $74,361 to $96,666 Salary Range Per Grade Level (All Other Locations): GS-07 $49,025 to $63,733 GS-09 $59,966 to $77,955 GS-11 $72,553 to $94,317