Senior Underwriter

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Reviewing and issuing a conditional commitment of single family property appraisals (1-4 units) as a Direct Endorsement (DE) Underwriter; AND Making decisions as a Direct Endorsement Underwriter (DE) for manually underwritten loans and issuing a firm commitment with the approval or rejection of the credit analysis of a potential borrower’s mortgage application; AND Applying underwriting guidelines to make recommendations or decisions on single family mortgage insurance applications, including Federal Housing Administration (FHA); AND Overseeing projects that require coordinating and integrating the work of others and providing progress reports to management or high-level officials; AND Performing trend analysis, reporting findings and writing recommendations to management officials. Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume. Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-13 you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks. Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.
This position is located in the Dept of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner. The duty station for this position will be a home-based worksite or other non-HUD owned space anywhere within HUDs Denver, CO Homeownership Center (HOC) Region, which encompasses the locations of New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado, Iowa, North Dakota, Texas, Montana, Kansas, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, Utah, and South Dakota.