Housing Manager

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Company: US Department of the Interior
Location: Carlsbad, NM

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    Summary

    Explore a new career with the BLM – where our people are our greatest natural resource.

    For additional information about the BLM, please visit our website.

    This position is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Information about Carlsbad and the Carlsbad area can be found at Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce.

    Responsibilities

    This position is responsible for the establishment of a housing/quarters program at the Carlsbad Field Office, which will include serving as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) during the housing site development. Responsible for developing a process for tenant management and providing customer service for any tenant related issues for approximately 7,000 sq. ft. of family units, 4,000 sq. ft. of shared quarters, seven trailer pads and a water treatment plant. Will organize and coordinate the housing management operations and activities to meet the needs of the housing program as well as monitor compliance and implement regulations and directives to provide continuity of policy and procedures to ensure accomplishment of the housing program. Aides the Carlsbad Field Manager with all housing support service functions. Provides overall coordination and oversight in the monitoring and analyzing of the quarters budget within the assigned office.


    Physical Demands    : Most activity is office oriented and generally sedentary with easy levels of walking, bending, stooping, climbing or sitting. Duties are often performed under rigid time constraints. Incumbent must exercise considerable patience and tact in providing guidance and assistance. Periods of intense concentration with frequent interruption are often required. Long periods of driving, riding in motor vehicles on highways and off-road are occasionally required.


    Work Environment:     Most work is performed in an office setting. Occasional trips to other office locations and training sites are required.

    Travel Required

    Occasional travel – Travel required to attend offsite meetings, trainings and work sites.

    Supervisory status

    No

    Promotion Potential

    11 – If the position is filled at a lower grade level, promotion to the next grade level may be processed without further competition, if approved.

  • Job family (Series)

    1173 Housing Management

  • Requirements

    Requirements

    Conditions of Employment

    • U.S. Citizenship is required
    • Be sure to read the “How to Apply” and “Required Documents” Sections.
    • You cannot hold an active real estate license; nor can you
    • have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Land.
    • Direct Deposit Required

    This position is subject to a pre-employment background investigation. If applicable, the appointment will be subject to successful completion of the background investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to satisfy the background check will result in cancellation of offer of employment or may be grounds for termination.

    Qualifications

    In addition to the time-in-grade requirements, to qualify at the GS-09 level you must meet one of the following: Specialized Experience: You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 level that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of a Housing Manager. Specialized experience includes; the incumbent will work closely with management to establish a housing/quarters program at the Carlsbad Field Office and assist in the management of the program. OR Education: Master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR Combination of Education and Experience: You may meet qualifications requirement for this position by combining specialized experience and appropriate graduate education.

    In addition to the time-in-grade requirements, to qualify at the GS-11 level you must meet one of the following: Specialized Experience: You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 level that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties. Specialized experience includes; the incumbent will be responsible for the overall coordination and oversight, inspection and enforcement of established rules and regulations for the housing/quarters program at the Carlsbad Field Office. OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related OR Combination of Education and Experience: You may meet qualifications requirement for this position by combining specialized experience and appropriate graduate education.


    IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE    . Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the specialized experience as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must be adequately reflected in your resume/application material. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

    Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

    Education

    This position does not have a positive education requirement; however, you may qualify for this position based on education alone or a combination of education and experience. See qualification section for a description of the education substitution for specialized experience. You must submit copies of all transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university to substitute education for experience. If your degree is from a Foreign Institution See Foreign Education.

    Additional information

    Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. Information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is available from OPM’s Career Transition Resources website at CTAP or ICTAP. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration or that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) This vacancy is within your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility; 2) You apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) You are found well qualified for this vacancy. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, or a copy of your separation personnel action form. CTAP and ICTAP eligibles will be considered well qualified if they receive a minimum score of 90 based on the rating criteria used for this position.

    Reemployment Priority List (RPL): The RPL is the mechanism agencies use to give reemployment consideration to their former competitive service employees separated by a RIF or who have fully recovered from a compensable injury after more than one year. If you are currently on a Reemployment Priority List, you may be given priority consideration.

    SELECTIVE SERVICE: Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. To register or verify your registration go to the Selective Service System website.

    If the position is filled at the lower grade level, subsequent promotion to the next higher grade level per the target full performance is permissible without further competition. The promotion is not guaranteed but dependent upon administrative approval and the agency’s continuing need for an actual assignment and performance at the higher level duties.

    May require completion of a 1-year probationary period.

    This position is not eligible for Telework.

    Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid by the Department of the Interior. Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the responsibility of the selected employee.

    Government facilities are required to provide a smoke free environment for their employees. Smoking will be permitted only in designated areas.

    How You Will Be Evaluated

    You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

    You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications stated in the announcement. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the basic qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Your rating will be based on your responses to the Job Specific Questionnaire and the information stated in your resume. If qualified, your score may range from 70-100 points. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, it is determined that you have rated yourself higher than is supported in your resume/application, or that your resume or application is incomplete, you may be rated ineligible, not qualified, or your score may be lowered. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics required to do the work of this position:

    KSA 1: Knowledge of a variety of management and administrative theories, techniques, and practices in order to perform assignments of a professional nature and apply knowledge to a range of complex housing management problems sufficient to develop new or modified work methods, organizational structures, records and files, management processes, and procedures for administrating program services.

    KSA 2: Knowledge of the general organization and responsibilities of the Federal government, the federal budget process, and a detailed knowledge of BLM administrative organization, delegation, responsibilities and management of various administrative systems.

    KSA 3: Knowledge of the methods and techniques of administrative systems analyses to examine and recommend improvements to district administrative processes.

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    Background checks and security clearance

    Security clearance

    Not Required

    Drug test required

    No

  • Required Documents

    Required Documents

    Resumes must show relevant experience and other information. Your resume must list your education and work experience including the dates (mm/yyyy) of each employment along with the number of hours worked per week and salary information. Your resume will be used to validate your responses to the assessment tool(s). You are welcome to submit a cover letter (optional). If you wish to do so, include it with your resume.

    In addition to the online application (resume and responses to the questionnaire), you are required to submit the following forms:

    • If using education to qualify, submit a copy of ALL your college transcripts or a list of ALL college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. If your degree is from a Foreign Institution See Foreign Education.
    • Current and former federal career and career-conditional employees: submit a copy of your recent (non award) SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or equivalent document that verifies tenure (block 24, code 1 or 2) and Competitive Status (block 34, code 1). Also, submit any SF-50s that document your highest grade held permanently or temporarily.
    • Former PLC Member: Submit a copy of your “Certificate of Eligibility for Noncompetitive Hiring” along with a copy of your “PLC Participant Verification Work Hours Sheet.”
    • VEOA Veterans: You will need to submit documentation to show your veterans’ preference, years of active military service, and character of service (type of discharge).
    • Applicants eligible under PL-114-47, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) must submit documentation verifying (a) initial selection under competitive examining procedures to a land management agency under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service , (b) service under this initial appointment, or in conjunction with subsequent competitive service time-limited appointments, to a land management agency was for a period of 24 months without a break in service of two or more years, and (c) performance was evaluated as being at an acceptable level for the entire applicable period(s). “Required documentation” includes first and last SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) for each appointment verifying the Position Occupied code (Block 34) is 1-Competitive Service, AND documentation of successful performance for each appointment. Applicants are encouraged to combine all required documents into one or more files and scan for uploading into the application. Each file must not exceed 3MB. Grouping documents into files will simplify the application process. Failure to submit required documentation will result in loss of consideration.
    • If you are applying for this position based on eligibility under other noncompetitive special appointing authorities, you MUST submit proof of this eligibility.
    • Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligibles: documentation verifying your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility – this includes a copy of the agency notice and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level and duty location.

    You may submit your documents either via Auto-Requested Fax or by Uploading Documents from your USAJOBS Profile. Auto-Requested Fax: allows you to submit required documentation that will be electronically displayed along with your resume. Uploading Documents: allows you to upload your documents through Applicant Manager instead of faxing them. Do not use both options. Hard copy paper supplemental documents, submitted without prior Human Resources approval, will be considered as an incomplete application. Required documentation must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, on the closing date of this announcement.

    If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

    Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

    Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

  • Benefits

    Benefits

    A career with the U.S. Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits.

    Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.