REALTY OFFICER (DEPUTY)

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for USACE for Real Estate Personnel to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: As Deputy Chief of the Real Estate Division, you will share with the Chief in managing and supervising all aspects of the Realty Division' programs and functions; having complete authority to act for the Chief in all matters affecting the organization.

Duties

• Exercises full responsibility for providing comprehensive real estate support to the District Civil Works Program with over 30 projects and PPAs to include providing support to the States of New York and New Jersey and their array of local partners.
• Executes technical responsibilities and supervision over the real estate program management responsibilities including overall planning, programming and direction of assigned functions and responsibilities of the Real Estate Division.
• Exercises technical supervision over the staff and provides continuing leadership and to accomplish goal and objectives; may include District OPLAN or other special initiative projects. Assigns specific program responsibility to employees.
• Publicly speaks with authority on matters of technical or public relations importance explaining proposed projects and other matters relating to the activities of the District.
• Attends and participates in coordination conferences with representatives of higher headquarters; other districts, divisions or Federal agencies; municipal governments; political interests; contractors; industry; and others.
• Selects subordinate supervisory personnel (in accordance with current Corps of Engineers guidance) for placement and promotion.
• Counsels employees on matters and problems that have a potential effect on their work and resolves complaints from subordinate supervisors and other employees.
• Exercises delegated personnel management authority personally and through subordinate supervisors to plan for future workload, request additional resources, and achieve optimum organizational simplicity and economy.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens or applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes; 1) Managing execution of project and programs; AND 2) Contributing to policy and processes for Real Estate services; AND 3) Monitoring quality of contractor work. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

How to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. For additional information, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13059932 Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/24/2026. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. You must complete the assessment by the deadline date in the email of instructions, even if the announcement has already closed to be considered. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside about two (2) hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. For more general information, system requirements, reasonable accommodation information, and to request assistance regarding the USA Hire Assessments, review the following resources: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980562523540-USA-Hire-Assessments To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Click on this: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.