Realty Specialist

This announcement is being advertised as a Forest Service National Hiring effort to fill multiple vacancies. Positions may be filled at one or more of the duty locations included in this announcement. Final determination of the duty location will be made at the time of the job offer. ? For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Carlos Coontz at Carlos.Coontz@usda.gov.

Duties are listed at the GS-11 grade level.

Manages all aspects of the special use program.

Assists forest personnel in resolving problems or misunderstandings in the use of SUDS.

Provides technical assistance to program staff and line officers and their associated specialists regarding complex land use authorization practices and procedures. Participates as a representative on the SUDS User Board.

Applies various realty laws, regulations and agency policy to assist forest personnel in managing land use authorizations (permits, leases, and easements) and the associated billings for those authorizations.

Evaluates simple and complex special use proposals according to regulatory screening criteria.

Contacts various publics, other governmental personnel, and Forest Service specialists, to conduct financial and technical capability determinations, and to determine compliance with forest plan direction.

Works closely with BLM and other federal and state agencies on special use authorizations that involve uses that cross administrative boundaries. Incumbent may assume a project leadership role if the Forest Service is the lead agency.

Instructs forest personnel on the established fee schedules and methods to create land use billings, and how to compile cost recovery agreements.

Conducts on-the-ground program reviews of special use programs and individual authorizations for compliance with Forest Service policy, terms, and conditions.

Reviews analyzes and test systems performance of SUDS database and make recommendations for system modification and database configurations to correct problems.

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.