Realty Specialist

Agency: Forest Service

Department: Department of Agriculture

Location: Multiple Locations

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Requirements: In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-09 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Researched lands/realty information such as ownership, water rights, special use permits, or boundary management issues; Applied realty laws, regulations, and agency policy in managing land use authorizations (permits, leases, easements); Provided advice on lands related issues; Performed work related to real estate transactions, which would include acquiring, managing, or disposing of real estate interests, according to Federal laws and procedures. OR A 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 An appropriate combination of specialized experience (as described above) and education (only graduate education in excess of 18 semester hours may be used to qualify applicants for this grade level). The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. For the GS-11 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as one or more of the following: Evaluated, processed, and monitored special use proposals, renewals, and/or existing permits/authorizations modi