Realty Specialist

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/17/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: To qualify for this position at the GS-7 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: performing and/or assisting in at least three (3) of the following: Experience in realty related tasks and realty program management; Review and issuance of easements; issuance of leases, permits, and licenses; interpret legal land description; trespass resolution; preparation of sales contracts; and/or issuance of sales notices for excess land.

You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate education in a related field.

You must include transcripts. -OR- Superior Academic Achievement (SAA): Successfully completed a bachelor's degree in a directly related field AND meet one of the following: (1) Class Standing: rank in the upper 3rd of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, based on the completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (GPA): earn a GPA of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on 4 years of education, or based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum -or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field, or the required courses completed during the final two years.

Note: GPA will be rounded to one decimal place, for example, 2.95 = 3.0, 2.94 = 2.9; OR (3) Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society. -OR- Combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, first divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.

You must include hours per week and transcripts. To qualify for this position at the GS-9 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: performing and/or assisting in at least five (5) of the following: Experience in realty related tasks and realty program management; Review and issuance of easements; issuance of leases, permits, and licenses; interpret legal land description; trespass resolution; preparation of sales contracts; and/or issuance of sales notices for excess land.

You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate degree leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., in a field of study related to the position. You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience.

To combine education and experience, first divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours per week and transcripts.

To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: performing all the following: Professional experience in realty related tasks and realty program management; Review and issuance of easements; issuance of leases, permits, and licenses; interpret legal land description; trespass resolution; preparation of sales contracts; and/or issuance of sales notices for excess.

You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or a Ph.D., LL.M., or equivalent doctoral degree in a field of study related to the position. You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience.

To combine education and experience, first divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first two years (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours per week and transcripts.

Volunteer Experience: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Completes and reviews of a broad variety of realty transactions for legal correctness to ensure Reclamation policies and procedures are adhered to including permits, licenses, leases, easements, inventory, trespass, acquisition, disposal, and exchange of withdrawn or acquired Federal land. Examines each title and ascertains if any title defects exist that must be resolved or cleared.

Maintains land records for projects within the Region. Develops status reports to keep Regional Office personnel, easement coordinators, and tribes informed of the status of land acquisition or disposals that affect them. Negotiates with private landholders, tribal officials, and officials of state and other Federal agencies to secure lands, rights-of-way, and interests for project purposes. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.