Summary About the Position: This position serves as a Housing Manager reporting to the Chief Housing Division located in Directorate of Public Works (DPW) at a large multi-mission installation. Duties Provide technical housing expertise and assistance to Garrison Commander/Manager and other installation staff in representing Department of the Army (DA), IMCOM, and garrison objectives. Perform or direct periodic or scheduled surveys, audits, reviews, studies, and inspections to determine family housing conditions or requirements and to evaluate work being performed under the housing contracts. Serve as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), responsible for management, oversight, guidance, fiscal policy, and control of contractor owned government leased quarters as required or appointed. Represent the organization in installation level meetings or at various conferences and meetings with local officials and other federal, state, or legal organizations concerning current housing programs, practices, and trends. Review, evaluate, and interpret, Department of War (DoW), DA, and IMCOM policies and procedures, developing and recommending guidance required to provide sufficient criteria for accomplishment of the mission goals/assignments. Qualifications Who May Apply: Only 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. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 for GS-11 level: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Assisting in the administration of a housing program by conducting operational reviews, monitoring occupancy or utilization requirements, and inspecting housing facilities to evaluate maintenance and living condition standards; and 2) Monitoring budget expenditures, tracking housing financial accounts, and applying established housing policies, standard operating procedures, and local regulations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Applicants may substitute qualifying graduate-level education for specialized experience if they possess: a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, such as Business Administration, Public Administration, Real Estate, Urban Planning, Finance, or Management. OR Combining Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Specialized Experience for GS-12 level: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Experience managing a housing program performing duties such as planning, scheduling and coordinating reviews to evaluate performance of activities such as occupancy requirements or maintenance; AND 2) Implementing budget and financial controls while ensuring compliance with higher echelon policies and/or objectives, regulations, and/or state and federal law. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Management may select at any of the grade levels announced. This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Housing Management Program Administration Housing Operations Oral Communication Technical Competence Time in Grade Requirement GS-11: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09). Time in Grade Requirement GS-12: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-12 level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.