Realty Specialist

Realty Specialist

Department: Department of Energy

Location(s): Lakewood, Colorado, Loveland, Colorado

Salary Range: $118675 - $154280 Per Year

Job Summary: As a Realty Specialist, you will serve as the highest-level technical expert in the fields of Federal acquisition of land rights and land management to support transmission infrastructure within the Western Area Power Administration's Headquarters Office.

Major Duties:

• As a Realty Specialist, you will: Be responsible for the management of certain WAPA land acquisition projects and supporting activities, federal and/or private, consultation with the Lands Manager, including serving as a technical lead in providing guidance and direction to Realty Specialists to perform tasks that support the NRO's priorities. Develop, recommend and implement land and land rights acquisition policies, standards and procedures for adoption by WAPA and at times develops new theories associated with ROW acquisition. Provide technical assistance and direction at meetings with landowners to advise of WAPA's land acquisition methods and procedures, prior to the initiation of major WAPA land acquisition programs for specific projects. Be responsible for program implementation of WAPA's land management functions, federal and/or private, in consultation with the Lands Manager, including guidance and direction to Realty Specialists to perform tasks that support the NRO's priorities. Lead project teams with regards to acquiring necessary land rights for maintenance and construction projects and ensures land rights are maintained for transmission facilities, and in office projects such as database management, process and policy documentation/SOPs, and gathering or developing information for various reporting requirements. Lead the team in identifying, distributing and balancing workload and tasks among employees; making adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned team tasks; and ensuring that each employee has an integral role in developing the final product.

Qualifications: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-12] in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience in all of the following: Land acquisition methods, procedures, and policies of the Federal Government, including the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. Real estate terminology, principles, procedures, concepts, practices and of various types of land conveyance documents, instruments, terms, and related matters sufficient to handle a full range of realty transactions, specifically including easements and fee interests on linear facilities. Federal Laws, rules, regulations and practices of implementing Federal Property Management and Federal, state and local Government real estate laws. Time-in-Grade: Current career or career-conditional GS employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional GS employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current career or career-conditional federal employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: You must have a login.gov account to sign into USAJOBS: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/account/. To begin the application process in USAJOBS, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all required and supporting documentation. You must click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 pm (ET) on the announcement closing date. You may update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period by returning to your USAJOBS account, select Update Application: https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the status of your application, during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account; applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each application status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/. If you need help with login.gov or USAJOBS (e.g., account access, Resume Builder) visit the USAJOBS Help Center: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/ If you experience difficulty applying on USAJOBS, after clicking the Apply Online button, or you are experiencing a significant hardship hindering your ability to apply online, the Agency Contact listed in the announcement can assist you during normal business hours. If you receive any system error messages, take screenshots if possible, to aid technical support.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-06