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Summary This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Lower Brule Agency, Superintendent - Lower Brule Agency, Real Estate Services in Lower Brule, South Dakota. Responsibilities Responsible for complete direction of the Real Estate Services programs for all trust and government lands under the jurisdiction of the Agency. Directly supervises the work of the Agency realty staff. Deals effectively with labor management situations. Initiates and maintains a program to educate and inform individual landowners and governing bodies of tribal of all phases of real estate management, including property rights and ownership. Provides the landowners and management with technical advice and assistance which consists of long range or immediate plans developed with Indian owners and lessees. Makes field inspections and investigations in connection with leases, rights-of-way disputes, trespasses, mining operations, acquisitions, disposals or exchange of lands. Responsible for the preparation of budget for all realty functions and activities based on work load statistics, personnel requirements, equipment needs and devises. Prepares and reviews reports and correspondence dealing with land use problems, legal opinions and decisions, federal regulations and statutes, agency policies and procedures, tribal laws and ordinances, State and County regulatory processes. Describing land resources and their conditions, and determining the economic considerations to be evaluated in transferring land in Indian ownership based on detailed research and analysis. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions, GS-1170). GS-12: I have at least one year of full-time specialized experience* or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). Specialized experience may include work involved providing oversight over realty and probate functions for a unit planning work to be accomplished. Responding to technical inquires and explaining realty services and processes in the areas of acquisition and disposal; tenure and management; and records and control activities. Maintaining and retrieving information from automated systems; meeting deadlines; reviewing work to verify completeness, correctness, consistency, compliance, or authenticity; and assisting in the development of program budgets. Providing technical assistance in the acquisition of real property; management of real property in the administration of federally owned; Indian-owned or leased space or property; preparation for disposal, or disposal of real property.) OR EDUCATION: Education is not a qualification requirement at this grade level. *SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and is typically in or related to the position to be filled. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date. Education Additional Information All new hires earn the beginning salary of their pay grade (Step 1). See 2024 Salary Tables here and select the duty station from the Lower Brule, South Dakota to choose the appropriate pay chart. If no specific chart is listed for this geographic location, see the "rest of U.S." chart. The full performance level of this position is GS-12. This is a supervisory position. Under provision of the Civil Service Reform Act, first-time supervisors are required to serve a one year supervisory probationary period before their appointment becomes final. Those who do not satisfactorily complete this probationary period will be returned to positions of no lower grade and pay than those they occupied before assuming their supervisory assignment. TELEWORK: Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of the position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. As an incidental motor vehicle operator position, you may be required to operate a government-owned or leased motor vehicle in the performance of duties; therefore, a valid driver's license is required and be able to meet the safe driving requirements of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (25 IAM 4 Motor Vehicle Safety Program). Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp . Certain candidates may be eligible to apply under a special hiring authority including those for disabled individuals, Peace Corps employees, Foreign Service employees, veterans, etc. For more information, visit the following OPM websites: USAJOBS Information Center: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/; Vets Info Guide: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/. Former Federal Employees are required to indicate whether they received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) buyout in their previous employment with the Federal government, and are required to submit a copy of the applicable Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) regarding the VSIP. Most individuals who accept reemployment with the Federal government within 5 years of receiving the VSIP amount, must repay the gross amount of the separation pay prior to reemployment.