Lead Appraiser

About the Position: In coordination with the Branch Chief you will align team strategies and deliverables with organizational goals. Communicate objectives, project assignments, milestones, and deadlines clearly to team members.

Major duties

• Communicate project milestones, deliverables, and critical deadlines to team members.
• Advises team on methods, practices, and procedures to facilitate collaborative problem-solving.
• Adjust workflows to meet established deadlines and ensure timely task completion.
• Appraise complex public and industrial properties such as airports, hospitals, and manufacturing plants lacking standard valuation procedures.
• Prepare complex narrative appraisal reports utilizing extensive field data, technical analysis, and advanced valuation theories.
• Develop gross appraisals and cost estimates for federal projects, delivering and presenting critical financial findings.

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
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer 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 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: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) Managing appraisal staff and (2) Identifying and evaluating appraisal needs for a variety of property types, different interests, and appraisal products. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement: 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-12).