Housing Manager

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain DOD Personnel to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Housing Manager supporting Hunter Army Airfield under Directorate of Public Works Housing Division, Installation Management Command (IMCOM) Fort Stewart, Georgia. Responsible for the planning, management, administration, coordination, and implementation of the housing management program.

Major duties

• Review various inspections of community rental property to determine adequacy, habitability and suitability as a listing for referral.
• Evaluate management of the Rental Partnership Program and Utility Deposit Waiver Program.
• Study area ordinances and regulations governing community life and recommend new ordinances, regulations or amendments for improvement of housing administrative policies.
• Analyze and prepares statistical data for a variety of reports.
• Assist in Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) data collection and reports submission.
• Assist in development of overall installation plans and procedures for barracks sustainment, to include restoration, modernization, and/or replacement projects.
• Maintain/monitor enterprise Military Housing (eMH) database.
• Evaluate management, maintenance, and operating costs of project finances (to include furniture and appliances), development, and construction.
• Arbitrate resident issues not resolved by the local landlord and/or Residential Communities Initiative Community Manager and makes determinations on exceptions for residents, tenant commanders, developer partner, and other interested parties.
• Advise chain-of-command on all aspects of the installation housing program, and submits necessary reports, briefings, etc.
• Serve as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), responsible for day-to-day management of contracts supporting housing functions as required or appointed.

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. 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: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes 1) Experience conducting inspections to ensure habitability and compliance with policies and standards; 2) Assisting in the development of plans for housing restoration, modernization, and/or replacement projects for the installation; 3) Assisting with managing contractual agreements to ensure technical direction and contract performance are in compliance with the installation's mission. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Housing Management and/or Facility Management. OR Combination of 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. 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-09). The selecting official has requested a competitive and non-competitive candidate list for this vacancy. If you are eligible for the non-competitive list, you will be evaluated on basic and/or minimum qualifications, as applicable. While required to answer the assessment questions, non-competitive candidates will not be evaluated against the competitive rating and ranking criteria. The selecting official may select from any of the candidate lists.

Education

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/.