Construction Analyst (Specially Adapted Housing Agent/Review Appraiser)

Company: usagov
Location: Portland
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

Summary

The employee serves as a Specially Adapted Housing Agent (SAH)/Review Appraiser within the Loan Guaranty, Construction and Valuation Division of the Denver Regional Loan Center. The position reports to an Assistant Valuation Officer. The employee has hybrid responsibilities consisting of SAH duties processing applications of SAH grants as well as appraisal review duties of both existing and proposed construction of one to four unit dwellings.

This job is open to

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
  
  Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
• Internal to an agency
  
  Current federal employees of this agency. Clarification from the agency
  
  This vacancy announcement is open ONLY to current, permanent Denver, CO VBA Regional Office employees and current/former VA employees who are CTAP eligible. For the purpose of this job announcement, Fiduciary Hub bargaining unit employees in the commuting area are considered facility employees.
  
  Duties
  
  Specific duties include:
  
• Review plans, specification, and cost estimates associated with construction projects. Control and manage project milestones of construction project completion.
• Responsible for the oversight and resolution of appeals, reconsideration requests, construction complaints and Veteran complaints submitted to the Regional Loan Center.
• Counsel program participants and Veterans on construction projects and valuation practices of VA Loan Guaranty.
• Reviews and approves documentation of changes orders, estimates of costs for modifications, materials and equipment, evaluating conditions of the work site and local prices.
• Performs oversight desk and field examinations of appraisal and inspection reports for the purpose of determining the quality and accuracy of the work performed by VA fee-basis personnel.
• Produce well written correspondence which may include technical material that is appropriate to the intended audience.
• Applies and correlates the basic valuation approaches and modifies and adapts standard appraisal techniques to estimate property values.
• Independently works with Veterans, representatives, contractors and other stakeholders to resolve dissatisfaction and determine resolution.
• Interpret and apply regulations, laws and procedures specific to issues related to the VA guaranty home loan program and Veteran Readiness and Employment.
• Conduct on-site inspection of the properties to determine the severity and resolution of the issue or to verify compliance of VA requirements.
• Responsible for development of drafting project related agreements (payment schedules, inspection schedules. change orders, etc.) between the Veteran/contractor and VA.
• Maintain effective working relationships with both internal and external customers. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The grade progression for this position is GS-11/GS-12.
  
  Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00AM-4:30PM
  
  Compressed/Flexible: Available
  
  Telework: Available
  
  Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
  
  Position Description/PD#: Construction Analyst (Specially Adapted Housing Agent/Review Appraiser); 39436A/39437A
  
  Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  
  Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required
  
  Requirements
  
  Conditions of Employment
  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • You may be required to serve a probationary period
  • Subject to background/security investigation
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
    
    Qualifications
    
    To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:05/22/2023.
    
    TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.
    • For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level.
    • For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.
      
      INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Applicants must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement for this position as described below:
      • Education: Undergraduate or Graduate Education: Major study architecture, engineering, building construction, or other fields related to the position. Must provide transcripts. - OR -
      • Specialized Experience: Experience in the preparation or review of plans, specifications, or estimates of materials and costs for the construction, extension, alteration, or repair of buildings. Applicants should have knowledge of the residential construction field, and experience in the development of plans and specifications, and in negotiation work. This experience may have been obtained working as a contractor or as a draftsperson in an architectural engineering firm. However, any drafting experience must have provided an opportunity to acquire technical knowledge.
        
        Appropriate experience includes working with diverse construction materials (brick, lumber, reinforced concrete, steel) and types of structures (housing, single-family dwellings and multi-family apartment units, and industrial and commercial structures). Applicants should be familiar with matters such as planning a subdivision, laying out traffic flow in a multi-family apartment structure, or working out specification problems in plans. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
        
        GS-11 Grade Level:
        • Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-9) in the normal line of progression for this position. Specialized experience is defined as (1) Knowledge of the residential construction field in the development of plans, specifications, or estimates of materials and cost for the construction; (2) Experience assisting with coordinating and monitoring construction projects; AND (3) Experience with conducting such construction work on the following types of structures: housing, single-family or multi-family dwellings.
        • Education Substitution: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. GS-12 Grade Level:
          • Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-11) in the normal line of progression for this position. Specialized experience is defined as (1) experience in the residential construction field in the development of plans, specifications, or estimates of materials and cost for the construction; (2) experience coordinating and monitoring construction projects; (3) conducting such construction work on the following types of structures: housing, single-family or multi-family dwellings; AND (4) experience processing applications for grants, loans, or contracts for commercial, single-family, or multi-family properties.
          • Education Substitution: There is no education substitution at the GS-12 grade level. Combining Education & Experience: If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. Click here for more information.
            
            Volunteer Experience: 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
            
            Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week.
            
            Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary with most travel by automobile, air, or other public transportation. The position requires frequent scheduled field trips in a government vehicle throughout the assigned geographic jurisdiction. Some slight physical effort may be required in completing field reviews and field inspections. On-site inspections of subject or comparable properties often require frequent stops and starts interspersed with some hiking or lengthy walks over various terrain types ranging from flat open field to rough, brushy and forested areas. Some
            
            walking, standing, climbing, stooping, and bending is required.
            
            For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
            
            Education
            
            Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to be credited towards qualifications. Provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
            
            All education claimed by applicants will be verified upon appointment. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript to receive credit.
            
            Additional information
            
            COVID-19 Pandemic Expanded Telework Program
            
            Due to COVID-19, VA is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement. Management officials will provide information about returning to the official, pre-pandemic worksite, when applicable. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework depending upon the terms of your organization's telework policy and the duties of the position.
            
            VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
            
            The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
            
            Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement.
            
            It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
            
            This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
            
            This is a bargaining unit position.
            
            For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
            
            If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
            • Benefits
              
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              Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evaluated
              
              You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
              
              IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
              • Real Estate - Knowledge of real estate principles, practices, markets, and values.
              • Project Management - Applies principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, monitoring, evaluating, and managing projects and resources, including technical performance.
              • Interpersonal Skills - Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
              • Technical Competence - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
              • Influencing/Negotiating - Persuades others; develops networks and coalitions; gains cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals; negotiates to find mutually acceptable solutions; builds consensus through give and take.
              • Building and Construction - Knowledge of the materials, methods, systems, and the tools used to construct objects, structures, and buildings. Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or an interview.
                • Benefits
                  
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                  Review our benefits
                  
                  Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
                • Required Documents
                  
                  As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
                  
                  To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package to include the documents detailed below. Your resume and supporting documentation will be verified. Failure to submit the documents as specified may result in loss of consideration for this job announcement.
                  
                  • Resume detailing specialized experience and competencies as they relate to this position.
                    
                    • For each position in your resume, you must specify the start and end dates (month/year) and a description of duties. If the position was Federal, you should also indicate the grade level. Resumes containing a general summary of all positions held, not specifying start/end dates, and/or not including documentation supporting Federal grade level(s) are insufficient to determine basic qualifications.
                    • Your most recent NON-AWARD SF-50. The SF-50 must indicate proof of status and should identify your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).
                    • Your SF-50 reflecting when you entered your highest grade (e.g. Promotion, Appointment, etc.) in order to verify time-in-grade requirements.
                    • Transcript if you are using education to qualify. Additional Documents accepted:
                      • Most recent Performance Appraisal (VA Form 0750)
                      • Award SF-50s
                      • Documentation to be considered under non-competitive eligibility (if applicable) such as a member-4 DD-214, civil service preference letter, or Schedule A letter.
                      • CTAP documentation - RIF notice, SF-50 showing VA employee, and performance appraisal Please use this checklist to make sure you have included all documents required for your application. You will not be contacted for additional information.
                        
                        If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
                        
                        Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
                        
                        Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
                      • How to Apply
                        
                        Complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/22/2023 to receive consideration. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11949054.
                      • To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
                      • Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. Click here for instructions on viewing your application status.
                        
                        Agency contact information
                        
                        Kelsie Glombecki
                        
                        Phone
                        
                        (303) 236-6187
                        
                        Email
                        
                        kelsie.glombecki@va.gov
                        
                        Address
                        
                        Denver Regional Benefit Office 155 Van Gordon St Lakewood, CO 80228 US
                        
                        Next steps
                        
                        Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
                        
                        You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center.
                      • Fair and Transparent
                        
                        The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
                        • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
                        • Reasonable accommodation policy
                        • Financial suitability
                        • Selective Service
                        • New employee probationary period
                        • Signature and false statements
                        • Privacy Act
                        • Social security number request Required Documents
                          
                          To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package to include the documents detailed below. Your resume and supporting documentation will be verified. Failure to submit the documents as specified may result in loss of consideration for this job announcement.
                          • Resume detailing specialized experience and competencies as they relate to this position.
                            
                            • For each position in your resume, you must specify the start and end dates (month/year) and a description of duties. If the position was Federal, you should also indicate the grade level. Resumes containing a general summary of all positions held, not specifying start/end dates, and/or not including documentation supporting Federal grade level(s) are insufficient to determine basic qualifications.
                            • Your most recent NON-AWARD SF-50. The SF-50 must indicate proof of status and should identify your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).
                            • Your SF-50 reflecting when you entered your highest grade (e.g. Promotion, Appointment, etc.) in order to verify time-in-grade requirements.
                            • Transcript if you are using education to qualify. Additional Documents accepted:
                              • Most recent Performance Appraisal (VA Form 0750)
                              • Award SF-50s
                              • Documentation to be considered under non-competitive eligibility (if applicable) such as a member-4 DD-214, civil service preference letter, or Schedule A letter.
                              • CTAP documentation - RIF notice, SF-50 showing VA employee, and performance appraisal Please use this checklist to make sure you have included all documents required for your application. You will not be contacted for additional information.
                                
                                If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
                                
                                Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
                                
                                Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
                                
                                How to Apply
                                
                                Complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/22/2023 to receive consideration. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11949054.
                              • To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
                              • Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
                                Click here for instructions on viewing your application status.
                                
                                Agency contact information
                                
                                Kelsie Glombecki
                                
                                Phone
                                
                                (303) 236-6187
                                
                                Email
                                
                                kelsie.glombecki@va.gov
                                
                                Address
                                
                                Denver Regional Benefit Office 155 Van Gordon St Lakewood, CO 80228 US
                                
                                Next steps
                                
                                Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
                                
                                You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center.
                                
                                Fair & Transparent
                                
                                The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
                                • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
                                • Reasonable accommodation policy
                                • Financial suitability
                                • Selective Service
                                • New employee probationary period
                                • Signature and false statements
                                • Privacy Act
                                • Social security number request

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