Realty Specialist

at Bureau of Land Management in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States

Summary Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. This position is located in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Information about North Idaho and the surrounding area can be found here. We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available. Responsibilities Completes lands and realty casework, making defensible recommendations on a wide variety of lands and realty actions including rights-of-ways, communication sites, land acquisition and disposal, Recreation and Public Purposes actions. Prepares environmental documents on all types and complexities of realty casework. Provides expert advice and responds to inquiries regarding laws, regulations, agency policies involving the lands and realty program. Prepares, collects, evaluates and consolidates land use data. Coordinates complex lands actions with surface reclamation specialist and law enforcement. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. For GS-9: You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-7 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples: researching, preparing and processing property transactions, reviewing legal descriptions, preparing deeds and/or lease instruments; verifying the accuracy of leases; and preparing land use agreements. Also, under direct supervision completed routine actions that encompassed calculating and determining routine realty and lands cost recovery; conducted routine on-site compliance examinations on rights-of-way, permits, and other use authorizations; and prepared responses to routine inquiries concerning use, occupancy, and other actions on public land. Responsible for record management/retrieval, utilizing automated software. All experience at this level must be non-commercial, non-residential. OR Education: earned a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. (transcripts required) OR Combination of Education and Experience: You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate graduate education. Graduate level education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. (transcripts required) For GS-11 You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-9 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples: experience processing various types of land cases such as public sales, oversight for rights-of-ways, Recreation and Public Purpose leases and conveyances, Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) 302 permits and leases, Desert land entries, Indian Allotments, withdrawal review and action, military use activities, conveyance documents preparation and issuance, and data, billing, and collections administration. Independently leads or individually gathers, analyzes, and processes information, and makes defensible recommendations on a wide variety of complex and controversial lands and realty actions. OR Education: earned a 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. (transcripts required) OR Combination of Education and Experience: You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate graduate education. Graduate level education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary