Underwriter

Summary
This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
This job is open to

• Internal to an agency
  Current federal employees of this agency.

Clarification from the agency
This job is open to: 1. Current HUD Office of Housing internal employees qualifying as Status Candidates or current HUD Office of Housing internal employees serving on a Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA), or 2. CTAP eligibles.
Duties
The Office of Housing provides vital public services through its nationally administered programs. It oversees the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the largest mortgage insurer in the world, and regulates important parts of the housing industry. The Office of Housing is committed to building and preserving healthy neighborhoods and communities through homeownership, rental housing and healthcare opportunities.
The Office of Multifamily Housing is responsible for the overall management, development, direction and administration of HUD's Multifamily Housing Programs. HUD's Multifamily programs provide mortgage insurance to HUD-approved lenders to facilitate the construction, substantial rehabilitation, purchase and refinancing of multifamily housing projects. MFH is widely responsible for production, asset management and portfolio oversight, and recapitalization of assisted properties, and field operations. As part of the National Housing Act of 1934, Congress created the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) which later became a part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Housing in 1965.
As an Underwriter, you will:
- Serve as a technical resource staff person for the Multifamily Hub Director, to provide advice and guidance on matters pertaining to statutory and regulatory requirements and other administrative directives;
- Assume responsibility for each assigned project's overall application, processing, construction, closing, management control, coordination and execution in accordance with HUD's published guidelines and guidance. Implements team decisions, applicable regulations and policy in the development of the project. Negotiate and integrate all agency functions including underwriting, planning, design review, cost engineering, appraisal, credit evaluation and approval, loan closing, construction, start-up and long term management systems and sponsor/customer needs. Create a plan that integrates schedules and criteria, and establishes the participating parties' assumptions and risks, contingencies, and performance measurement criteria. Maintains the individual project timelines as they relate to the management plan goals. Participate in timeline programming decisions affecting long and short range courses of action for assigned projects. Provide input to Asset Management on operating budgets related to projects assigned.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for projects assigned with senior HUD management, the sponsor, representatives of other Federal, state and local government agencies, and other external organizations.
- Conduct site visits, including environmental inspection, completes and/or oversees completion of all elements of HUD's financial and underwriting review, for projects requesting FHA mortgage insurance. Reviews lender's applications, identifies missing, inaccurate or incomplete documents, and notifies applicant of additional or revised materials needed. Ensure processing timeframe goals are met, including setting dates for and tracking submission of such materials. Maintain tracking system for multiple projects currently under review, and takes such action necessary, to ensure HUD's review deadlines are met for all projects in pipeline.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Candidates will be selected for a job assigned to one of the official duty stations listed in this announcement. Failure to report to duty at the location for which the candidate is selected may be grounds for a disciplinary action, including removal.
Key Requirements:

• Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• A one year probationary period may be required.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• Please refer to "Additional Information Section for additional Conditions of Employment."

Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
For the GS-12, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:
- Utilizing a range of concepts, principles, and practices to finance, originate, underwrite or develop construction or recapitalization of multifamily properties (5 or more units) such as: rental apartment or multifamily cooperative buildings with features such as commercial space, condominium space, age-restrictions or sites with environmental concerns;
Examples of such experience may include:
- Providing technical advice and policy guidance on multifamily development financing and underwriting related issues; OR
- Approving, analyzing, designing, constructing, or operating multifamily apartments using FHA/HUD multifamily mortgage insurance programs, conventional multifamily lending, or subsidized housing programs. Subsidized housing programs include: Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Project-based Section 8 programs, Section 202 or Section 811 Capital Advance programs, Public Housing Programs, Rural Housing Service loans, or other multifamily mortgage programs with direct government subsidies; OR
- Providing oversight or performing underwriting functions, including analyzing and resolving obstacles to successful completion of multifamily housing loan origination or underwriting of market rate transactions and using multiple sources of financing on subsidized properties
Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.
Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the GS-12 you must have been at the GS-11 level for 52 weeks.
Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
OTHER INFORMATION:

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
• Relocation expenses will not be paid.
• Relocation incentive will not be paid.
• Recruitment incentive will not be paid.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• This position is Non-Exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• HUD offers alternative and flexible work schedules.
• This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies for similar positions across HUD. During the online application process, you will be asked to specify if you would like your application information shared with other hiring managers in the Program Office listed in this announcement or in other HUD Program Offices. Opting to share your application information will not impact your application for this announcement, nor will it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (CONTINUED):
HUD employees are subject to a number of government-wide and HUD specific ethics laws and regulations, including restrictions on working in a real estate related business, and having Section 8 tenants, along with other prohibited interests and activities. To review applicable ethics rules and HUD specific restrictions, please visit https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/general_counsel/ethics.

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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Administrative Management, Communication, Leadership, and Technical.
Your application will be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.
Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.
If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)) you must receive a rating of at least 84 out of 100 to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.

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• 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.
  A complete application includes:
  1. A resume: All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.)
  
  • To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/date/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume.
  • It is suggested that you preview the online assessment questionnaire, to ensure that your resume thoroughly describes how your skills and experience align to the criteria defined in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement and support your responses to the online assessment questionnaire.
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  2. Vacancy assessment question responses: All applicants are required to complete vacancy question responses by clicking the apply online button of this vacancy announcement.
  3. Performance Appraisalor explanation: Submit a copy of all pages of your most recent completed annual performance appraisal, dated within the last 12 months, that includes the final rating. In cases where the performance appraisal is more than 12 months old, incomplete, missing pages, or unavailable, you must attach a written explanation of the reasons. Failure to do so may prevent you from being considered for this position.
  4. Submission of any required documents identified below, if applicable: Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible)
  
  • CURRENT EMPLOYEES Documentation Relating to Your Federal Employment:-
    
    • Submit a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing competitive service as Tenure 1 or 2 (Block 24), Position Occupied as 1 - Competitive Service (Block 34), current Grade (Block 18) and Salary (Block 20).
    • Submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 that indicates you are a current HUD employee of Housing. IF you do not have a copy of your SF-50 that indicates this information, you must upload an explanation. Applications without this inf...