Housing Management Specialist, GS-1173-07/09

You will serve as a Housing Management Specialist with National Park Service. This position is located in the Division of Facilities Management and Operations at Yellowstone National Park GS-07 Salary: $50,460 (Step 01) to $65,599 (Step 10). GS-09 Salary: $61,722 (Step 01) to $80,243 (Step 10). First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Ensure timely implementation of rental rate changes to include communicating those changes to tenants and ensures payroll deductions are updated accordingly. Maintains accurate financial data through central financial management systems and maintains historical record of rental rates and rate increases in a housing program. Works as a team member with facility maintenance staff to assist and help coordinate the contracted and in-house maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of a large inventory of housing occupied both year-round and seasonally. Operates the computer-based Quarters Management Informal System to track housing inventory, quarters assignments, share current rental rates with occupants, and document condition assessment findings. Assists the Design, Construction, and Facility Management with sharing housing related information housing occupants, administrative support assistants in other divisions, and Craft Shop supervisors. Serves as the liaison between the park's housing occupants and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), District Leadership Teams (DLT), and Facility Management supervisors with particular focus on gathering insight that informs park strategic priorities, the Housing Management Plans(s), the Housing Needs Assessment(s), the Housing Improvement Plan, and annual housing renovation and construction workplans. Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to manage housing related contracts including construction contracts for repair and rehabilitation of housing facilities. Receives complaints and works to resolve complex tenant issues such as personal disputes between neighbors or co-occupants, issues related to pet policies, noise complaints etc. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided. You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. You may be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications