Summary About the Position: You will serve as the Chief of South Pacific Division's Regional Appraisal Center at Sacramento District to plan and manage the appraisal production program for South Pacific Division and its subordinate Districts. This job is also advertised under announcement number CERI2561967412672066 (temporary appointment). Responsibilities Manage, administer and provide technical supervision, and direction of the appraisal production program and activities required to perform the real estate appraisal mission of the USACE within SPD. Mission includes civil works and military programs including, not limited to: flood control, water supply, hydro power, hazardous/toxic waste, emergency management, full support to Army Commands, other federal agencies, state and local entities. Supervisory controls consist of broad functional objectives, supplemented by discussions and consultations with the Chief, Real Estate Division on matters of a precedent setting or major policy nature. You will have exceptionally wide latitude for independent action and decision in planning and controlling assigned functions within the framework of existing policies. Plan, organize, coordinate and schedule appraisal workloads throughout the SPD AOR, including TDY travel assignments to ensure effective use of travel time and funds for appraisal projects (in consultation with district lead and senior appraisers). Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 120 days by a current permanent Army employee. Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Time-limited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five years, however return rights may be impacted. Position may be made permanent without further competition. 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. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 which includes managing appraisal staff and coordinating workload distributions and identifying and evaluating appraisal needs and required actions involving appraisal and valuation consulting for a wide variety of conventional and specialized property types, different interests, and appraisal products. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). Selective Placement Factor: This position has a selective placement factor which must be met at the time of application. You MUST submit a copy of your current and valid Certified General Real Estate Appraiser license with your application. The expiration date on your license must be after the date you submit this application. Failure to meet this requirement will result in your application not receiving consideration for this position. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Ability to lead or supervise Administration and Management Oral Communication Planning and Evaluating Real Estate 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-13). Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year supervisory probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Career Field (CF) position. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. As a remote position, the actual salary will be determined based on the duty location after selection. The salary listed reflects the 2025 Special Salary Rate (SSR) 0796 table (lowest range possible). Salary will be adjusted to meet the applicable payable rate of the duty location upon selection. A complete list of salary tables can be found at: Special Rates - OPM.gov Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 120 days by a current permanent Army employee. Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Time-limited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five years, however return rights may be impacted. Position may be made permanent without further competition.