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Summary As an Asset Management Specialist, you will have responsibility for asset planning and strategy, asset financial planning, asset performance analysis, housing and investment decision making, and asset service provider agreements for all real property assets within the region. Location of position: Public Buildings Service, Portfolio Management Branch of the Planning Division, Portland, OR or Tacoma, WA. We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed. Responsibilities Planning & Strategy: Works with PBS asset management teams to examine short and long term objectives, develops methods to meet objectives and directs changes when corrective actions or revisions are necessary. Advises senior level management on applying complex real estate laws, reinvestment and financial analysis techniques, Federal regulations, Administration initiatives and policies. Develops housing strategies by identifying and analyzing client-agency long term housing needs and evaluates asset housing capabilities, investment availability, and income impact. Prepares local portfolio plans which integrate housing strategies with asset project planning for capital and non-capital investments in view of the overall socio-economic and market conditions within community. Based on community plan, prepares Annual Asset Business Plans for each major asset for use by the Property Managers and other PBS business line managers which includes research, analysis and recommendations on specific operational goals and housing projects needed to achieve national level asset benchmarks. Serves as leader and technical subject matter expert (SME) of the region-wide Reinvestment Plan, which integrates the planning for the asset's capital projects, the Asset Business Plans and the Community Plans into a single planning document for future capital investment needs. Develops comprehensive analytical tools to evaluate, rank and prioritize projects proposed to be included in the annual BA54 (minor repair and alteration) spending plan. Develops analytical tools to assist in the identification and evaluation of projects to be included in the regional 5 year capital investment program. Serves as leader and technical subject matter expert (SME) for the strategic planning for projects under the prospectus threshold and integrates this work into a cohesive capital plan for the subject facilities. Completes Retention/Disposal Studies on marginal buildings suffering from adverse performance indicators. Through on-site inspections, discussions with agency officials, analysis of building profitability, and examination of present value costs for various housing alternatives and makes recommendation to keep the building or declare it excess. Financial Management & Pricing: Formulates and communicates corrective actions to the Portfolio Manager for implementation. Recommendations include revenue enhancement, direct and indirect expense mitigation, reinvestment opportunities, operations and maintenance, retention/disposal, project development and client relations strategy. Prepares asset income plans and income projections to be used as part of the budget formulation process, for use in housing and investment decisions, incorporation into the Asset Business Plan, for use in project planning and analysis, and for use in calculating other financial indicators of the asset. Performs asset management duties in coordination with an Asset Management Team (ABT). Provides expert advice, direction and approvals for pricing policy, occupancy agreements, housing plans, financial analyses, schedules, lease terms, performance measures and budget. Prepares proformas, rent estimates and other financial analyses to support the development of a prospectus level project. These prospectuses require OMB and congressional approval, and require extensive preparation and research, including economic alternative analyses, income/expense impact analysis, detailed project descriptions and justifications. Leads the development of reports to study the need, feasibility, and cost of a proposed capital project. Asset Performance Analysis: Leads analyses of asset performance in non-financial areas, including utilization rates, customer satisfaction, and other performance indicators, and overall conformance with the Asset Business Plan and contribution to the community strategy. Housing Solutions for New Space Requests: Evaluates new space requests from client agencies for major new or expansion space or downsizes, and reviews housing/project solutions for these needs from other Divisions to ensure that solutions conform to the asset business plan and community strategy. Coordinates with other Divisions on the investment needed for the proposed space solution, fund availability priority and time schedule, and the income and cost impact on the portfolio. May be assigned as program manager for various Portfolio Management programs such as lease scoring, Study program, prospectus development program, minor Repair & Alteration (BA54) program and major Repair & Alteration programs. Asset Management Team Lead: Provides expert advice, direction and approvals for pricing policy, occupancy agreements, housing plans, financial analyses, schedules, lease terms, performance measures and budget. Requirements Conditions of Employment US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable Register with Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959 If selected, you must meet the following conditions: Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non­Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service. Serve a one year probationary period, if required. Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 4 investigation level). Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee. We will use the Department of Homeland Security’s e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment. Complete a financial disclosure report to verify that no conflict, or an appearance of conflict, exists between your financial interest and this position. Qualifications For each job on your resume, provide: the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year) number of hours per week you worked (if part time). If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here. The GS-13 salary range starts at $111,234 for Portland, OR and $115,793 for Tacoma, WA per year. To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience providing expert program management and technical advice on strategy for especially complex extensive or sensitive capital investment planning projects for assets projected to undergo major capital repairs or to be added to the portfolio. This experience must include reviewing project specifications and cost estimates, net present value analysis, trends analysis, return on investment, cost/benefit analysis, and bench-marking. Proactively works with customers to develop a plan to develop, communicate, and present aggregate financial and strategic space utilization information to customers' decision makers related to a portfolio of transactions. Education Additional Information Bargaining Unit Status: This position is eligible for the bargaining unit On a case-by-case basis, the following incentives may be approved: · Recruitment incentive if you are new to the federal government · Relocation incentive if you are a current federal employee · Credit toward vacation leave if you are new to the federal government Additional vacancies may be filled through this announcement in this or other GSA organizations within the same commuting area as needed; through other means; or not at all. We are also accepting applications from all U.S. Citizens and Nationals under Vacancy Announcement #10P-2024-0075. You must apply separately to each announcement to be considered for both. 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