Housing Management Specialist

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Ensure timely implementation of rental rate changes; communicate those changes to tenants and ensure payroll deductions are updated accordingly.
• Maintain accurate financial data through central financial management systems and maintain historical record of rental rates and rate increases in a housing program.
• Work 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.
• Serve as a Contracting Officers Representative (COR) to manage housing related contracts including construction contracts for repair and rehabilitation of housing facilities.
• Receive complaints and work 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.

Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary including lengthy periods of intense concentration and working with frequent distractions and interruptions. Occasional minor physical activity is required during on-site surveys or inspections of project sites.

Work Environment: Work is performed in an office setting usually adequately lit heated and ventilated. There may be occasional exposure to dust or noisy environments when conducting onsite visits to park housing or construction areas. Work will vary from office to outdoors in moderate to severe weather conditions/temperatures with exposure to dirt dust and noisy environments common to construction sites.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more visit possess and maintain a valid drivers license throughout employment.
• This position is suitable for telework only during and emergency or natural disaster.

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 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 individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be 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 your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/10/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300 Subpart F.

For current Federal employees if hours worked per week are not included on your resume you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees your resume must state either full-time (or 40 hours a week) or part-time with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level:
Experience: To qualify you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: (1) Managing check-ins and check-outs to track housing occupancy and vacancies; (2) assist with developing recommendations for improving housing policies and departmental guidelines; (3) receiving and processing tenant complaints and repair/maintenance requests. You must include hours per week worked. -OR-
Education: Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate education that demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities in a related field such as business administration economics accounting finance governmental budgeting or public administration. One year of graduate education is equivalent to 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours). You must include transcripts. -OR-
Combination of education and experience as listed above. To combine education and experience divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours (or equivalent) of education by 18 hours (or equivalent). Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify for this position. For example 6 months of the specialized experience (50% of the qualifying experience) and 9 semester hours of graduate study from an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education) equals 100% of the total specialized experience requirement. You must provide transcripts and include hours worked. -OR-
Superior Academic Achievement (SAA): Successfully completed a bachelors degree in a directly related field AND meet one of the following: (1) Class Standing: rank in the upper 3rd of the graduating class in the college university or major subdivision based on the completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (GPA): earn a GPA of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (B or better) based on 4 years of education or based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum -or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (B or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses completed during the final two years. Note: GPA will be rounded to the one decimal place for example 2.95 3.0 2.94 2.9; OR (3) Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society.