Director

Summary

The incumbent serves as the Director, Office of Real Property Management (A/OPR/RPM) under the direction of the Managing Director for Operations who in turn reports to the OPR Deputy Assistant Secretary . The RPM Office Director is responsible for the development and execution of the Department's domestic holistic and comprehensive strategic housing and plans as well as the planning, design and construction of major domestic building projects.

Duties

• Oversees departmental project and construction management activities, real property leasing, and project tracking database systems, in addition to identifying and evaluating new program initiatives.
• Advises on and/or conducts the review, negotiation, direction and evaluation of building designs, costs, and schedules.
• Analyzes allocations and user requests for feasibility studies and compatibility with Department Functional Bureau Strategies, performance plans and projected budgets.
• Negotiates and prepares annual Budget Resource Requests (BRR) including detailed business cases to support funding requirements.
• Reviews and analyzes organizational structure, staffing, operational policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with personnel regulations.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/
• Statement of Employment & Financial Interest required prior to appointment.

• Experience leading on a federal realty program, including agency-wide master real property capital planning, GSA lease procurements, portfolio-wide space management and federal space allocations standards.
• Experience leading on program management, including developing a multi-year plan, utilizing analytics and performance metrics to make informed, data-driven decisions, and running a transparent and fully accountable program.
• Experience leading an organization through change, including integrating customer experience principles into the development and implementation of strategic plans ranging from short term to long term action plans.
• Experience with program management of agency construction programs, including on planning, acquisitions, design, cost, contracting, construction management, commissioning, project turnover, close-out and lessons learned.

• Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others;
• Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances;
• Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress;
• Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and
• Capacity to "see the job through."

• For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or OAA@state.gov.
• If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.

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1. Qualified - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must demonstrate a basic level of the required competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities) for the position.
2. Well Qualified - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must demonstrate proficiency in some but not all of the required competencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities) for the position.
3. Highly Qualified - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must fully demonstrate proficiency in all of the required competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities) for the position.

• Ability to provide technical advice and guidance to managers, co-workers, headquarters staff and decision makers on undefined issues and elements for programs critical to an agency's mission.
• Skill in demonstrating friendliness, tact, and politeness while developing/ maintaining effective relationships and/or effectively dealing with difficult, hostile or distressed people.
• Ability to conduct research in order to formulate recommendations.
• Knowledge of the principles of acquisition planning and price / cost analysis techniques.
• Ability to use quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques.
• Knowledge of contracting and vendor management when beginning procurement actions as it pertains to supply chain management.