Realty Support Services; Remote

: ARS-AFM-FD-007

Location: Washington

Program: ARS

Wage/Hr: $70.85

Hours/Week: 12

Minimum Age: 55

For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full‑time and part‑time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States.

NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS). These experienced professionals provide administrative, scientific, and technical support to the Agricultural Research Service through the Experienced Worker Program (EWP).

Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an at‑will relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.

PLEASE NOTE:

An ‘Enrollee’ is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ‘Enrollee’ is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the agency and administered by NEW Solutions. The enrollee shall not sign federal documents, authorize the use of federal funds, nor initiate or conduct federally funded research projects. The enrollee shall not author articles for publication as a federal employee, nor coordinate scientific research between the Government and private industry.

The enrollee shall not present themselves as a Government employee or Government representative at meetings both foreign and domestic or when coordinating federal agencies’ areas of research. The enrollee shall not make decisions on federally based research on behalf of Government policy makers, and the enrollee shall not supervise any Government employees.

This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.

* This position will be open until filled.

NOTE:

This position has the option to work remotely.

• Minimum of 15 years of experience managing realty activities encompassing leasing, acquisition, utilization, exchange, disposal, and accountability & control of real property assets, or a BA/BS degree in Administration, Real Estate, or Telecommunications.
• Preferred prior senior‑level experience working with real property portfolios at the Federal level.
• Experience with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.
• Experience with Adobe Writer, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams.

This work is within USDA Facilities Division Real Property Management Branch (FD‑RPMB) directly supporting Facilities Division Director programs, providing realty support services, including the management & data quality control of the Department's Corporate Property Automated Information System (CPAIS) real property data for owned and leased ARS real property. The enrollee will support FD‑RPMB and the Area offices on the acquisition, use, management, and disposal of real property assets, including easements & permits.

The enrollee will assist in the development of updated policies & procedures related to real property management, and the preparation of real property reporting to ARS leadership, ARS‑Financial Management Division, OPEM (monthly lease activity), GSA (GREX submissions). The enrollee shall not sign federal documents, authorize the use of federal funds, nor initiate or conduct federally funded research projects. The enrollee shall not author articles for publication as a federal employee, nor coordinate scientific research between the Government and private industry.

The enrollee shall not present themselves as a Government employee or Government representative at meetings both foreign and domestic or when coordinating federal agencies’ areas of research. The enrollee shall not make decisions on federally based research on behalf of Government policy makers, and the enrollee shall not supervise any Government employees.

• Provide support to FD‑RPMB and Area Realty…