Duties

Summary

The Associate Executive Director serves as the principal advisor to the Executive Director, Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM), providing policy oversight and program management for real property and leasehold services; and ensures creative,comprehensive and effective facilities acquisition management, asset repositioning and disposal processes and procedures nationwide. The Associate Executive Director maintains a high level of visibility as an active participant.
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Responsibilities

The Associate Executive Director will oversee VA-wide strategy for acquisition, management, repositioning and disposal of VA real property and leasehold interests for Veterans Health Administration (VHA), National Cemetery Administration (NCA), and Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). As an integral member of the top management team.

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Provide executive leadership, direction, and operational support in accomplishing CFM's mission through the management of multiple programs that support VHA, VBA, NCA, and CFM.

Oversee policy development to ensure compliance with Federal guidelines concerned with real property and leasehold services. These complex policies cover the entire process from inception of a program, requirements development, execution, ongoing management and require exceptional knowledge of real property and leasehold services and the laws, principles, practices and regulations governing the programs which are needed to ensure organizational consistency in real property and leasehold services.

Ensure effective management of in-house efforts pertinent to the planning, approval design, and construction of design/build projects for major VA lease acquisition projects to ensure successful completion; and coordinate efforts of construction management, VA field activities , and private-sector personnel toward timely and successful accomplishment of the space procurement process, regardless of size or cost.

Oversee the acquisition, management, repositioning and disposal of real property as it relates to risk assessment (resource/staff, conflict of interest potential, and time constraints).

Oversee the management of multiple lease construction projects from inception to turnkey delivery of space; and conceive and recommend plans to accomplish both major and minor lease acquisition projects.

Oversee the establishment of alternatives and investment analysis, milestones, schedules, and funding requirements; ensure direction in studying real property considerations for establishment, relocation, or expansion of the facility; and formulates a delineated area to accommodate VA space needs and ensure sufficient competition for the acquisition process.

Oversee development for Operating Plans for real property leasing activities, including General Services Administration (GSA) Reimbursable Work Authorizations (RWA) for VHA;liaison to GSA Headquarters and field facility organizational elements on all issues concerning GSA rent bills and direct-lease disbursements; and input to VA's Lease Project Tracking (LPT) system for reporting active project status.

Oversee staff activities ensuring implementation of those policies while promoting effective management of the VA real property assets; and oversee development of white papers and briefings on policy changes that will adversely impact program activities; and ensure accuracy and compliance with objectives and guidelines of CFM.

Manage the resolution of conflicts in policy and program objectives and/or problems in very complex or controversial transactions involving extensive negotiations. Transactions require approval of the Secretary or appropriate
congressional committees due to the high-level visibility of VA real property and leasehold programs.

Travel Required

25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
00

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• US citizenship is required.
• One year probationary period required for initial SES appointment.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Incumbents of this position will be subject to a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.
• Successful completion of drug screening required.
• Public Financial Disclosure Report (SF-278) is required.
• May be subject to reassignment geographically or organizationally.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications, applicants must possess the following technical and executive core qualifications. These qualifications would typically be gained through progressively responsible management or executive level assignments such as director of a regional office, medical facility or program manager. An individual's total experience, education and volunteer work experience must demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): All applicants must submit a written narrative response to each of the following ECQs and include your name on each page.. Your narrative must address each ECQ separately. Additional information on ECQs is available at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications/ . Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Results model outlined in the guide. It is recommended that you draft your ECQs in a Word document and then upload into the system.

1. Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

2. Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

3. Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

4. Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial and information resources strategically.

5. Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (TQ)s: In addition, all applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following specific TQ(s). Please label and include your name on each page. Please give examples and explain how often you used your skills, the complexity of the knowledge possessed, the level of people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled managing a large public or private sector organization that administers complex, rules-based benefits or services, etc. It is recommended that you draft your TQ(s) in a word document and then upload into the system.

TQ1: In depth knowledge of Federal regulations and business processes related to the acquisition, management and disposal of real property and leasehold interests.

TQ2: The incumbent must possess knowledge and experience in the execution oversight of complex facility lease execution, asset investment analysis and land acquisition.

TQ3: The incumbent must possess experience in oversight of large dollar value and large square foot complex real estate transaction, lease execution, land acquisition or asset investment decisions and/or programs.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Veteran Preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service.: https://www.opm.gov/faqs/topic/Senior-Executive-Service/index.aspx .

Drug Testing: All applicants tentatively selected for VA Senior Executive Service employment in any position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

Incumbents of this position will be subject to a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the position.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Step 1: ECQ qualifications

Step 2: Technical Qualification(s)

Step 3: VA Executive Resources Board

Step 4: Nominating Organization may conduct interviews

Step 5: Approval by the Selecting Official (may include additional screening)

Step 6: OPM Qualifications Review Board certification

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
Yes

Position sensitivity and risk
NCS/High Risk

Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness

Required Documents

A complete application for this position includes the following items:

1. Resume not to exceed 5 pages;

2. Written narrative response to address each Technical Qualification(s) not to exceed 2 pages each; and

3. Written narrative responses to address each Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) not to exceed 2 pages each for a total of 10 pages; or

4. Proof of non-competitive eligibility (if applicable). Proof consists of an SF-50 showing career status in the SES and proof of certification of your Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) administered Qualifications Review Board (QRB).

Non-Competitive Consideration: You are considered a non-competitive applicant if you are a current career Senior Executive, graduate of a Senior Executive Service (SES) Candidate Development Program (CDP) or an individual with SES reinstatement eligibility and your ECQs have been certified by the OPM QRB. You may be considered non-competitively for appointment to this position if you meet the mandatory technical qualifications requirements.

Non-competitive applicants do not need to submit ECQ narratives but you must clearly state your status in your resume and submit a written narrative response to the Technical Qualification (s); not more than 2 pages per each TQ with a font size no smaller than 12 points. Proof of non-competitive eligibility is required. The agency has the option of considering you non-competitively or including you in the competitive process.