Duties

Overview

The Assistant Commissioner for Leasing is responsible for providing visionary, national leadership across the regions to ensure continuous and expeditious lease negotiations and maximum value at lowest cost for the government, and to ensure improvement in GSA leasing practices resulting in a superior customer experience.

The Assistant Commissioner (AC) reports directly to the PBS Commissioner and works collaboratively with the Assistant Commissioners who oversee other PBS business lines and the Regional Commissioners located in each of GSA's 11 regions, as well as the senior leadership of GSA.

Further, the AC is responsible for the following:

• Assures that leasing program goals, objectives, policies, programs, activities, and initiatives are executed in coordination with the Assistant Commissioners and Regional Commissioners for PBS and in conformance with Government-wide regulations concerning the acquisition and management of real estate.
• Accountable for establishing national business performance measures and for monitoring regional performance against measures by establishing program metrics and continually monitors and evaluates nationwide program progress.
• Responsible for providing national direction and management over the development of business practices for the execution of PBS programs and activities related to leasing.
• Accountable for maintaining an outcomes-oriented and high-performing workplace in PBS headquarters, a place people want to work, and an organization that values, engages, and inspires its employees.
• Represents the PBS Commissioner, when required, before committees of Congress, the Office of Management and Budget, and officials of other departments of government, industry, and the general public, including media representatives.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Resume-based hiring method.
• Resume must not exceed 5 pages, including optional cover letter.
• All application materials must be received by the closing date.
• Veterans preference is not applicable to the SES
• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
• Apply online (See 'How to Apply' section.)
• Declaration for Federal Employment required if tentatively selected.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• This position is a critical-sensitive national security position and appointment requires that you undergo a single scope background investigation and that the GSA security office grant you a Top Secret national security clearance. Applicants do not need this level of clearance in order to apply. If you are not a GSA employee, the security office must grant the clearance before you are appointed to this position unless a pre-appointment waiver of this requirement is approved.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 will be required to complete a certification document confirming their selective service status.
• Persons selected for their initial appointment to an SES position must have their executive qualifications approved by the Office of Personnel Management before being appointed to the position.
• If selected, you will be required to serve a one-year probationary period unless you have previously successfully completed a one-year probationary period in the Senior Executive Service.
• If selected, you must file a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) upon appointment in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
• This position has been designated under Executive Order 12564 as being subject to random drug screening. If tentatively selected for this position, you may be required to submit to a urinalysis screen for illegal drugs prior to appointment. Appointment will be contingent upon your receiving a negative test result.
• As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal executive branch employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination by November 22, 2021, or before appointment or onboarding with the agency (if later than November 22, 2021). The agency will provide additional information regarding which forms of documentation can be accepted and how you can request a legally required exception from this requirement. If selected and you are a current GSA employee (except in the OIG), you are not required to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination if this requirement has already been met.

Qualifications

All applicants must meet the Mandatory Technical and Executive Core Qualification requirements listed below to be eligible for consideration. Eligibility will be based on a clear demonstration that the applicant's training and experience are of the scope, quality and level of responsibility sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this executive position.

Your resume must show possession of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ's) listed below but must not address the ECQ's through separate narrative responses.

You must submit a supplemental statement that separately addresses the Mandatory Technical Competencies (MTC's) listed below. Your resume should also corroborate your possession of the MTC's. Your application will not be considered if you fail to submit this supplemental statement.

Please see the "Required Documents" section below for complete instructions on the content and format of your application package.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES (MTC's):

Demonstrated experience managing and leading a complex, multifaceted real estate leasing program for Federal, state, or local government, large corporations or non-profit organizations with diverse types of asset.

Demonstrated ability to effectively present, defend, and persuade or negotiate major real estate program plans, strategies, and decisions to a broad range of executive level decision-makers and stakeholders.

MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):

1. Leading Change - This core qualification involves 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 - This core qualification involves 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 - This core qualification involves 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 - This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

5. Building Coalitions - This core qualification involves 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.

For guidance on how to address the ECQ's in context of your resume, please refer to page 29 of the "Guide to SES Qualifications" at: http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf .

Additional information

The 1993 Hatch Act Reform Amendments prohibit oral and written political recommendations for Federal jobs.

TELEWORK: GSA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and keep talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. Telework by Federal employees also reduces energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and traffic congestion. At the discretion of the supervisor this position may be designated as telework eligible. Due to COVID-19, the agency is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement within 45 days. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency's telework policy.

NOTICE REGARDING SALARY: Current SES members whose salary equals or exceeds the maximum advertised salary for this vacancy ($190,020), will not lose pay if appointed to this position.

THIS POSITION IS DESIGNATED SES CAREER RESERVED.

OFFICE AND LOCATION FOR THE VACANCY:
Public Building Service
Washington, DC