Duties

As a Troubled Asset Specialist, you will:

• Perform duties involving the most troubled and controversial cases and develops solutions to issues that could not be assigned to staff without expertise in managing troubled assets.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for troubled asset projects with sponsors, customers, Federal, State and local government agencies, congressional interests, other external organizations and higher authorities. Responsible for keeping the sponsor customer fully informed of project progress, on track pursuant to agreed plan of action regarding the issues and their resolution, and any impacts on costs or client business standing with HUD.
• Assure that sponsor customer or other agencies participation in the project is in accordance with the agreed upon management plan, and facilitates the resolution of identified problems or issues in the most appropriate manner.
• Determine the credit acceptability and financial capacity of mortgagors, sponsors (both for-profit and not-for-profit) and general contractors involved in the purchase, refinance, or development of multifamily properties.
• Determine performance acceptability of client partners including property owners, management agents, developers, and other potential business partners of the Department.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

The official duty station for this position will be in Baltimore, Maryland. Failure to report to duty at this location may be grounds for a disciplinary action, including removal.
Key Requirements:

Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."

Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience includes experience performing financial analysis on multifamily housing real estate assets to identify risk, ensure compliance and propose solutions to rectify issues.

Examples of such experience could include:

• Analyzing portfolio details for multifamily housing programs and projects to provide recommendations and solve potential issues OR
• Coordinating and supporting a variety of multifamily housing asset management functions and executing resolutions OR
• Developing solutions to multi-family housing asset management issues.

Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service . One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the GS-13 you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks.

Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

OTHER INFORMATION:

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
• Relocation expenses will not be paid.
• A recruitment incentive may be paid to newly appointed (non-Federal) applicants. A service agreement will be required.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• This position is Non-Exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• HUD offers alternative and flexible work schedules.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• A one year probationary period may be required.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation.
• Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

All new and current Federal employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 22, 2021, unless they are eligible and approved for limited legal exemptions for medical or religious accommodation. Employees will be considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19 2 weeks after they have received the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine that has been approved or authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or that has been listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization.

Deadlines to receive vaccine doses to meet the November 22, 2021, are listed below:

• If receiving the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, the deadlines are as follows:
  first dose by October 11, 2021, and second dose by November 8, 2021

• If receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, the deadlines are as follows:
  first dose is October 18, 2021, and second dose is November 8, 2021

• If receiving the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine, the deadlines are as follows:
  first and only dose is November 8, 2021

HUD employees are subject to a number of government-wide and HUD specific ethics laws and regulations, including restrictions on working in a real estate related business, and having Section 8 tenants, along with other prohibited interests and activities. To review applicable ethics rules and HUD specific restrictions, please visit https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/general_counsel/ethics .