Supervisory Land Law Examiner (Section Chief)

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 10/12/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience performing the following: 1.) Reviews and adjudicates land-title cases, interprets land records, abstracts, and survey plats, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. 2.) Supervises staff reviewing land titles and legal land transactions, ensuring all work follows applicable laws, policies, and procedures. 3.) Adjudicates applications for public-land disposal, use, or conveyance and issues leases, licenses, or permits in line with land-management requirements. 4.) Resolves land-use conflicts by reviewing case materials and applying statutory and regulatory criteria to support defensible land-management decisions. 5.) Performs title searches and examines legal land records to support land-title determinations. Volunteer Experience: 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.

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Directs and supervises staff to ensure accurate land records, provides coaching and minor disciplinary actions, and elevates unresolved issues to higher-level management. Oversees adjudication and processing of statutory Alaska land conveyances and resolves complex, precedent-setting issues through coordination with internal and external stakeholders. Ensures timely, high-quality work by establishing performance plans, conducting evaluations, providing corrective guidance when needed, and setting short- and long-term priorities and schedules. Leads development and implementation of problem-solving strategies, innovates solutions to complex issues, and adjusts program processes in response to evolving legislative, procedural, or budgetary drivers. Anticipates stakeholder needs, strengthens adjudication efficiency, contributes to policy and standards development, and provides strategic program support through briefings, analyses, and recommendations.