You must meet the following requirements by the time of referral:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE Grade 09: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must meet the requirements below. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level that required:

• Knowledge of commonly applied appraisal practices, principles, and methodologies to perform reviews and to assist in preparing defensible fair market value determinations;
• Experience using knowledge of basic valuation approaches and established appraisal techniques and methods to use in analyzing and interpreting data;
• Experience using basic knowledge of IRS laws, regulations, rulings, procedures, and policies and court cases in order to assist in preparing recommendations on valuation issues;
• Experience using basic knowledge of property markets, dealers, auctions, and practices sufficient to research, analyze, and interpret readily available information to valuation issues.
• OR two (2) full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a masters or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study from an accredited college or university that demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work.
• OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field of study from an accredited college or university that demonstrated the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work.
• OR LL.B or J.D., if related.
• OR A combination of qualifying graduate education and experience equivalent to that described above.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE Grade 11: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must meet the requirements below. At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level that required:

• Knowledge of commonly applied appraisal practices, principles, and methodologies to perform reviews of complex appraisals and to assist in preparing defensible fair market value determinations;
• Experience using knowledge of basic valuation approaches and established appraisal techniques and methods to use in analyzing and interpreting data;
• Experience using basic knowledge of IRS laws, regulations, rulings, procedures, and policies and court cases in order to prepare recommendations;
• Experience using basic knowledge of property markets, dealers, auctions, and practices sufficient to research, analyze, and interpret readily available information to valuation issues and routine problems, identify market trends, and determine effect of data gathered on value of properties/assets.
• OR three (3) full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a PH.D or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field of study from an accredited college or university that demonstrate the knowledge, skill and ability necessary to do the work.
• OR PH.D or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field of study that demonstrate the knowledge, skill and ability necessary to do the work.
• OR LL.M., if related.
• OR Combination of qualifying graduate education and experience equivalent to that described above.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE Grade 12: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must meet the requirements below. At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level that required:

• Extensive experience with a wide range of appraisal concepts, principles, and practices to review appraisals as they relate to property valuation in order to provide extensive technical advice and analyze and resolve complicated valuation problems;
• Experience with property markets, dealers, auctions, and practices sufficient to research, analyze, and evaluate complex valuation issues for which information is not readily available;
• Experience with IRS laws, regulations, rulings, procedures, and policies and court cases in order to develop technical advice on complex valuation issues.
• In addition, you must have experience with valuation approaches and various appraisal techniques to adapt and apply the most appropriate appraisal methods for analyzing the available data and making defensible value determinations.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE Grade 13: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must meet the requirements below. At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level that required:

• Extensive experience with a wide range of appraisal concepts, principles, and practices to review appraisals as they relate to property valuation, in order to provide extensive technical advice and analyze and resolve complicated valuation problems;
• Experience with property markets, dealers, auctions, and practices sufficient to research, analyze, and evaluate complex valuation issues for which information is not readily available;
• Experience using IRS laws, regulations, rulings, procedures, and policies and court cases in order to develop technical advice on complex valuation issues.
• In addition, you must have experience with valuation approaches and various appraisal techniques to adapt and apply the most appropriate appraisal methods for analyzing the available data and making defensible value determinations.
• At this level, you must have experience developing new and modified techniques and methods to appraise and review appraisals with unusual characteristics where you will plan and complete complex valuations and prepare valuation reports on findings.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-14 You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Expert experience with appraisal principles and concepts needed to serve as a technical authority to analyze and evaluate newly emerging valuation theories to establish conformity with Service policies and industry standards;
• Experience with tax laws, regulations, rulings, and court decisions to interpret law and apply it to new valuation issues which are controversial and potentially precedent setting.
• Experience at reaching conclusions where guidelines are unclear, conflicting or often non-existent and where determinations may affect widespread segments of taxpayers, industries and communities and involve intense public and legal scrutiny;
• Experience providing expertise to attorneys on cases with probable litigation potential;
• Business valuation experience including equipment, machinery, furniture, paintings, along with historical valuation, going concern, customer lists, future earnings, and share prices;
• Business valuations including hospitals, universities, parks, racetracks, oil tank farms, as well as holdings in banking, brokerage and insurance industries, large and foreign controlled corporations, REITs (real estate investment trusts), and large multi-million dollar estate portfolios of prominent individuals;
• Experience with problems such as conflicting uses, complex legal problems, and structured agreements and financing arrangements between multiple related entities which disguise the substance of issues.
• In addition to the above you must meet the requirements below:
  • Extensive experience applying varied valuation approaches to an extremely broad range of properties, interests and issues of the most complex nature and unique characteristics;
  • Complex real estate transaction experience with methods of valuation that include Sales or Market Comparison, Cost, and Income;
  • Highest and Best Use;
  • Defining the real estate neighborhood and market area of the property and reconciliation of value;
  • Devising innovative methods and techniques for estimating the value of properties with unique and complex characteristics and resolving conflicts.

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.