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Summary This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner. Responsibilities HUD's Mission The mission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people. The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country. The Office of Housing provides vital public services through its nationally administered programs. It oversees the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the largest mortgage insurer in the world, and regulates important parts of the housing industry. The Office of Housing is committed to building and preserving healthy neighborhoods and communities through homeownership, rental housing and healthcare opportunities. The Office of Multifamily Housing is responsible for the overall management, development, direction and administration of HUD's Multifamily Housing Programs. HUD's Multifamily programs provide mortgage insurance to HUD-approved lenders to facilitate the construction, substantial rehabilitation, purchase and refinancing of multifamily housing projects. MFH is widely responsible for production, asset management and portfolio oversight, and recapitalization of assisted properties, and field operations. As part of the National Housing Act of 1934, Congress created the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) which later became a part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Housing in 1965. As a Branch Chief Technical Team, you will: Supervise and provide oversight to a subordinate staff of professional and administrative personnel who support various underwriting teams on the most complex matters in a specific Multifamily Hub or Satellite pertaining to multifamily rental housing. Coordinate with other Multifamily Development and Asset Management staff in the financing and administration of transactions and with the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) multifamily mortgage insurance programs. Provide technical expertise and guidance in the management for the planning, development, design, cost, value, and construction of underwriting support operations, and with the operations of major multifamily insured and capital advance projects, which is necessary to establish firm control and management of the projects construction budget and schedule, ensuring HUD's commitments to the sponsor/customer are met. Serve as principal technical advisor to the Production Division Director and other Multifamily Hub, management, providing advice and guidance on matters pertaining to statutory and regulatory requirements and other administrative directives regarding multifamily rental housing. Provide oversight and coordination in the Multifamily Hub or Satellite for appraisal, architecture, engineering, cost, and environmental issues, overseeing the development and implementation of solutions to problems related to these areas at both the transaction and program level, serving as the primary official responsible for quality control of technical analysis and coordination with underwriting of all assigned transactions. Requirements Conditions of Employment The official duty station for this position will be in Chicago, Illinois. Failure to report to duty at this location may be grounds for a disciplinary action, including removal. Key Requirements: Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. A probationary or trial period may be required. Continued employment is contingent upon supervisory certification that continued employment will benefit the Federal Service; the certification will occur no less than 30 days before the end of the probationary/trial period. A one year supervisory or managerial 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. Please refer to