Realty Specialist

Realty Specialist

As a Realty Specialist at the full performance level, you will:

• Perform acquisition of real property interests. Complete common and routine realty transactions involving most classifications of real property.
• Perform and complete necessary actions that lead up to final proposals to the various land owners. Actions such as ordering title commitments, land surveys, ensuring environmental reviews address the necessary lands actions, conducting research at a county assessor's office, etc.
• Perform necessary lands actions to acquire legal access across various land ownerships, such as private, city, county and state, federal and tribal reservation lands.
• Demonstrate an understanding of real estate property terms, actions, legal references, etc. to inform and advice respective internal and external parties involved in a WAPA lead project.
• Initiate and complete routine negotiations for acquisition of real estate interests in land and facilities through the use of temporary use permits, leases, fee simple deeds, memoranda of agreement and other instruments as necessary.
• Review and determine whether proposals for the use of WAPA property are compatible with the purposes for which the properties were acquired. Prepare licenses, leases, grants and permits for secondary uses of WAPA's lands.
• Establish and implement sound project management practices including task planning, resource matrix, milestones, and delivery dates on a tasks or project basis.
• Provide recommendations to the Regional Manager, Maintenance Manager, Environmental Manager, WAPA's Lands Manager, and other higher level management officials related to the efficient support and execution of the region's land management policies to support maintenance and construction programs.
• Participate in proposed facilities route planning and provide expert and technical findings to identify land ownership, social, economic, or political problems that may affect the plan and to provide recommended solutions in a timely manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.