Transportation Realty Manager - Kanawha County

Salary : $54,250.14 - $79,449.97 Annually
Location : Right of Way Division, 1900 Kanawha Blvd, East, Bldg 5, Charleston, WV
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: DOT26RW024A
Division: West Virginia Department of Transportation
District/Subdivision: Right of Way Division
Opening Date: 05/22/2026
Closing Date: 5/28/2026 11:59 PM Eastern


Nature of Work
**Disclaimer-if the position is filled after July 1, 2026, then the job opportunity will not be in the classified service **

The Transportation Realty Manager in this position acts as the Acquisition Manager and reports to the Right of Way Division in Kanawha County. The selected applicant performs complex administrative and managerial duties as a manager for a district or in the Right-of-Way division in the Department of Transportation. The manager develops new methods, policies, and procedures in accordance with agency objectives and organizational needs. This position involves assessment and analysis of unusual or unconventional methods, sometimes involving conflicting data or unusual circumstances. Manger directs the work of advanced level professional staff, as well as other technical and/or administrative staff. This includes oversight of employee training, input into establishing and adhering to a budget, complex project management, responsibility for attaining objectives and meeting deadlines, and responsibility to assign work to senior level employees in order to accomplish objectives. This position may require occasional travel. Performs other related duties as required.
Pay Grade 18
Typical Duties and Responsibilities
• Prepares procedural directives necessary to provide guidance.
• Assists in the development and execution of procedures necessary to the accomplishment of the activities of the division.
• Acts in place of the Director in his/her absence.
• Assigns specific tasks to subordinates.
• Coordinates general transportation realty activities with representatives of other divisions within the Division of Highways and when appropriate with representatives of other agencies of government.
• May instruct in courses designed to increase the level of competency of employees of the Department of Transportation.
• Assessment of program effectiveness or investigating or analyzing a variety of unusual conditions, problems, or questions.
• The personal contacts are with individuals or groups from outside the employing agency in a moderately unstructured setting.
• Travel may be required; therefore, a valid driver's license is required.

Skills and Knowledge
• Knowledge of real property appraisal, real property rights acquisition, relocation assistance, property management, and right-of-way engineering and surveying theories and techniques.
• Knowledge of State and Federal laws, rules and regulations as applied to real estate/right-of-way activities of the Department of Transportation.
• Ability to prepare procedural guidelines for use in the field.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to supervise personnel.

Minimum Requirements
REQUIRED TRAINING/EDUCATION
• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Substitution: Experience, as described, below may be substituted for the required training/education through an established formula.
AND
• Applicants must have completed the Division of Highways course "Appraisal Principles" or one appraisal course recognized by the Appraisal Institute or the National Society of Real Estate Appraisers.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
• Seven (7) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in appraisal or appraisal review, negotiations, real estate management or real estate sales, relocation, other right-of-way experience, construction, surveying, or business operations.
• Substitution: Successful completion of graduate coursework from a regionally accredited college or university may substitute for up to two (2) years of the required experience through an established formula
• Promotion Only: Five (5) year experience as a Transportation Realty Agent classification series.
Annual Increment Pay


Paid Vacation


Paid Holidays


Paid Sick Leave


Family Medical Leave


Leave Donation Program


Military Leave


Employee Education Reimbursement & Leave Program


Flexible Work Schedules

Training Opportunities


Promotion Opportunities


Public Employees' Retirement System:

1. Employees enrolled in PERS Tier 1 contribute 4.5% of their gross salary. The Employer contributes 9%.
2. Employees enrolled in PERS Tier 2 contribute 6.0% of their gross salary. The Employer contributes 9%.

Deferred Compensation

Health Insurance Enrollment


Additional Coverage Options including Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts,
Disability Insurance and more.


Life Insurance


Credit Union


Employee Discounts