Realty Technician

Actalent is currently seeking a qualified Real Estate Professional for a position in Portland, OR.

This Realty Technician position will provide professional realty support and assistance to the Real Property Field Services (TERR) organization at Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). The TERR organization provides support to acquire, provide restrictive appraisals, and dispose and manage BPA’s real estate rights. The organization also determines acceptable multiple use of BPA rights-of-way, investigates, and resolves encroachments on BPA land, facilitates changes/conditions in Memorandum-Of-Understandings (MOU) and other agreements; monitors property usage; prepares and administers realty affecting reimbursable agreements. This position involves office and fieldwork to support Realty Specialists and the BPA capital program.

Responsibilities Include:

• Review and analyze BPA property rights and private property ownership reports for use in managing BPA’s land use requests.

• Prepare Acquisition Assembly packages by completing the appropriate templates (provided by BPA).

• Utilizing existing document templates and established processes, prepare Land Use Agreements using information gathered or provided to verify that BPA land rights are maintained. Recommend modifications to document templates to accommodate unique situations.

• Order Title reports as necessary and requested by Realty Specialists and review reports for completeness.

• Assist and train other contract technicians on BPA file requirements as requested.

• Work with Appraisers, Surveyors, and Mappers to facilitate group’s consensus on acquisition strategies.

• Draft/prepare correspondence as necessary (letters, memorandums, etc.).

• Assist in the completion, validation of legal description accuracy, consistency, and format/clerical accuracy for a variety of land documents prepared by Realty Specialists.

• Plan, develop, recommend, facilitate implementation and administer routine property management cases (not initially identified as politically sensitive).

• Review real estate related agreements to verify compliance.

• Assist BPA management with planning, developing, implementing and administering difficult or complex property management cases.

• Review and analyze title policies and documents and initiate steps to remove routine objectionable items, subject to approval by BPA legal counsel.

• Perform administrative tasks such as copying, mail delivery, faxing, report collations and document assembly.

• Facilitate real property projects, verifying that the real property team will execute land acquisition for construction in accordance with BPA processes and policies and within the established timeframe.

• Serve as a liaison on construction projects between various organizations within BPA and landowners before, during and after the construction process. Duties as liaison include keeping appropriate project team members, and other BPA representatives with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know, informed of landowner issues/concerns that may impact the project design or schedule.

• Serve as a BPA Field Inspector for large land acquisition contracts and other assigned work by:

• Note: The Field Inspector will observe and report conditions and performance to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)/other federal personnel but will not be responsible for accepting work. Responsibilities are limited to testing, observing, reporting and providing input and information to the COR/other federal personnel.

• Reviewing realty work performed by outside service contractors and notifying appropriate federal personnel of any concerns;

• Providing technical information to the assigned COR and/or other federal personnel.

• Providing/preparing communications between the BPA COR and contracted vendors.

• Providing contracting and regulatory liaison services for the COR and/or other federal personnel.

• Answer and respond to real estate questions from the public including landowners, developers, public agencies, and utility companies regarding documented policy of proposed uses of BPA’s rights-of-way. Typically, these assignments will be general in nature but can be responded to with assistance of a Supervisory or Senior Realty Specialist.

• Work with applicants to provide adequate information on Land Use Applications to include site visits, property owner meetings, and other field research as required.

• Utilize various county internet web sites, the Land Information System (LIS), ProjectWise, Transmission Line Maintenance (TLM) APPS, eGIS, and Application Extender to perform data research.

• Receive application fees and process as per BPA established guidelines.

• Obtain permission to enter private property for routine land acquisitions either by contacting the landowner directly or requesting permission to enter the property through the mail.

• Inform Supervisory Realty Specialist of potential condemnation, providing all documentation and previous communication with landowner.

• Provide real estate support to the Region’s maintenance and construction staff regarding landowner notifications, landowner issues, names and addresses, and providing land rights information.

• Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.

• Associate’s degree is preferred.

• 7 years of work-related skill, knowledge and experience is required.

• Experience must include work related to real estate principles, practices, precedent cases and comprehension of the technicalities of government real property procedures, rules and regulations

• Course Work or experience related to real estate principles, practices, precedent cases and comprehension of the technicalities of government real property procedures, rules and regulations is required.

• Professional knowledge of the principles, practices, techniques, and underlying concepts of Real Property Services, which may include Geospatial Services, Survey and Mapping, Real Property Field Services, Realty Support Services, or experience coordinating projects that include these support services.

• Knowledge and experience with a Land Information System (LIS) and Application Extender

• Knowledge of land management, acquisition templates, and commercial facility leasing. Knowledge of real estate documents including but not limited to: Warranty Deeds, Deeds of Trust, Mortgages, Quit Claim Deeds, Liens, property title reports, and assessor/treasurer property information reports.

• Knowledge of the general concepts of real estate management and commercial facility leasing which may include geospatial services (GIS), survey and mapping, LIDAR imagery, or obtaining information from title companies/county courthouses.

• Knowledge and experience acquiring real property rights for utility easements.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Knowledge and/or experience with MS Project.

• Knowledge and experience with Projectwise

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Portland, OR.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $38.25 - $43.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Portland,OR.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 6, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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