Land Acquisition/Management Specialist

Job Description

**Title**: Land Acquisition/Management Specialist

**Work location**: Remote (Occasional visit to Phoenix, AZ)

**Term:** Fulltime

**Summary**:

Perform land and land right acquisition and land management support for projects such as, but not limited to, the Bouse Upgrade Project, the Vail to Tortolita Project and the South-line Transmission Project

**Job Responsibilities**:

* Research existing Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) and underlying land rights, easements, and land ownership within project footprint.
* Prepares landowner lists and maps needed to prepare and set up mail merge for various notification letters and right of entry.
* Research Federal, County, State, and local records online or if required in person at the appropriate municipal building to obtain title, landowner, or land right information.
* Assist in the request and review of all Title evidence and/or Title Commitments and resolving title issues in connection with the project.
* Prepare contracts, applications for Federal rights-of-way, and other real property documents (licenses, permits and leases)
* Prepare the Construction, Operation and Maintenance (CO&M) plan for facilities across lands administered by other Federal Agencies.
* Prepare and present right-of entry requests to landowners. Present contract offers for the acquisition of land and land rights and make recommendations to WAPA management to resolve conflicts.
* Assist in the utilization and preparation of real property surveys and appraisals.
* Assist in investigating and documenting encroachments including dangerous tree issues.
* Assist in investigating and documenting damage claims.
* Assist in maintaining official land records, plat books, transfer documents, and maintenance of realty records including landowner contacts, provide realty clerical support.
* Assists with scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, and preparing notes of meetings with WAPA staff and other stakeholders or landowners.
* Estimates labor hours required to execute lands activities recommending adjustments to support the project.
* Researches, analyzes, and assesses land acquisition challenges or issues and recommends solutions to Federal project coordinator.
* Advises WAPA management regarding lands activities.
* Advise on land management and land acquisition consistent with WAPA legal authorities, policies, and strategies.

**Requirements**:

* Knowledge of WAPA’s land management and land acquisition policies, consistent with WAPA’s construction and maintenance policies, strategies, and legal
* authorities.
* Two years or more experience in support of acquisitions of land rights and land rights management with a Federal Power Administration on Capitol Construction Projects
* Extensive knowledge in land acquisition methods, procedures, and policies of the Federal Government, including the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
* Acquisition Policies Act of 1970.
* Experience in real estate terminology, principles, procedures, concepts, practices and of various types of land and land rights conveyance documents, instruments, terms,
* and related matters sufficient to handle a full range of realty transactions, specifically including permits, easements, and fee interests on linear facilities.
* Experience in federal laws, rules, and regulations especially pertaining to the Bureau of Land Management and the US Forest Service.
* Experience performing broad based project management.
* Experience using Microsoft Office, Geographic information systems(GIS) and Various Federal, State, County and local Land and Land Right Data systems

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 – $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

* 401(k)
* 401(k) matching
* Health insurance
* Paid time off

Schedule:

* Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

* What is your work status: US Citizen, Permanent resident, H1B, OPT?
* What is the annual salary you are looking for?

Education:

* Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

* WAPA’s land management and land acquisition policies: 3 years (Required)
* acquisitions of land rights with a Federal agency: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote