Realty Technician
ACS Professional Staffing

• Location: Bridgeport, Washington
• Type: Contract
• Job #7778

Overview:
ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Realty Technician position will support Realty Specialists with office and fieldwork, including administrative tasks, appraisals, and managing real estate rights. This role includes resolving encroachments, facilitating property agreements, and supporting the capital program. This full-time position is located in Bridgeport, WA.

Pay Rate: $29.81 - $39.25

Benefits:

• Paid holidays: 11
• PTO: Starting at 10 days
• Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date)
• EAP: Employee Assistance Program
• Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%)
• Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks

Responsibilities:

• Review and analyze property rights and private property ownership reports for use in managing land use requests.
• Prepare Acquisition Assembly packages by completing the appropriate templates.
• Utilizing existing document templates and established processes, prepare Land Use Agreements using information gathered or provided to verify that 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 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 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 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 processes and policies and within the established timeframe.
• Serve as a liaison on construction projects between various organizations within company and landowners before, during and after the construction process. Duties as liaison include keeping appropriate project team members, and other 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 Field Inspector for large land acquisition contracts and other assigned work by:
  • 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 company 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 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 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.

Requirements:

• 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.
• Knowledge and/or experience with MS Project.
• Knowledge and experience with Projectwise
• Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.

Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.

Because we are a federal government contractor, we have special restrictions placed on us for hiring foreign nationals into certain key positions within the company. This particular position requires U.S. citizenship.

ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant's race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.

If you have any questions about the job posting, please contact recruiting@acsprostaffing.com

If you have any questions about our Reasonable Accommodation Policy, please feel free to email hr@acsprostaffing.com

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