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Realty Specialist
Western Area Power Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
As a Realty Specialist, you will serve as the subject matter expert and adviser in the areas of developing, administering, and executing programs in support of the acquisition and management of land and land rights, construction and its replacements, rehabilitation, and addition (RRAD) programs to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the electrical transmission system.
What You'll Do
- →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.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
- ✓Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
- ✓May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
- ✓Employees serving on a probationary or trial period may be terminated at any time during the probationary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service.
- ✓In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire.
- ✓Answers to these questions are not scored or rated.
- ✓Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.
- ✓Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages.
- ✓If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications.
- ✓Security clearance and associated requirements - moderate risk.
- ✓This position requires the ability to operate a Government vehicle.
Personality Fit
Job ID: c1914c87-871b-4104-b49f-88b52efd9824
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