Senior Real Property Agent (LTE)

We are looking for a Senior Real Property Agent to provide professional services to all city departments relating to real estate including property negotiations, acquisitions, dispositions, appraisals, feasibility studies, relocation, title review, document preparation, closing, property research, property inventory, contract management, property management, and supervision of the Real Property Agents.

Background in Appraisal, MAI, Brokerage highly desired.

• Acquires property and or property rights to construct and maintain rights-of-way for transportation and utility corridors and other city facilities.
• Handles complex real estate transactions that may be highly sensitive and/or have long-term political ramifications.
• Prepares project funding estimates for CIP projects.
• Performs feasibility studies, commercial rental and maintenance rate studies, and reviews appraisals.
• Provides relocation assistance to owners or tenants displaced by the city’s projects.
• Reviews design, right-of way and construction plans to determine accuracy of rights needed to construct and maintain city projects.
• Works with project managers and engineers to resolve owners’ issues regarding property impacts from the city’s projects.
• Advises owners of project purpose and scope, impacts to their property and their rights under federal, state, and local laws, policies, and procedures.
• Obtains approval of all conveyance documents, consultant contracts, and property leases
• Writes conveyance documents that accurately reflect the rights needed to construct the project and maintain the infrastructure.
• Completes property transactions by obtaining proper title for the city’s rights.
• Processes street vacations.
• Researches property issues as requested by the departments.
• Updates and maintains the real property inventory.

Supervision Received and Exercised:

• Works under the general supervision of the Property and Administrative Manager.
• Supervises and/or provides direction to the Real Property Agents on project elements relating to property impacts, appraisals and valuations, plans, acquisition and condemnation strategy, and title requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

• Considerable knowledge of appraisal, negotiation law and engineering principles, policies, procedures and techniques.
• Considerable knowledge of the application of depreciated replacement cost, capitalized income and a variety of market data comparison methods and techniques; legal descriptions of property and instruments of ownership; real estate and condemnation law, fundamentals of accounting, title work and property management; legal opinion, zoning and building code, map reading, land title reports and specialty appraisals; appraisal theory and technique as it applies to eminent domain; Federal, State and City real property acquisition and relocation assistance policies and procedures.
• Ability to read and interpret engineers highway plans, profile drawings surveys and maps; establish and maintain effective relationships with property owners, their representatives, coworkers and supervisors, other appraising staff, engineers, bankers and attorneys; make clear verbal explanations of technical appraising information; communicate and express ideas effectively, orally and in writing; work flexible schedules to accommodate property owners schedules; maintain positive relationships with the property owners in stressful atmosphere which may frequently hold conflict and hostility; prepare clear, concise reports of activities; ability to work on transportation and utilities corridors with only general supervision.
• Ability to organize, analyze, interpret and evaluate problems and provide practical, cost-effective solutions; ability to juggle multiple priorities; ability to communicate effectively with customers, co-workers, contractors and the general public, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to plan, organize and monitor the work and activities of self and direct reports; ability to plan, organize and monitor activities according to priorities, established schedules and deadlines.
• Ability to provide leadership, counsel, motivation and constructive performance reviews to staff, securing their respective commitments to the project’s goals.

Education, Experience, and Other Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in business or public administration, real estate, architecture, planning or related field.
• Eight or more year of professional related experience in property acquisition and appraisal, right-of way acquisition and management of real property assets.
• Or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• WSDOT Certification for Acquisition and Relocation and Notary Public will be required to obtain.

Physical Demands
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work involves walking, talking, hearing, using hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. 
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee may be required to push, pull, lift, and/or carry up to 20 pounds.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet.

FLEXIBLE/HYBRID WORKING

A hybrid work schedule is available for this position after an orientation period. Remote work for this position is subject to the department's operational needs and will be discussed with candidates during the selection process. Full-time remote work is not an available option. Once hired, employees must reside in the State of Washington and within reasonable commuting distance to Bellevue City Hall.

Salary : $101,887 - $140,559