Highway Realty Agent – Mercer County
Nature of Work
The Highway Realty Agent 1 will report to the District Right of Way Office. Performs full-performance level professional work in negotiations generally involving acquisition of complete properties and non-complex partial takings; real property appraisals; property management; relocation activities; negotiating for relocation of facilities owned by private or public utilities; or making required right-of-way field reviews and estimates. Serves as a negotiator in a district, a negotiator on utility relocations, and/or a relocation or property management specialist.
Pay Grade 14
Typical Duties and Responsibilities
• Performs all functions on projects, such as negotiations, relocation assistance, public auction, courthouse research, and property management
• Negotiates through personal contacts with the owners or their agents the purchase of real property for right- of-way purposes
• Gathers preliminary title data through personal contacts with occupants of real property to be acquired on future highway projects
• Assists occupants of real property acquired for highway purposes in finding adequate replacement property
• Prepares cost estimates for relocates and provides for their reimbursement
• Researches real property data in county courthouses
• Conducts public auctions of buildings acquired in connection with right-of-way purchase
• Maintains contacts between central office and district offices
• Assesses real property to determine value
• May be required to testify in court or at hearings to provide right-of-way and/or appraisal expertise
• May assist in training realty agents
• The work involves treating a variety of conventional problems, questions, or situations in conformance with established criteria.
• Travel may be required; therefore, a valid driver’s license may be required.
Required Skills and Knowledge
• Knowledge of real property appraisal, real property rights acquisition, relocation assistance, property management, and right-of-way engineering and surveying theories and techniques
• Knowledge of State and Federal laws, rules and regulations as applied to real estate/right-of-way activities of the Division of Highways
• Knowledge of professional negotiation procedures and techniques
• Knowledge of property values, real estate financing, property management principles, and salvage methods
• Ability to research courthouse records
• Ability to negotiate with property owners
• Ability to handle all property management and/or relocation work in high volume district
• Ability to compile, document, and present facts, and use judgment in their interpretation
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Required Education and Experience
REQUIRED EDUCATION
• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
• Substitution: Experience as described below may be substituted for the required college education on a year- for-year basis.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
• Three (3) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in appraisal or appraisal review, negotiation, real estate management, relocation, or right-of-way experience
• Substitution: Successful completion of graduate coursework from a regionally accredited college or university may substitute for up to two (2) years of the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
To apply, click here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/wvdot/jobs/2994332/highway-realty-agent-1-mercer-county?page=1&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
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