Real Estate Acquisition Specialist

City of Goodyear • Goodyear, AZ

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About The Position

The Real Estate Acquisition Specialist is an experienced level position that operates under minimal supervision under the direction of the Real Estate Supervisor. This role receives ongoing training on updated internal procedures, as well as continued education in key functional areas including title review, plan reviews, appraisal reviews, negotiations, relocations, escrow oversite and condemnation oversite. In addition, the position performs routine administrative, office and field duties. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented and highly organized professional with a strong foundation in real estate, property rights, and public infrastructure projects. This individual demonstrates a thorough understanding of the right-of-way acquisition process while maintaining full compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations. The candidate would possess a bachelor's degree, an SR/WA or equivalent and have five years of experience in a related field. At the City of Goodyear, you will be a part of an organization that values its employees as its greatest asset. You will become part of a dedicated team of Real Estate professionals that will be challenged to learn and grow in an environment that values employee development and career-building. You will thrive in a culture of innovation. We believe that successful employees are those that possess six core values: Integrity - Initiative - Empathy - Optimism - Innovation - Adaptability EXAMINATION PROCESS Only a limited number of the most highly qualified applicants meeting the City's requirements will be invited for an interview. The examination process for this position will include a panel Interview and may include a written assessment. All communication regarding application status and interview notifications will be sent via email- please monitor your junk/spam email for communication as messages will come from a system generated source.

Requirements

• Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. Knowledge is normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Minimum three years of experience in a related field.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Work requires the ability to read general correspondence, memorandums, letters, and various documents from other department, inter-agency and vendors, and interpret appraisals, real estate law, and escrow documents.
• Work requires college level math, to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, financial formulas and projections.
• Work requires the ability to write correspondence, memorandums, letters, and reports; and produce written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper English sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
• Job has no responsibility for the direction or supervision of others but may provide advice/direction to an employee with less experience/skill or tenure.
• The employee normally performs the job by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies. There is a choice of the appropriate procedure or policy to apply to duties. More complex work as well as decisions with more significant impacts are typically reviewed prior to being finalized.
• Work requires a comprehensive, practical knowledge of a technical field with use of analytical judgment and decision-making abilities appropriate to the work environment of the organization.
• Interactions at this level usually impact the implementation of policies. Contacts may involve interpretation of how policies are implemented and may require discussion and the support of controversial positions or the negotiation of sensitive issues or important presentations. During interactions on policy implementation, contacts may also involve stressful, negative interactions requiring high levels of tact and the ability to respond to aggressive interpersonal interactions

Nice To Haves

• SR/WA or equivalent
• five years of experience in a related field

Responsibilities

• Planning and organizing right of way acquisition activities for city’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and other city acquisitions.
• Conducting site visits, plan reviews, and preparing acquisition budgets, schedules and the scope of work.
• Performing market and title analysis, appraisal reviews and related reports
• Drafting legal and transactional documents, negotiating with property owners, and managing escrow/condemnation processes
• Completing routine administrative, office, and field duties in support of right of way functions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level