Right-of-Way Agent 3 (PCN 250477)

State of Alaska•Anchorage, AK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Central Region is looking for a Right-of-Way (ROW) Agent 3 in our Property Acquisition Unit. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Right-of-Way (ROW) section is the functional group expert on acquisitions to support highway, aviation, and public facility capital projects. The ROW Agent 3 position serves as a lead ROW Agent within the Acquisition and Relocation Unit and functions as the Project Agent for the department’s most complex ROW projects. This role is primarily assigned to consultant-led projects but may also manage in-house project assignments. The ROW Agent 3 provides leadership in coordinating consultant activities and supports the development, administration, and oversight of professional service agreements for ROW services. The acquisition and relocation program is managed in accordance with the DOT&PF Alaska Right-of-Way Manual.

Requirements

Competency based minimum qualifications (MQs) must be met.
Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
Project Management: Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.
Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
Valid Driver's License is required.
Short term travel within the State is required. Frequency of travel is seldom and as required to support capitol projects.
Professional experience in the acquisition, management, or disposal of public or commercial real property that included conducting or overseeing title examining, surveying, engineering, appraisals, negotiations with buyer or seller for acquisition or relocation, performing eminent domain actions; or managing property in the preparation of land use permits, agreements, easements, and acquisition and disposition documents.
“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

Nice To Haves

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, and sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
Geography: Knowledge of geographical locations, and city, borough, state federal governments; their relationships and characteristics.
Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
Negotiation: Works with others towards an agreement that may involve exchanging specific resources or resolving differences.
Real Estate: Knowledge of real estate principles, practices, markets, and values.
Standards: Knowledge of standards that either are compliant with or derived from established standards or guidelines.

Responsibilities

Serves as a lead ROW Agent within the Acquisition and Relocation Unit.
Functions as the Project Agent for the department’s most complex ROW projects.
Provides leadership in coordinating consultant activities.
Supports the development, administration, and oversight of professional service agreements for ROW services.