Lands Program Manager - Real Estate

USA: | Full Time

38.82 - 38.82 USD per hour

Apply before October 29, 2026

The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is seeking a full-time Lands Program Manager – Real Estate. This position will be located in our Boise Staff Office. This position may have telework opportunities.

Applications will be accepted through 11:59 PM MST on the posting end date.

About the Idaho Department of Lands:

Become part of an organization where you will work with dedicated people who are committed and skilled in managing and protecting Idaho's natural resources.
The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) believes in its employees and values stewardship, service, accountability and cohesiveness. Our goals emphasize our people and processes, financial stewardship, and customer focus. We strive for a culture in which leadership equips, entrusts and expects employees to make decisions in fulfillment of our mission. View our Strategic Planhere.
Under the direction of the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners , IDL manages more than 2.5 million acres of state endowment trust land under a constitutional mandate to produce maximum long-term financial returns for public schools and several other State of Idaho institutions. Leases and other contracts are used to authorize revenue generating activities such as timber harvest, grazing, farming, mining, commercial use, residential use, and conservation in a prudent and sustainable manner.
Managing endowment trust lands is only part of our story. We also protect public resources such as water quality, fish, wildlife habitat, and recreation on navigable waterways , and ensure the protection of water quality and other resources by overseeing forestry and mining practices across all ownerships in the state. We also work to reclaim abandoned mines in Idaho. One of our most important resource protection responsibilities is fire prevention and suppression.

We also aid landowners in managing their forest lands, work with communities to plant trees in urban settings, help keep working forests working through the Forest Legacy Program, and work with many partners to promote healthy forests on a landscape level. IDL also is the administrative arm of the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

Description

To provide leadership for major statewide programs in support of the department's mission, vision and values; perform related work. The programs managed may be in a large disciplinary area or function; or may include diverse functions and/or disciplines.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and manage land sale and acquisition activities.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to position, market, and perform transactional duties for the disposition of State Lands.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to identify, perform due diligence, and perform transactional duties for the acquisition of Lands.
• Research and analyze property information for land transactions including acquisitions, dispositions, and exchanges.
• Provide leadership and direction to staff supporting land transactions.
• Ensure that department policies and program procedures are consistent with current market standards and practices and recommend improvement as appropriate.
• Implement quality control/quality assurance measures to produce a high level of data integrity.
• Audit program activities to ensure consistency of operations and to ensure efficient and effective use of appropriated funds.
• Research the practices of other states' endowment land programs (or similar institutions) and make recommendations for process improvement and overall program improvement.
• Participate inteams and other department work groups.
• Represent the department on industry and interagency committees and advisory councils.
• Manage and Develop direct…