Right-of-Way Agent III Property Appraiser

Overview

The mission of the Division of Transportation Solutions is to provide excellence in transportation by developing, constructing and maintaining the State's infrastructure in a manner that results in a safe, cost-effective, and efficient multi-modal transportation network that enhances mobility, commerce, and livability. In addition, Transportation Solutions provides high quality support services to other divisions in the department.

This position requires a highly skilled real property appraiser who can administer entire programs including but not limited to the preparation of appraisals, review appraisals, completion of contract appraisal services and related activities with a Federal Aid program for state highway purposes. This person will act as a Right-of-Way Agent on behalf of the Department of Transportation. The selected candidate would perform the appraisal-related tasks described above.

Once the appraisal process is complete, the assignment would be transferred to another Right of Way Agent to conduct negotiations with the property owner. Some of these acquisitions may involve properties that require relocation assistance, which may include determination of market rent. The appraisal activities are the critical first step in the overall acquisition and relocation process.

• Possession of a Certified Residential or Certified General Real Property Appraiser professional license.

• Appraises all types of properties and reviews appraisals for acceptability.
• Manages the Property Management Operation.
• Serves as a project leader in carrying out appraisal, negotiation, relocation, administrative and fiscal functions for projects significant in size.
• Coordinates with other Department sections to obtain and clear right-of-way in time to permit the Department's Bridge and Highway Program to proceed on schedule.

• Three years experience in real estate such as appraisal, law, real property acquisition, property management or title examination.
• Six months experience in interpreting the Federal Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Act.
• Three years experience in real estate negotiation.
• Three years experience in analyzing engineering or property drawings.
• Six months experience in relocation assistance.
• Six months experience in narrative report writing.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. DelDOT does not provide employment-based sponsorship. Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre-employment drug testing. A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire.

Applicants may be required to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire. As a condition of hire you must possess a valid driver's license (not suspended, revoked or cancelled, or disqualified from driving). All new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment.

Sessions are held at designated locations in Kent or New Castle County.

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The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position. It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and the supplemental questionnaire to include dates of employment, job title and job duties. For education and training, list name of educational provider, training course titles and summary of course content.

Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment, education and training history as it relates to the job requirements. Once you have submitted your application on-line, all future correspondence…