Real Estate Services Specialist

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves:
What is our impact on the world?

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Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

At HDR, our employee‑ownership model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forward‑thinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth.

Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering next‑generation facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employee‑owners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

In the role of Real Estate Services Specialist, we'll count on you to:

* Provide pre-negotiation project, parcel and property owner due diligence and non-complex negotiations for acquisition of rights relative to public or private projects as assigned

* Review appraisals and research comparable properties, prepare Market Analysis and Waiver Valuations following the Federal and State guidelines as applicable

* Verify ownership and the extent of interests; prepare offer packages; and maintain complete and detailed records/files with owner contacts, agency representatives, project team

* Prepare non-survey quality maps, drawings, exhibits and detailed progress reports to provide to owners and clients to aid in the Agent's negotiations

* Communicate effectively with internal and external clients

* Demonstrate strong time management and organizational skills

* Experience with federal, state and local agencies, private industry and landowners to facilitate the acquisition of necessary right of way for public projects

* Knowledgeable in title research and utility acquisition practices for permanent and temporary easements

* Be proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

* Experienced with relational databases and agreement documentation

* Conduct research and navigate the Internet

* Read, review and quality check engineering project plans and legal descriptions

* Draft various types of real estate documents, such as but not limited to deeds, easements, leases, and purchase agreements

* Be available for travel (in state and out of state) as needed

Preferred Qualifications

* A minimum of 5 years experience with public agency acquisitions

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Required Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree

* Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel and Project

* ARGUS and ECONPAK software a plus

* Ability to write legal descriptions

* Have the knowledge to draft the following types of real estate documents: deed, easement and lease

* Must have experience and procedure using purchase property as an eminent domain purchase

* An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ , People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.