Real Estate Manager

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Full Time Port Angeles, WA, US

Salary Range: $30.00 To $45.00 Hourly

OVERVIEW: The Real Estate Manager leads complex realty projects across the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s trust and fee lands, including fee-to-trust acquisitions, environmental compliance, member land services, residential leasing programs, rights-of-way management, and legal records governance. This position serves as the primary technical liaison the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and internal leadership. The Real Estate Manager administers consultant contracts, conducts advanced legal records research, and produces analyses and reports while ensuring full compliance with Tribal policies as well as applicable federal, state, and local laws.

• Establish positive working relationships with BIA staff and serve as the Tribe’s primary point of contact with BIA officials on fee-to-trust applications and all other tribal realty related matters
• Manage all aspects of fee-to-trust applications, including conducting background research, compiling technical data, and drafting comprehensive application narratives consistent with 25 CFR §151
• Work with BIA office personnel to initiate and prepare fee-to-trust applications, engage consultants as needed to comply with federal requirements, monitor application progress, troubleshoot application issues, prepare reports and correspondence to BIA officials, compile and submit required technical data and documentation, ensure applications proceed in a timely manner, and verify fee-to-trust conversions are properly recorded with the BIA office and applicable county governments, as required
• Process Land Assignment applications from community members; draft accurate lot descriptions; and issue public notice of applications
• Oversee residential land services processes and quality control; process residential lease applications; ensure accurate legal descriptions for residential, business, and land leases; ensure compliance with all applicable policies and procedures
• Manage all residential lease documentation and approvals; prepare resolutions for legal/policy review and approval; file approved leases with the U.S. Department of Interior and the Land Titles and Records Office (LTRO); maintain land title records including, but not limited to, Title Status Reports (TSRs); respond to lender inquiries and leasehold mortgage requests; ensure the accuracy of land records and related documentation.
• Direct right-of-way portfolio activities for utilities and roads; secure, record, and track easements and agreements; ensure timely LTRO recordation and compliance
• Ensure environmental and cultural resource compliance for fee-to-trust processes, the Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program, and other realty-related matters; prepare applicable National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents; oversee consultant support as needed
• Procure, oversee, and direct environmental consultants conducting ESA Phase I/II assessments and technical studies as required
• Perform official duties of Legal Records Clerk as described in Res. No. 27-05
• Provide land records research assistance and reports for the Tribal Council, Tribal departments, and community members
• Store, organize, and maintain multiple formats (including automated systems of record) or data in a usable condition; assure information is readily available; disseminate information effectively and securely
• Maintain and secure the Tribal governmental archiving system for recording land records,…