Realty Technician

This Realty Technician 2 position provides support to Supervisory Realty Specialist (TERR). This position generally involves office work but can require fieldwork to support the Field Realty Specialists/Right-of-Way Agents (RS) within their region. This position is responsible for opening and closing land management cases and acquisition files including Land Use Review Requests (LURR) preparation and preliminary research, drafting acquisition documents for review by Realty Specialist, as well as preparing exhibits and maps.

This position supports the Real Property Field Services (TERR) organization.

• A High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Associate degree is preferred.
• 3 years of direct work experience in land management, property acquisition, or processing of real estate, title, escrow, utility acquisition or management, government real estate work, or other directly related experience is required.
• Course work or experience related to Real Estate principles, practices, precedent cases, and comprehension of the technicalities of government real property procedures, rules, and regulations may be considered as partial work experience.
• Note:
  
  Matrix and resume should detail any course work or experience related to Real Estate principles, practices, precedent cases, and comprehension of the technicalities of government real property procedures, rules and regulations. Provide a list of the specific course work/classes being claimed as “qualifying”, including a list of specific hours for each class and the name of the education institution where the classes were taken (for example:
  Courses taken at Portland State University: Real Estate Principles USP 233 - 3 semester hours; Real Estate Law USP/RE 438 - 3 semester hours, etc.). Must provide a crosswalk or reference in the education/experience portion of the qualifications matrix that points back to the coursework info provided in the resume.

• Knowledge of real estate documents including warranty deeds, utility and other easements, Deeds of Trust, Quitclaim Deeds, Liens, appraisals, property title reports, and assessor/treasurer property information reports/mapping systems.
• Advanced map and survey reading skills.

• Professional knowledge of the principles, practices, techniques, and underlying concepts of Real Property Services, which may include Geospatial Services, Survey and Mapping, acquiring or administering real property, or experience coordinating projects that include these support services.
• Proficiency in the use of SharePoint, and other Microsoft office tools, sufficient to create spreadsheets, links, and tracking documents, assist with site permissions, and upload/download documents.
• Experience with hybrid meeting tools such as Skype, Teams, and Web Ex.

• Process Land Use Applications, using the Realty Technical Services preliminary checklist to assign a case number, set up case in Land Information System (LIS), conduct preliminary research, gather applicable maps, prepare Land Use Review Request (LURR), and prepare and transmit case file to appropriate Realty Specialist (RS).
• Assist in verification of legal description for accuracy, consistency, and format accuracy for a variety of legal documents prepared by RS.
• Draft land management, legal, and other documents assuring legal description and formatting accuracy for Realty Specialists to review and approve. Utilize existing document templates and established processes to draft necessary documents. Recommend modifications to document templates to accommodate unique situations.
• Support Realty Specialists in mailing and obtaining Permission to Enter Property (PEP) forms for all project related activities.
• Research, identify, and/or summarize property rights and private property ownership for RS to review.
• Provide courthouse real estate research, including ownership, land rights, property descriptions, zoning, land use planning, etc. Support and assist to create “name and address” lists used for landowner notifications, PEP forms, etc.
• Perform field…