Right of Way Agent Promotional

Note:

Current Employees must use the Workday Dashboard career section to apply for this position.

Employee Type:

Regular Department:

County Road Salary:$60,652.80 - $84,489.60 Annually / $5,054.40 - $7,040.80 Monthly / $29.16 - $40.62 Hourly Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Overtime Eligibile:

Yes Job Posting Date Range:10/01/2026 - Until Filled

Job Summary:

Priority consideration will be given in accordance with the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement or County Policy.

GENERAL PURPOSE This position performs is technical work in the field of right-of-way and land acquisition. The position allocated to this class is responsible for assisting in the training, coordination and review of all phases of right-of-way activities performed by Right-of-Way 1 Agents. Employees perform complex tasks with limited supervision requiring substantial use of independent judgment, within the scope of oral and written instructions, for which the employee is held accountable.

Work is reviewed for overall effectiveness and satisfactory completion of assigned projects by the supervisor.

Job Description:

The following documents are required to be submitted with your application. Applications that do not include all required documents may not be considered:
• Resume ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Inspects properties affected, in the field or at the office, and makes formal and supportable fair market value appraisals of properties needed for rights of way or other public use; reviews and submits reports on appraisals made and submitted by others for compliance with standards and writes opinions of value on surplus lands.

Determines and conducts all steps necessary to clear titles of properties to be acquired; drafts all pertinent legal documents (i.e.

- property legal descriptions, right-of-way deeds, purchase contracts, leases, agreements, quitclaim and warranty deeds, easements, permits to enter, mortgage releases, etc.) to complete the acquisition or transaction; prepares records of transactions completed or condemned.

Reviews preliminary title commitments, identifies title issues presented by title commitment, identifies potential resolutions to title issues, and drafts encumbrance reports.

Performs title searches through the Spokane County Auditor, researches legal descriptions and breaks in the chains of title, and researches complex title issues and practical or legal solutions.

Drafts and edits acquisition documents, including the following: offer letters, acquisition agreements, right of way deeds, slope easements, drainage easements, temporary construction easements, payment vouchers, construction contract memorandums, purchase and sale agreements, option to purchase, etc.

Negotiates and acquires fee ownership, easements and permits of properties needed for County projects.

Negotiates and acquires permits for temporary encroachments, spoils deposits, borrow pit sites, and other construction permits as required.

Negotiates and acquires easements and fee ownership of properties for roads, slopes, storm drainage, sewer lines, pump stations and plant sites, electric and telephone transmission lines, park sites, greenways, maintenance sites, and for other county needs as required.

Investigates and determines eligibility for relocation payments; recommends proper and just payments; and assists displaced owners in claim preparation.

Assists in the compilation and review of right-of-way transactions prior to acceptance and payment.

Assists the public on inquiries concerning right-of-way and other related matters.

Works directly with local agency coordinators to conform to WSDOT regulation during the certification stage of road projects

Works with the Real Estate Services Manager to implement new procedures and documents for the…