RIGHT-OF-WAY AGENT

Posting Begin Date: 2024/11/15

Posting End Date: 2024/12/01

Work Type: Full Time

Location: Pocatello, ID, United States

Minimum Salary: 27.69

Maximum Salary: 31.15

Pay Rate Type: Hourly

Description

State of Idaho

Idaho Transportation Department

NOTICE: Applications will be accepted through 4:59 PM MST on the posting end date.

STATE OF IDAHO EMPLOYEES: If you are a current or temporary State of Idaho employee you MUST apply through Luma Opportunities. Applying through the State of Idaho’s external career website will cause duplicate profiles and will slow the processing of your application for a new position.

Do you want to make a difference and be part of an award-winning agency, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in Idaho through transportation?

At the Idaho Transportation Department, every employee is critical to the mission and we strive to foster an innovative, collaborative workplace where employees can grow and do their best work.

The Idaho Transportation Department currently has an opening for a Right-of-Way Agent located in Pocatello at our District 5 location. This position administers Right-of-Way activities including negotiation and relocation functions. This position participates in all aspects of the right-of-way property acquisition process as well as property management.

Occasional travel with overnight stays and irregular working schedules are required. A valid driver's license is required.

Detailed responsibilities:

• Researches public records and other sources to obtain data;

• Prepares legal documents, contracts, agreements, exhibits, and reports;

• Review and/or approves legal descriptions;

• Verifies platting of ownership limits on plans;

• Reviews project alignments and determines extent and quality of titles;

• Reviews final title reports for land parcels, and determines legal instruments required to release property and obtain clear title;

• Verifies completeness of legal instruments, exhibits, plans, and papers for land acquisition;

• obtains market data;

• Analyzes area economic conditions, lending practices and real estate trends;

• Assembles comparables and correlates factors affecting property values and prepares estimate of fair market value;

• Meets with property owners to review project plans, explain appraisal process and negotiate purchase agreements;

• Makes relocation studies to determine number of displacements, availability of replacement property, moving and replacement costs and time required for relocation;

• Prepares relocation plans, meets with displaces to explain relocation entitlements, eligibility and assistance;

• Participate in scoping to identify potential right-of-way impacts, represent property owner concerns, and inform project teams about delivery timelines and potential costs during project development.

• Inspects and manages department properties to ensure compliance with agreements through final disposition;

• Reviews plans and deeds to verify property location, highway stations and proposed encroachments do not interfere with existing facilities or access control policies;

• Makes inspections to verify and evaluate advertising signs and junkyard and enforce standards and compliance with scenic enhancements programs and laws;

• Negotiates for the screening or elimination of junkyards and removal of nonconforming signs.

Minimum Qualifications: Good Knowledge of: appraisal principles and practices; legal descriptions, documents and instruments used to transfer property. Experience: preparing legal descriptions of real property; determining clear title; estimating fair market value and preparing formal appraisal reports; negotiating property settlements; manipulating data base software to store, retrieve and compile information into report format.

To learn more about the department, please visit the ITD website (https://itd.idaho.gov/) . Make a difference in your community and in the lives of the citizens of Idaho! Contact an ITD Recruiter at: [email protected] or call 208-334-8664. The Idaho Transportation Department does not sponsor work visas.

The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick, vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information, please visit https://dhr.idaho.gov/information-for-state-employees/.

EEO/ADA/Veteran:

The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email [email protected] .

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.