Realty Specialist

This position is located with in the Real Property Field Services (TERR) organization of Real Property Services, (TER), Engineering and Technical Services (TE), Transmission Services (T), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).

A successful candidate in the Real Property Field Services provide support to acquire, provide restrictive appraisals, and dispose and manage BPA's real estate rights.

As a Realty Specialist, you will:

• Participate in the public meeting process (noting landowner comments, answering questions regarding complex real estate issues, and provides support to the Project Team, etc.). Analyzes data and landowner comments received during the public meeting process.
• Within delegated authority, prepares estimates of value for acquisitions or to establish an estimate for damage settlements such as crop damage claims by conducting market surveys where comparable sales data may be difficult to obtain because the market may be limited or unstable or because market participants are uncooperative.
• Recommends cases for condemnation by providing pertinent information to the supervisor so that a decision can be made whether to pursue the condemnation process. If a decision is made by management to pursue the condemnation process, works directly with Condemnation Specialist and legal counsel to provide the necessary support documentation.
• Plan, develop, implement, interpret policy for, and administers property management and disposal for a wide range of routine and complex real property cases, which may require significant departures from established realty practices and procedures and may include cases that have been identified as being politically sensitive.
• Investigate reports of encroachments and resolves conflicts that arise on BPA fee or easement property. Interprets BPA's encroachment policy; coordinates with BPA engineers, maintenance, and appropriate BPA staff to determine the action BPA will take to remove, modify, or permit the use. Provides support to legal counsel as needed, if BPA Management determines that BPA will pursue further action through the courts to effect removal.
• Provide extensive courthouse real estate research including ownership, land rights, property descriptions, zoning, land use planning, etc. Obtains support documentation to run chain of title.
• Answer landowner and field inquiries as to the extent and use of BPA property rights. Serves as the Regions expert on real estate related questions, providing advice to maintenance and construction in support of their programs.