ROW Acquisition Specialist: Real Estate & Negotiations

Maricopa County; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Excellent work-life balance

Growth opportunities

Low-cost healthcare

Job summary

Maricopa County's Real Estate Department is hiring a Right of Way Agent to support project teams across scoping, design, and construction phases. This role focuses on acquiring land rights for various improvement projects, including relocations, escrows, and eminent domain actions, with training opportunities through the International Right of Way Association.

The position emphasizes high-level organization, customer-service orientation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams, offering

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in real estate, property management, right of way, or related fields.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Real Estate, Planning, or a related field.
• A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the real estate/right-of-way scope, schedule, and budget for all assigned projects.
• Serve as the ROW Agent on project teams to provide real estate/right-of-way expertise to develop projects through collaboration with other team disciplines.
• Communicate and coordinate right-of-way-related matters throughout the project development.
• Review and analyze project work plans, design alternatives, design concept reports, and engineering plans to identify properties and improvements that may be impacted.
• Prepare and present offer packages and negotiate both simple and complex acquisitions; monitor escrows and files submitted for condemnation.
• Coordinate the ordering and reviews of title reports, legal descriptions, appraisals, and appraisal reviews.
• Responsible for maintaining digital project files and up-to-date record-keeping in the Acquisition database throughout the duration of assigned projects.
• May perform or oversee relocation activities (residential and business), such as the determination of benefits and relocation assistance for the displaced.
• Provide land value estimates for project planning to determine estimated costs for acquisition and relocation
• Establish priorities and keep all work organized and project status records up to date in a timely, consistent manner
• Perform other tasks as assigned

Skills

Real estate experience

Negotiation

Customer service

Project coordination

Education

Bachelors degree in Business Administration/Real Estate/Planning

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

SharePoint

Job description

Maricopa County's Real Estate Department is hiring a Right of Way Agent to support project teams across scoping, design, and construction phases. This role focuses on acquiring land rights for various improvement projects, including relocations, escrows, and eminent domain actions, with training opportunities through the International Right of Way Association.

The position emphasizes high-level organization, customer-service orientation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams, offering