Real Estate Specialist II - Pueblo

Full Job Description

This position is only open to Colorado state residents.

New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.

About CDOT

CDOT employees make a difference by providing freedom, connection, and experience to the traveling public, while also keeping them safe.

The State of Colorado offers competitive medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending and health savings accounts.

Visit the State of Colorado benefits for details, current premium rates and a summary video about benefits.

The state also offers PERA retirement, great optional PERA plans such as 401K, a generous paid time off package of annual, sick, holiday and other leave, strong career growth, tuition reimbursement and professional development.

Perks include Colorado Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) counseling, wellness, credit union membership and employee discount program. Visit CDOT Benefits for details.

Some positions may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

CDOT for All

CDOT’s strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive.

The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months.

Requirements

About the Position
CDOT is currently seeking a Real Estate Specialist II to join the Acquisition/Relocation Unit within the Region Right of Way/Survey Group, supporting the acquisition and management of real property needed for transportation projects and maintenance operations across the region. This position provides basic real estate acquisition, relocation, and property management services to engineering residencies and maintenance operations, working under the guidance of senior real estate specialists. Responsibilities include researching title history, preparing value findings, assisting with property acquisition negotiations, and supporting the relocation of affected occupants.

Your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following

• Prepare written offer packages for the acquisition of real property interests in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations, and departmental procedures.
• Contact property owners and conduct negotiations for the purchase of real property interests needed for projects.
• Maintain a detailed diary of contacts with property owners and other involved parties, documenting communications, negotiation activity, and outcomes.
• Prepare settlement documents and assist with closings for negotiated acquisitions, ensuring required approvals and complete documentation.
• Prepare and submit condemnation packages to the Attorney General’s Office for acquisitions that do not result in settlement, ensuring required materials and approvals are included.
• Review appraisal valuation information to understand the basis for the Department’s offer and assist with reviewing appraisal documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Determine when applicable statutes and regulations allow the use of a Value Finding process and prepare Value Finding estimates of just compensation under senior specialist guidance.
• Attend project team meetings and project/plan reviews and participate in CDOT’s project development process.
• Communicate required right of way processes and coordinate with project team leaders to assist with the development of right of way process timelines.
• Assist with researching and gathering ownership data necessary to determine real property interests for acquisition of right of way, including county, CDOT, court, Secretary of State, and city records.
• Establish working relationships with title companies to secure services and review and analyze requirements to transfer title to CDOT.
• Perform relocation advisory services and provide assistance to individuals and businesses, including preparing relocation notices, monitoring business moves, inspecting residential properties, and processing claim packages.
• Identify and secure services necessary for the protection and maintenance of CDOT property.
• Review the Property Management Manual and Region files to determine disposal procedures and prepare disposal documentation and make recommendations regarding property disposition.

Work Environment

• Your schedule will primarily be 8:00 am – 5:00 pm work hours, Monday-Friday, with opportunity for a flexible schedule

• You will likely work a hybrid schedule with a combination of in-office and remote work.

• Daytime travel during working hours is required to visit properties, building sites, meet with landowners and other meetings.
• Occasional overnight travel is required to meet with landowners or attend training
• Required to drive CDOT vehicles.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Experience Only:

• Five (5) years of professional work experience primarily focused on real estate abstracting/title work, right of way plan development, property management for a public entity, property appraisal/valuation, right of way negotiations, land acquisition, relocation or land-surveying.

OR

Education and Experience:

• A combination of related education and/or relevant experience equal to five (5) years, such as coursework or degrees from an accredited college or university in real estate, public administration, accounting, business, urban/regional planning, law or a closely related degree.

Please Note: The required experience must be substantiated within the work experience section of your application.

“See Resume” statements on the application or resumes in lieu of a complete application may not be accepted.

Additional information submitted after the closing date of this announcement will not be considered in the review of your application. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.

College Transcripts: If you are using education to qualify, a legible copy of your official or unofficial college transcript(s) or an official foreign credential evaluation report must be submitted with your application.

Transcripts must show the name of the school, completed credit hours, and (if applicable) that a degree was conferred.

Transcripts from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have been assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service.

The credential evaluation report must be an official report.

Failure to provide a transcript or official foreign credential evaluation report may result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this position.

Conditions of Employment (delete those that do not apply)

• Must pass a pre-employment screening which may include social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records check, educational records, and driving records checks. More information in the supplemental information section.

• A current valid driver’s license is required for all Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) positions which require operating a state or personal motor vehicle to perform one or more essential functions of the position.

Preferred Qualifications

The exceptional applicant will be an experienced Real Estate Specialist and will possess the proven ability or accomplishment in the following:

• Demonstrated success with the duties listed in the Description of the Job section;
• Years of State service experience related to the duties of this position;
• Highest work/personal ethics and integrity;
• Knowledge and understanding of real estate law, theory and practice, including document preparation, acquisitions, closings, determination of fair market valuation, condemnations and property leasing and management in a transportation context;
• Experience reading and interpreting transportation design drawings and right of way plans;
• Familiarity with CDOT and FHWA policies and procedural directives related to property management and acquisition.
• Experience conducting property disposal transactions in compliance with state and federal requirements;
• Familiarity/experience working with appraisals;
• Familiarity with survey plans;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including presentation skills; ability to explain complex technical information in layman's terms;
• Strong customer service skills and experience; proven ability to deal with difficult customers and situations;
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, reasoning and decision making skills;
• Attention to detail and accuracy;
• Ability to work with general public, professionals, consultants, and staff, with sensitivity to their needs, priorities, promises made and commitments;
• Effective interpersonal and relationship-building skills;
• Ability to negotiate mutually acceptable solutions and build consensus through give and take;
• Excellent planning, organizational time and project management skills and experience;
• Proven ability to manage multiple assignments, priorities, and projects in a demanding environment;
• Resourcefulness, willingness to take initiative to gather information and foster solutions;
• Proven ability to work independently;
• Effective research skills and experience;
• Ability to quickly learn from others and to work in a team environment;
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Gmail and Google Applications, SAP, and the ability to quickly learn other software systems.

Additional Information

Applicant Checklist

Complete Applications must include the following documents:

1. A complete CDOT Application for Announced Vacancy (please submit online using the green 'APPLY' button at the top of this announcement)

2. A complete Supplemental Questionnaire (The questionnaire is part of the online application. You will be prompted to answer them as you are completing your online application.)

A cover letter that describes your interest in this position, how your experience aligns with the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position.

Cover letters must be uploaded as an attachment to your online application. Cover letters will not be accepted after the closing date and time of the announcement.

3. A detailed chronological resume. Resumes must be uploaded as an attachment to your online application.

If you are using education to qualify, a copy of your official or unofficial transcript showing completed coursework and credit hours, that your degree has been conferred (if applicable), and the name of your school, or your NACES accreditation.

Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.

4. If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214. Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.

Please note that you may redact information on your attachments that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

Only complete applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration. Every effort must be made to submit all application materials by the announcement close date.

Where unusual circumstances prevent timely acquisition of transcripts, they must be submitted within five business days of the announcement close date.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date of this announcement may result in your application being rejected.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.

The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

Notifications:

All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be via email.

Include your current working email address on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position.

We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "info@governmentjobs.com" addresses.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.

Immediately after you submit your application you should receive an email that confirms that you successfully submitted an application for this position.

If you do not, try submitting again until you receive the confirmation email. Be sure to also check your junk folder for email communications from the State of Colorado's website.

The Hiring Process:

1. All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.

2. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.

• Part, or all, of the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.

Be sure your application materials specifically address your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the Major Duties, Minimum Qualifications, and Preferred Qualifications sections as listed above.

Failure to include adequate information or follow instructions by the deadline for application may result in your application not being accepted for this position and may affect your inclusion as a qualified candidate in any step of the selection process and placement on the eligible list.

3. A top group, up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.




Transfer, Non-Disciplinary Demotion or Reinstatement

If you believe that you are eligible to be considered as a transfer, non-disciplinary demotion, or reinstatement to this vacancy, you must submit a completed application following the directions in this job announcement and you will be included in the selection process along with other qualified applicants.

If you are the finalist for this position after the selection process, Human Resources will confirm your eligibility to be appointed as a transfer, non-disciplinary demotion, or reinstatement applicant.




Employment Screening

If an applicant reaches the finalist stage of the hiring process, the Colorado Department of Transportation may procure a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report on the applicant in connection with his/her application for employment purposes, as defined under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

These reports may be obtained at any time after receipt of the applicant's authorization.

As part of the employment screening an applicant will be requested to disclose any deferred judgments and convictions as well as an explanation of the circumstances around any arrest or conviction.

In the event that a screening returns information that the applicant believes is not accurate, he or she will have an opportunity to dispute the information with “Accurate.”




Accurate, a consumer reporting agency, will obtain the report for CDOT. Further information regarding Accurate including its privacy policy, may be found online at www.accurate.com.

Accurate is located at 200 Spectrum Center Drive Suite 1100, Irvine, CA 92618.

The report may contain information bearing on the applicant's character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living.

The information that may be included in the report includes social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records checks, educational records, and driving records checks.

CDOT will only request credit reports insofar as they relate to the position for which the applicant is applying.

The information contained in the report will be obtained from private and/or public record sources.

The applicant will have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after receipt of a notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report.




Appeal Rights

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative.

This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at 303.866.3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1,State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.




ADAAA Accommodations

CDOT is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship.

If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to Misty.Valles@state.co.us.




Former State Employees

Former employees of the Colorado Department of Transportation System or any other State of Colorado Department or Agency, who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information on his/her application.

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