City of Bellevue, Washington · 16 hours ago
Senior Real Property Agent (LTE)
Greater Seattle Area
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expThe City of Bellevue is seeking a Senior Real Property Agent to provide professional services related to real estate for all city departments. The role involves property negotiations, acquisitions, appraisals, and managing real property assets while supervising other Real Property Agents.
Government
No H1B
Responsibilities
Acquires property and or property rights to construct and maintain rights-of-way for transportation and utility corridors and other city facilities
Handles complex real estate transactions that may be highly sensitive and/or have long-term political ramifications
Prepares project funding estimates for CIP projects
Performs feasibility studies, commercial rental and maintenance rate studies, and reviews appraisals
Provides relocation assistance to owners or tenants displaced by the city’s projects
Reviews design, right-of way and construction plans to determine accuracy of rights needed to construct and maintain city projects
Works with project managers and engineers to resolve owners’ issues regarding property impacts from the city’s projects
Advises owners of project purpose and scope, impacts to their property and their rights under federal, state, and local laws, policies, and procedures
Obtains approval of all conveyance documents, consultant contracts, and property leases
Writes conveyance documents that accurately reflect the rights needed to construct the project and maintain the infrastructure
Completes property transactions by obtaining proper title for the city’s rights
Processes street vacations
Researches property issues as requested by the departments
Updates and maintains the real property inventory
Qualification
Required
Considerable knowledge of appraisal, negotiation law and engineering principles, policies, procedures and techniques
Considerable knowledge of the application of depreciated replacement cost, capitalized income and a variety of market data comparison methods and techniques; legal descriptions of property and instruments of ownership; real estate and condemnation law, fundamentals of accounting, title work and property management; legal opinion, zoning and building code, map reading, land title reports and specialty appraisals; appraisal theory and technique as it applies to eminent domain; Federal, State and City real property acquisition and relocation assistance policies and procedures
Ability to read and interpret engineers highway plans, profile drawings surveys and maps; establish and maintain effective relationships with property owners, their representatives, coworkers and supervisors, other appraising staff, engineers, bankers and attorneys; make clear verbal explanations of technical appraising information; communicate and express ideas effectively, orally and in writing; work flexible schedules to accommodate property owners schedules; maintain positive relationships with the property owners in stressful atmosphere which may frequently hold conflict and hostility; prepare clear, concise reports of activities; ability to work on transportation and utilities corridors with only general supervision
Ability to organize, analyze, interpret and evaluate problems and provide practical, cost-effective solutions; ability to juggle multiple priorities; ability to communicate effectively with customers, co-workers, contractors and the general public, both orally and in writing
Ability to plan, organize and monitor the work and activities of self and direct reports; ability to plan, organize and monitor activities according to priorities, established schedules and deadlines
Ability to provide leadership, counsel, motivation and constructive performance reviews to staff, securing their respective commitments to the project's goals
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in business or public administration, real estate, architecture, planning or related field
Eight or more year of professional related experience in property acquisition and appraisal, right-of way acquisition and management of real property assets
Or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
WSDOT Certification for Acquisition and Relocation and Notary Public will be required to obtain
Preferred
Background in Appraisal, MAI, Brokerage highly desired
Company
City of Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue is the fifth largest city in Washington, with a population of more than 150,000.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Chelo Picardal
CTO
John Resha
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-03-15
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