Lands and Realty Specialist

Lands and Realty Specialist
ID:NPSORPI-001-001Location:AjoProgram:NPS
Wage/Hr:$35.00Hours/Week:20Minimum Age:55

For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full-time and part-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States.

NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the National Park Service (NPS). These experienced professionals provide administrative expertise, facilities management, natural and cultural resource planning, and a broad array of other professional skills that support the National Park Service through the Experienced Services Program (ESP).

Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an ?at-will? relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.

PLEASE NOTE: An ?Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the agency and administered by NEW Solutions.

This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States. This position supports the Organ Pipe Cactuus National Monument and place of performance is TBD.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 5 year(s) of experience OR BA/BS Degree

  • Experience processing various types of land cases such as rights-of-ways, leases, permits, public sales, land exchanges, acquisitions, agriculture entries, land classification, withdrawals, recreation and public purpose leases/patents, State selections, trespasses, etc.; prepares and processes National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents; working in a team environment; calculating realty and lands cost recovery, rental and monitoring fees, and bonds; and providing answers and expert advice to the public on realty program inquiries.
  • Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel
Duties:

Research county, state, and federal land records to determine ownership, property rights, access, easements, etc. Research files park lands records and assists Regional Realty Specialist to prepare land and boundary mapping, as requested, using basic geographic information system software. Public land use includes but is not limited to construction and maintenance of deed-reserved private roads, permitted rights-of-way (e.g., utility crossings), use of springs and other water sources, and any other activities omitted by original deeds.

  • Research county, state, and federal land records to determine ownership, property rights, access, easements, etc. Reading maps and interpreting legal land descriptions.   50%
  • Research files on park lands records and assists Regional Office Representative to prepare land and boundary mapping, as requested, using basic geographic information system software.   20%
  • Utilizing automated land and record systems to document a variety of complex land and realty transactions. Presents summary information to Park personnel and Regional Office Representative review, decision, and/or approval as necessary.   20%
  • Draft Right-of-Way permits per DOI/NPS policies.   10%

Other:
  • Travel Requirements: 1-2 trips to the IMR Regional Office in Denver, Colorado.
  • Overnight travel: 1-2 trips to the park of approximately for three nights.
  • Air travel anticipated: depending on enrollee location, air travel may be required
  • Rental cars: depending on enrollee location, use of a rental car may be required
  • Physical requirements: Most work is primarily sedentary, utilizing word processor for extended periods. Field trips involve driving GOV for short periods, walking, and carrying equipment. Some physical exertion occasionally occurs for short distances on these field trips, and weather conditions and terrain will vary. There may be periods requiring intense concentration on a computer monitor.

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.