Property Specialist

Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) is an innovative leader in water management and provides employees with a fast-paced and stable work environment that encourages professional growth and development.

The Mission of the Contra Costa Water District is to strategically provide a reliable supply of high-quality water at the lowest cost possible, in an environmentally responsible manner.

• Safety
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  We provide, as a top priority, a safe and healthy work environment for our team.
• Trust
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  We protect the public trust with uncompromising integrity, commitment to our professional standards, full transparency, and fairness in all our business dealings.
• Responsibility
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  We take ownership of our results and deliver on our performance outcomes to responsibly serve our customers, our community, and our planet.
• Exceptional Service
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  We value our customers, act in their best interest, and take pride in delivering personalized service.
• Employee Success
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  We share a meaningful sense of purpose in an environment that strives to offer professional growth, diversity, inclusivity, and work-life balance.
• Teamwork
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  We engage in respectful, collaborative, trust-based relationships at all levels within the organization and with our business partners.
• Continuous Improvement
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  We continuously seek opportunities to optimize our business practices and assets by engaging the expertise of our employees and embracing innovation.
• Recognition
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  We reward the positive contributions of our employees at the organization, team, and individual levels.
• Communication
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  We strive for open, effective dialogues at all levels of the organization to ensure input is valued and considered and reasons for decisions are explained.

• Solutions-focused and a problem-solver.
• A motivated self-starter with effective interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Strong in both written and verbal communication.
• Demonstrates exceptional organizational skills and is detail oriented.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Has taken educational courses through the International Right of Way Association (IRWA).

• Building and maintaining positive working relationships with employees, outside stakeholders, and the general public.
• Performing a variety of duties in areas of, but not limited to, property management, property acquisition, disposition of surplus property, operating and capital projects, and development of various agreements and contracts.
• Due diligence activities such as conducting through research of property ownership and rights, and analyzing public reports, maps, and property legal descriptions.

• Your desire to make a positive difference in the lives of Contra Costa Water District employees and the community.
• Working with highly effective and collaborative teams.
• Every day brings a variety of work challenges, opportunities, and rewards.
• You desire to be part of a team that is vital to the success of infrastructure projects.

• Skilled at building relationships and fostering collaboration among individuals and groups with varying priorities and competing interests to ensure project success.
• Effective time management and ability to adhere to deadlines.
• Ability to read and understand legal descriptions, engineered drawings, property maps, and various legal documents used in right-of-way and real property transactions.
• Understanding of principles and practices of appraising, negotiating, acquitting, disposing, and managing of governmental or public agency assets.

For a full description of examples of duties, please visit the following link:
Real Property Specialist

For a full listing of required qualifications, please visit the following link:
Real Property Specialist

Completed educational courses through the International Right of Way Association (IRWA).

Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone. Standing in work areas and walking between work areas are required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment.

Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Must possess mobility to work in the field; to sit, stand, and walk on level, uneven, or slippery surfaces; to operate a motor vehicle and visit various District sites; and vision to conduct site visits. The job involves fieldwork requiring frequent walking in operational areas.

Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects…