Property Agent III

Overview

The City of Sacramento is seeking a Real Property Agent III to join the Facilities and Real Property division of the Public Works Department. The Real Property Agent III is a member of the Real Estate Services Section which oversees the acquisition of real property and property rights, sales and leasing of City owned property, and provides support to other departments for any real property related projects.

Remote work eligibility: With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.

The ideal candidate will pay strong attention to detail, have a positive attitude, be flexible and calm under pressure, and be comfortable working with a diverse group of staff members, elected and appointed officials, and community members. They will communicate effectively with peers and senior management, provide recommendations, present staff reports to City Council, and work independently under minimal supervision. The ideal candidate will manage and organize multiple tasks and projects simultaneously and have broad knowledge of real estate transactions, including property appraisals/valuations, negotiations, and Federal and State legal aspects specific to governmental real estate transactions.

Under general supervision, this role performs a wide variety of office and field duties in the General Services Department involving real property appraisal, acquisition, relocation assistance, disposal/sale, and lease negotiations for public agency purposes.

This is the advanced journey level of the series. Positions in this class are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from the journey-level class of Real Property Agent II, or, when filled from the outside, require prior experience performing work similar to Real Property Agent II. Appointment to the higher class requires that the employee be performing the full range of duties for the class and meet the qualification standards.

Incumbents in this classification perform more complex duties involving appraisal, appraisal review, negotiation, title investigation, and relocation assistance related to the acquisition, disposal/sale, leasing, and management of real property for public agency purposes. Adequate performance requires independent decision-making and project management skills. A Real Property Agent III is expected to coordinate, oversee, and provide direction to Real Property Agent I and II classifications as well as clerical and/or technical staff as needed.

General supervision is provided by the Supervising Real Property Agent. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Obtain, examine, and interpret property records and title reports to determine encumbrances and the status of interests in properties.
• Analyze and determine the effect of encumbrances.
• Negotiate with parties of interest to remove liens, judgments, or other encumbrances.
• Prepare necessary documents to effect title changes.
• Make appraisals of properties and review independent appraisals to determine market value and costs necessary to acquire properties for City use or sale of properties.
• Examine engineering plans and property maps to determine property requirements for street right-of-ways and easements.
• Negotiate with property owners to establish terms and conditions of property conveyances.
• Recommend settlement terms and courses of action to City departments and officials.
• Investigate sites, buildings, and prevailing rates for developing appraisals.
• Secure execution of formal lease documents; prepare outline and lease terms for attorney's use.
• Coordinate the disposition of real property interests.
• Assist residential and commercial property owners and tenants in relocating under relocation laws.
• Maintain records and prepare reports.
• Represent the City at community and professional meetings; write and present staff reports to City Council.
• Provide exceptional customer service to those contacted in the course of work.
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in this classification.

• Principles and practices of real property appraisal, acquisition, disposal/sale, leasing, property management, title, and escrow activities.
• Basic engineering terminology and techniques.
• Techniques and practices related to real property transactions including acquisition, negotiation, appraisal, disposal/sale, leasing, relocation assistance.
• Applicable Federal, State and local laws related to right-of-way activities and eminent domain, easements, and related matters.
• Project management and supervision principles; use of computer aided tools.

• Interpret legal descriptions of property and make decisions in accordance with laws and policies.
• Communicate…