LANDS PROGRAM SPEC - REAL ESTATE

Description

Idaho Department of Lands

The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is seeking a full time Lands Program Specialist – Real Estate. This position will be located at the Boise Director’s Office in Boise, ID.

Applications will be accepted through 4:59 PM MST on the posting end date. 

Responsibilities:

• · Support various projects over a multi-year process to dispose of and acquire state endowment trust lands as well as Surplus properties from other State Agencies.
• · Conduct due diligence related to land real property transactions such as acquisitions, dispositions and land exchange projects between IDL and private or governmental entities.
• · Provide technical, administrative, and strategic support for the real estate transaction process
• · Manage databases related to real estate projects
• · Develop and review documents for transactions
• · Track project progress and maintain records
• · Prepare and compile reports for internal and external use
• · Lead task teams and support their scheduling and logistics
• · Organize and facilitate internal and external meetings
• · Respond to inquiries from applicants and the public
• · Serve as a departmental liaison to internal clients, buyers, sellers, other state agencies, federal and local governments, consultants (e.g., title companies, real estate experts, appraisers, surveyors) and the public.
• · Foster understanding, acceptance, and support for state endowment trust land programs from internal and external stakeholders.
• · Perform project work primarily based out of the Boise staff office, with occasional assignments across Idaho.
• · Travel up to 20%, with occasional overnight stays required.

Minimum Qualifications

Good knowledge of: 

Best management practices for land management activities.

Experience:

• Researching, analyzing and monitoring land management issues in relation to existing federal, state and local laws, rules and practices and making recommendations.
• Serving as a technical resource within an organization on complex programmatic or technical issues, including preparing technical reports; providing guidance to co-workers, the public and other interested parties; and providing recommendations to upper management.

Desired Qualifications

• · Strong knowledge of real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and related due diligence processes.
• · At least two (2) years of work experience using Microsoft Excel, Projects, Word, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint
• · Experience working on real estate and large land transactions (e.g.: timberlands).
• · Experience developing and implementing procedures and processes that support the acquisition, disposition and exchange of land.
• · Experience interacting and communicating with the public, interested parties, government agencies and elected officials.
• · Experience reviewing and analyzing due diligence materials such as appraisals, title commitments, maps, environmental site assessments, surveys, etc.
• · Experience using database management systems for data collection, tracking and reporting in support of land management activities.
• · Education Desired: - Course work in real estate, business, project management, and/or public administration. A degree in these disciplines is preferred. - Idaho Real Estate License - IREC salesperson and broker pre-license course(s)
  
  

Nature and Scope

The Lands Program Specialist represents an individual fully competent in all aspects of a technical discipline requiring deep understanding of business or scientific theory, or a broad understanding of involved practices, precedents, facts and conditions. Incumbents are responsible for planning, researching, organizing and implementing program or program component activities. Incumbents may serve as team lead for a project or administer contracts. At this level, the position requires interaction with outside groups, serving as departmental liaison to industry or local jurisdictions, and interacting with the public to promote a variety of state endowment trust land and regulatory or public assistance functions, as appropriate to a particular Specialty Area. Incumbents may participate on department interdisciplinary teams to address complex land management and business issues.

Benefits:

The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick, vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit https://dhr.idaho.gov/StateEmployees/Benefits.html.*

EEO/ADA/Veteran:

The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email [email protected].

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.

About the Idaho Department of Lands:

Become part of an organization where you will work with dedicated people who are committed and skilled in managing and protecting Idaho's natural resources.

The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) believes in its employees and values stewardship, service, accountability and cohesiveness. Our goals emphasize our people and processes, financial stewardship, and customer focus. We strive for a culture in which leadership equips, entrusts and expects employees to make decisions in fulfillment of our mission. View our Strategic Plan here.

Under the direction of the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners, IDL manages more than 2.5 million acres of state endowment trust land under a constitutional mandate to produce maximum long-term financial returns for public schools and several other State of Idaho institutions. Leases and other contracts are used to authorize revenue generating activities such as timber harvest, grazing, farming, mining, commercial use, residential use, and conservation in a prudent and sustainable manner.

Managing endowment trust lands is only part of our story. We also protect public resources such as water quality, fish, wildlife habitat, and recreation on navigable waterways, and ensure the protection of water quality and other resources by overseeing forestry and mining practices across all ownerships in the state. We also work to reclaim abandoned mines in Idaho. One of our most important resource protection responsibilities is fire prevention and suppression. We also aid landowners in managing their forest lands, work with communities to plant trees in urban settings, help keep working forests working through the Forest Legacy Program, and work with many partners to promote healthy forests on a landscape level. IDL also is the administrative arm of the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.