Senior Designer - Metropolitan Water District - Los Angeles, CA - EXPIRED
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Job Information:
Company: Metropolitan Water District
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of twenty-six cities and water districts that provides drinking water to nearly 19 million people in Southern California. MetropolitanÃs mission is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet current and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way. MetropolitanÃs facilities include the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, five conventional water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.3 billion gallons per day, nine surface water reservoirs, 800 miles of pipeline, and 16 hydroelectric power plants. REAL ESTATE REPRESENTATIVE I
JOB INFORMATION
The Metropolitan Water DistrictÃs Real Property Group currently has one (1) opening for a Real Estate Representative I in the Planning and Acquisition Unit at our Headquarters Building in Los Angeles.
SUMMARY
This is an entry level position and will learn and assist with real property responsibilities for water supply, conveyance, and storage; and infrastructure reliability and protection projects. Responsibilities include learning and assisting with negotiating real estate transactions; conducting market analyses and feasibility studies; resolving title issues; preparing real property legal documents; processing escrows and supporting eminent domain. This position will also assist other real estate classifications in performing a variety of specific assignments related to planning and acquisition of right-of-way.
JOB DUTIES
1. Learns and assists with negotiating real estate transactions.
2. Learns and assists with compiling documentation for legal actions pertaining to eminent domain, and other related property matters.
3. Learns and assists with conducting market analyses and feasibility studies.
4. Learns and assists with researching and analyzing public records and title reports to identify ownership, condition of title, property rights; learns and assists to compile legal descriptions, maps, drawings, exhibits and encumbrances.
5. Learns and assists with preparing and implementing relocation assistance plans. Learns and assists to negotiate resolution of losses, expenses, nuisances, and business goodwill claims.
6. Learns and assists with administering real property agreements to ensure compliance with terms and conditions. Learns and assists with performing property site inspections and investigations.
7. Learns and assists with review of payments for real property ownership, transactions, and escrow settlements. Learns and assists with processing fees, related documentation and maintenance of records, maps, and reports for Metropolitan's service area.
8. Learns and assists with preparing and processing real property development plans and transactions, entitlements, and zoning changes.
9. May participate on a project team.
10. Performs other related Real Estate Representative job duties as required. JOB REQUIREMENTS:
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience: BachelorÃs degree from an accredited college or university in a related field (i.e. one of the following fields: business administration, accounting, finance, real estate, economics, marketing, public administration, management, or an advanced degree in law).
Required Knowledge of: Principles and basic practices of real estate; and current office technology and equipment.
Required Skills and Abilities to: Read maps; apply mathematics; problem solve; prioritize and multi-task; communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; work independently and in a team environment; and operate current office equipment including computers and supporting applications.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS REQUIREMENTS
Valid California Class C Driver License or equivalent that allows you to drive in the course of your employment is required at the time of application.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS, WORK ENVIRONMENT, AND VISION REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met or may be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the job duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job duties.
Physical Demands: The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing; walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities; recurring lifting of moderately heavy items such as personal computers and record boxes. The work may require specific, but common, physical characteristics and abilities such as above-average agility and dexterity.
Work Environment: The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries, and residences or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals, etc. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.
Work Schedule: 9/80 (Alternating Fridays off)
Job Related Selection Criteria
25% - Technical Skills & Knowledge in public agency real estate and appraisal
20% - Job Preparation (Education, experience, and training relevant to the position)
15% - Decision Making / Organizational / Analytical Skills
10% - Interpersonal Skills
10% - Teamwork
10% - Oral Communication Skills
10% - Written Communication Skills
100% Total
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation
- Excellent medical, dental, life, vision
- Retirement plans, including pension plan and 401k
- Tuition reimbursement
- Training and advancement opportunities
- Excellent working environment
- Public transportation reimbursements and van pools
- On-site fitness center
- Hub of public transportation: Rail, subway, buses and taxis
For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: http://www.mwdh2o.com/PDF_Careers/benefits.pdf
This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. To receive a copy of the complete job description, please send an email to [email protected].
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or email [email protected].
MWD is a Federal and State EO employer - Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories. To apply for this position, please copy and paste the following link into your browser address bar: https://mwdh2o.contacthr.com/65577903
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