Job Description

Performs technical and professional work implementing the acquisition and disposition of County properties.

Ideal Candidate

Must have knowledge and experience with Real Estate practices and procedures with a high concentration in conducting transactions, researching title information, and drafting transactional documents. Skills in researching, analyzing, and documenting real estate ownership; reviewing surveys, sketches and legal descriptions; and drafting and documenting real estate transactions. Must have the ability to prepare organized technical reports, instruments, and spreadsheets; and to manage real estate transactions for Hillsborough County’s capital improvement and noncapital improvement projects from beginning to end. Experience reviewing commercial and governmental real estate transactions in a technical or legal environment; assuring compliance with laws and regulations relating to land acquisition and disposition; assuring compliance and a clear understanding of the title issues affecting the land.

Salary

Min $62,088.00 annually

Mid $85,404.80 annually

Benefits

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• Generous PTO & Holiday Plan
• Health Plans
• Health Savings Account
• Dental & Vision Plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Cafeteria Benefit
• Life Insurance
• Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance

Core Competencies

• Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.

• Conducts assessments and title analysis related to land and other property acquisitions, rights of way, and easements.
• Conducts special studies, analyzes data, prepares reports, and provides recommendations based on data collected.
• Coordinates, clears title, and manages closings for County real estate acquisitions and dispositions.
• Prepares legal instruments for acquisition, disposition, in collaboration with the County Attorney’s Office.
• Provides recommendations on terms and conditions upon which properties will be sold, acquired, and/or exchanged.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Job Specifications

• Knowledge of real estate, acquisitions, dispositions, and real estate title.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations, and procedures governing vacates, real property conveyance, and real estate title.
• Skill in the inspection of real property.
• Skill in researching, abstracting, examining, and evaluating real estate information.
• Ability to confirm legal descriptions from survey data.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to collect, organize, and evaluate data and to develop logical conclusions.
• Ability to work effectively with others.

Physical Requirements

• While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• This position is primarily sedentary.

Work Category

• Medium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Minimum Qualifications Required

• Graduation from an accredited four-year degree granting college or university with a major in Real Estate, Business, Public Administration, Planning Architecture, or Engineering; AND Two years of experience in real estate, acquisitions, dispositions, real estate research and/or title review/analysis; OR
• Possession of a current (unexpired) Florida Real Estate License; AND Four years of experience in land or property transactions; OR

• An equivalent combination of education (not less than possession of a High School diploma/GED), training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted above;

  AND

• Possession of a valid Florida Driver’s License.

Emergency Management Responsibilities

In the event of an emergency or disaster, an employee may be required to respond promptly to duties and responsibilities as assigned by the employee’s department, the County’s Office of Emergency Management, or County Administration. Such assignments may be for before, during or after the emergency/disaster.

Additional Job Requirements

A department, depending on the nature of its mission and operations, may require that employees in all or certain positions in this job classification:

1. Maintain the ability to pass the background checks required for the position. These background checks may include but are not limited to:
   1. Criminal History Background Check using Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)
   2. Level 1 and Level 2 Background screening (Ch. 435 Florida Statutes)
   3. Child Abuse, Abandonment and Neglect Record Check using the State Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS)
   4. Sex Offender and Sexual Predator record check using the list maintained by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
2. Possess the necessary job-related license(s) or certification(s) that may include possession of a Florida Driver’s License (Class E) or an applicable Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

For more information regarding background screenings, please visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com