Senior Land Records Specialist

The Senior Land Records Specialist is a key member of the national lands team responsible for land use, land transactions, and land records.

Scope:

• Western operations encompass approximately 1.7 million acres.
• Develop and maintain collaborative internal and external relationships.
• Focus on all aspects of land use including dispositions, acquisitions, encumbrances, permits, leases, and licenses.
• Land record data management.
• Field work as needed.

Location: Proximity to Spokane, WA/La Grande, OR/Coeur d'Alene, ID

Position Responsibilities:

• Support people and environmental stewardship objectives.
• Lead the small parcel disposition program including planning, analysis, listing, cert form preparation, recommendation preparation, and FSA-135 reporting.
• Receive, analyze, negotiate, and develop recommendations for unsolicited land purchase inquiries.
• Support large acquisition and disposition efforts.
• Manage BLM and USFS and other long-term land and road use permit needs.
• Participate in BLM and USFS subcommittee and cooperator meetings and training as applicable.
• Lead long term land use encumbrances such as road access, conservation easements, commercial enterprises, etc. Including agreement negotiation and administration.
• Lead land use dispute inquiries ingress/egress, property line concerns, deed corrections, easement concerns, etc.
• Conduct field visits as needed associated with the implementation of assigned responsibilities.
• Handle acres under management (AUM) reporting requirements.
• Lead REIT compliance.
• Acquire and maintain SAMS registration as needed.
• Review and approval of associated legal costs.
• Lead the property tax program.
• Special projects as requested.

Required Qualifications:

• A degree in forest resources management, paralegal or equivalent experience.
• Land brokerage experience.
• Experience with land records management, land title, permits, easements, contracts, investment modeling, land management plans, land records, database systems, project management, real property legal descriptions, leases, easements, permits, and licenses.
• Experience reviewing and preparing lands documents including legal descriptions.
• Experience with property tax management.
• Knowledge of the forest industry.
• Experience with business systems.
• Experience with MS Office and GIS Products.
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills.
• Valid driver’s license and insurance.

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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