Land Agent

VARITE is looking for a qualified Land Rights Agent for one of its clients in Oakland, CAWHAT THE CLIENT DOES?The company started out as a hardware/software vendor, but over time added more subscription-based services.WHAT WE DO?Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO:Job Details:Title: Land Rights AgentLocation: Oakland, CA 94612Duration: 12 MonthsLOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY 99% of the time the role is remote with potential onsite one-off meetings in OGO/San Ramon or Vacaville for all-hands, or in response to an emergency where connectivity is lost. pre-approved travel expense for onsite meetingsTOP THINGS:Someone who is tenacious, someone with a passion for service to their community, someone who owns their results The Emergency Management Advancement Program (EMAP) was created in 2013 to ensure that the necessary tools, people, and processes are in place before a disaster strikes. Our emergency land procurement team is tasked with the goal of emergency land acquisition as well as pre-securing license agreements with property owners for sites on which can set up a base camp or staging area to respond to a future emergency. This process helps to ensure that can activate one or multiple needed base camps or staging areas as soon as possible in responding to emergencies.Duties:• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and be available for regular on-call weekend shifts as needed to support emergency land acquisition needs during fires, storms, power shutoffs, atmospheric rivers, etc. • Pre-mobilization assistance, helping our field-based teams define scope, seek owner approval, and establish spatial needs through collaboration with our partners in Logistics and Environmental • Mobilization assistance to include "releasing" sites for use via email communications, documentation and resolution of site issues or damages, and the management of access and agreement terms as determined by working with the property owner • Demobilization assistance to include de-escalation of site issues, documentation of site restoration, processing site use compensation, agreement obligations • Negotiates or assists in negotiating the acquisition of real property and property rights for emergency property use, including safety consideration, damages, access, layout, owner/tenant interference, illegal activity, scope changes • Coordinates the preparation of documents for acquisition of property and land rights, generates property owner lists, coordinates with multiple lines of business and stakeholders, provides property owner notification for survey and biological studies, construction, vegetation management, and other projects, and prepares Release to Construction letters. • Responsible for inputting information into project estimating and project tracking programs. • Obtain/request project cost data and compile information as requested. • Assist in preparing payment schedule spreadsheets and maintain multiple internal databases. • Track and process Land documents, process land drafts for IRS reporting and process requests for checks for payments of land rights and other expenditures. Required Education • Responsible for inputting information into project estimating and project tracking programs. • Obtain/request project cost data and compile information as requested. • Assist in preparing payment schedule spreadsheets. Work Experience (desired, not required): • Customer Service • Commercial Real Estate Brokerage • Commercial Real Estate Brokerage • Real Estate or Right of Way Appraisal • Public Agency/Utility Right of Way • Incident Command System familiarity • Emergency response familiarity • Data Entry • Salesforce familiarity Education: BA/BS in related field or equivalent education and/or experienceIf this opportunity interests you, please respond by clicking on EasyApply.Know someone who would be perfect for this role? Refer them to us and if they are hired, you could be eligible for our employee referral bonus! Help us grow our team with top talent from your network.VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status

Created: 2025-02-14