Realty Specialist

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Realty Specialist processing Tribal broadband rights-of-way, permits, and leases for federal FAST-41 projects. Coordinating BIA, Tribes, and agencies while reviewing environmental and land documentation.

Responsibilities:

  • Process contract management service transactions for rights-of-way, permitting, and leases
  • Coordinate with Tribes and Tribal representatives to move FAST-41 applications toward approval
  • Review and analyze Tribal applications for required documentation and consistency
  • Facilitate potential recommendations for secretarial waivers of regulations during right-of-way grant or lease negotiations
  • Coordinate with Tribal applicants, NEPA staff, FAST-41 points of contact, appraisers, BIA staff, and federal partners
  • Encode and track applications in the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS)
  • Analyze current and historical transactions and encumbrances, including trust title and records
  • Conduct outreach and provide technical assistance for the Environmental Review Improvement Fund Tribal Assistance Program
  • Assist with BIA Regions and Agencies data calls and reporting requirements
  • Verify consent requirements, land status, legal descriptions, encumbrances, NEPA and Section 106 compliance, bonding, and fair market value appraisals
  • Ensure project survey plats and drawings align with project locations by Section, Township, and Range for TAAMS encoding
  • Participate in meetings with Tribes, Tribal offices, state agencies, and federal agencies
  • Review NEPA project proposals and prepared documents, including Environmental Assessments, CEER checklists, Environmental Impact Statements, Section 106 and Section 7 documents, survey plats/drawings, tribal approvals, and other proposal documents
  • Submit information for biweekly encrypted progress reports in MS Word
  • Provide real estate expertise concerning archaeological resources, historic preservation, and paleontology laws and regulations
  • Provide road services and conduct road analyses related to broadband projects
  • Stay current with applicable regulations, policies, manuals, and handbooks
  • Ensure parties operate within the current legal and regulatory framework

Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Science degree
  • Five (5) years of related experience
  • Experience level equivalent to a GS-1170 Series
  • Documented knowledge of BIA regulations, policies, and procedures
  • Experience reviewing contract management transactions related to tribal broadband projects
  • Ability to review environmental impact reports related to tribal broadband projects
  • Ability to work collaboratively with the Division of Environmental Services and Cultural Resources Management (DESCRM) within the Office of Trust Services
  • Ability to collaborate with BIA and the National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA) federal program officers and tribal grantees funded through NTIA’s Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP)
  • Must pass a pre-employment drug test and federal security investigation/background check
  • Must obtain a Department of the Interior Public Trust security clearance prior to start
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen
  • Knowledge of real estate services and laws and regulations relating to archaeological resources, historic preservation, and paleontology
  • Knowledge of NEPA and Section 106 compliance, land status, legal descriptions, encumbrance verification, bonding, and fair market value appraisals
  • Proficiency with the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS)
  • Proficiency with MS Word
  • Ability to work Monday through Friday, 8 hours per day/40 hours per week

Benefits:

  • Remote work in a professional home environment
  • In-person technical meetings may be required
  • Additional travel for site visits
  • 8-hour days/40-hour workweek, Monday through Friday
  • Federal Government holidays off
  • Pre-authorized overtime
  • Department of the Interior Public Trust security clearance opportunity