Property Agent 1 (40 Hour)

About the job

Introduction

\r\n\r\nWe invite you to bring your skills and dedication to the Department of Agriculture.�\r\nIf you're committed to making a difference for our communities and environment, submit your application today!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe State of Connecticut, Department of Agriculture (DoAg), is currently accepting applications for a Property Manager 1 position to serve within the Bureau of Agricultural Development and Resource Conservation.\r\n\r\nPOSITION HIGHLIGHTS\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Schedule: Full-Time (40 Hours), First Shift (7:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.), Monday - Friday,�Hybrid with required in-office days Mondays and Wednesdays\r\n Location: Hartford, CT\r\n\r\nWHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU\r\n\r\n\r\n Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!\r\n Professional growth and development opportunities\r\n A healthy work/life balance to all employees\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n THE ROLE\r\n In this role you will independently perform a full range of tasks to develop, evaluate, and provide continuity for programs and services which positively impact Connecticut farmers and are funded through state and federal programs.\r\n \r\n \r\n Duties include but are not limited to:\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Develop program guidance for various funding opportunities for CT farmers and industry partners related to farmland preservation tools and farmland access.\r\n Manages and monitors program outcomes for the Connecticut FarmLink program, including program website, contracts with program partners, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.\r\n Act as a principal point of contact for beginning farmers and urban farmers, providing information on available programs and resources and facilitating connections to appropriate services.\r\n Conduct on-farm site visits as it relates to program needs.\r\n Conduct final narrative and financial report reviews.\r\n Support farmers with ag business development and assistance.\r\n Coordinate and facilitate events, meetings, workshops, review panels, or trainings.\r\n Represent DoAg at related committees and working groups.\r\n Relationship building with municipalities, farmland owners, land conservation organizations, farmers, agribusinesses, and agricultural nonprofit organizations.\r\n Communicate with state and federal program partners.\r\n Utilize knowledge of state and local permitting processes, especially those related to land access, agricultural operations, environmental protection, and property stewardship.\r\n Work outside in a variety of weather events and conditions.\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n OUR MISSION:\r\n The mission of DoAg is to foster a healthy economic, environmental and social climate for agriculture by developing, promoting, and regulating agricultural businesses; protecting agricultural and aquacultural resources; enforcing laws pertaining to domestic animals; and promoting an understanding among the state's citizens of the diversity of Connecticut agriculture, its cultural heritage and its contribution to the state's economy.\r\n \r\n \r\n BUREAU MISSION:\r\n The mission of the Bureau of Ag. Development & Resource Conservation is to expand relationships and encourage consumption of CT farm products and to preserve and safeguard CT farmland and farmland soils through programs and services which enable agribusiness to expand their markets and capacity for agricultural sustainability. The Bureau Vision is to cultivate and support a sustainable, equitable food system that increases market access for farmers and food sovereignty for the better of all.\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

Selection Plan

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For recruitment updates, please check your Personal Status Board and review our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions about the recruitment process, reach out to Nicole Frascatore at Nicole.Frascatore@ct.gov.�\r\nJoin the State of Connecticut and take your next career step with confidence!\r\n

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency having a property acquisition and leasing function this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in technical phases of property acquisition, disposal, commercial leasing and revenue management.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

\r\n Conducts negotiations\r\n necessary to secure property, property rights and commercial lease agreements;\r\n Conducts title searches\r\n and related research;\r\n Prepares deeds and draws\r\n maps from survey notes;\r\n Collects and analyzes\r\n data in property market values;\r\n Conducts site\r\n inspections of proposed land acquisitions;\r\n Makes recommendations\r\n for fair awards to property owners;\r\n Provides relocation\r\n assistance to displaced individuals in obtaining new residences or places of\r\n business;\r\n Prepares condemnation\r\n files and provides testimony at condemnation hearings;\r\n Prepares lease agreements, easements and other agreements related to land acquisition,\r\n property management and revenue development;\r\n Processes disposal and\r\n sale of state-owned land and buildings;\r\n Maintains records and\r\n prepares reports;\r\n May prepare or review\r\n appraisals;\r\n May recommend items for\r\n salvage in properties to be demolished;\r\n May supervise\r\n maintenance of buildings and grounds of acquired property;\r\n May assist in municipal\r\n grants in aid programs;\r\n Performs related duties\r\n as required.\r\n\r\n

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

\r\n Knowledge of\r\n \r\n principles and practices\r\n of land acquisition by purchase or condemnation;\r\n principles and practices\r\n of real property title examination, abstraction and conveyance;\r\n commercial lease\r\n agreements and revenue management;\r\n relevant state and\r\n federal laws, statutes and regulations;�\r\n property values and\r\n appraisal methods;\r\n deed and tract\r\n restrictions, zoning ordinances, setbacks, assessments and encroachments and\r\n their effect on property values;\r\n \r\n \r\n Considerable\r\n \r\n interpersonal skills;\r\n oral and written\r\n communication skills;\r\n \r\n \r\n Ability to utilize\r\n computer software.\r\n\r\n

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Six (6) years of technical experience in rights of way, real estate appraisal, land acquisition, sale of real property, commercial leasing or property management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

\r\n College training may be\r\n substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester\r\n hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4)\r\n years for a Bachelor's degree.\r\n A Master’s degree in a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.\r\n Certification by the\r\n International Right of Way Association as a Senior Right of Way Professional\r\n may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.�\r\n Successful completion of\r\n a Connecticut Careers Trainee program approved by the Department of\r\n Administrative Services may be substituted for the General Experience.\r\n\r\n

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

\r\n\r\n Experience with grants including guidance development, application review, agreements with grantees, reporting, or managing budgets.\r\n Experience with conservation easements, preserved farmland, or the farmland preservation process.\r\n Experience with agricultural leases or permits or reviewing legal real estate documents, including property deeds or property boundary surveys.\r\n Experience with leased agricultural land/properties with aging infrastructure.\r\n Experience administering programs, including coordination of program partners or subcontractors, achieving data-driven outcomes, and program evaluation.\r\n\r\n\r\n

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

\r\n Incumbents in this class involved with the appraisal of real property must successfully complete agency-specified real estate appraisal courses and possess and retain a current Connecticut Real Estate Appraiser license and either a Residential and/or General appraiser certification as required by the position.\r\n Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.\r\n Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.\r\n\r\n

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER\r\nThe State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.\r\n

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196\r\nof the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of\r\npositions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single\r\ntitle for administrative purposes. As\r\nsuch, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or\r\nresponsibility.\r\n