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Washington State Department of Natural Resources Title Records Examiner, Property & Acquisition Specialist 1 (PAS1) in Olympia, Washington
Title Records Examiner, Property & Acquisition Specialist 1 (PAS1) Recruitment #2024-9-6597 Full-time, Permanent, Represented position Location: Natural Resources Building- Olympia, WA
Work Hour flexibility may be available and considered *Salary: $3,643.00 - $4,865.00 Monthly *
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What we will trust you with:
- Researching and analyzing land title records and land-based contracts
- Using enterprise-level document management computer software ApplicationXtender-Automated Tract Book (AX/ATB)
- Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technologies to analyze data
- Digitizing hardcopy records by scanning and indexing them into AX/ATB
- Managing workflow to prioritize important projects and complete projects on time
- Strong customer service-oriented approach
- Valuing others and creating a positive work environment
- Collaboration with workgroup, region staff, and program staff
Responsibilities: This position assists in the routine preparation and maintenance of real estate title examinations and real property records by researching, examining, interpreting, determining, and managing DNR's State Uplands Real Estate Ownership and Encumbrance records and Land Use Contracts, Agreements, and related records. These records include but are not limited to, real property title deeds, right-of-way easements, real property leases, timber and other natural resource commodity sales, land use agreement licenses and permits, clean energy leases, water rights, trespasses, and other related title encumbrances.
Assist upper-level Property & Acquisition Specialists in performing state land title examination by locating, researching, identifying, analyzing, evaluating, and interpreting real property ownership and interest documents such as deeds, purchase and sale agreements, easements, etc., to create a chain of title.
Assist upper-level Property & Acquisition Specialists by preparing professional title examination Record Search Reports accurately and completely reflecting ownership of and encumbrances on state lands and possible appurtenant easements on private lands. Request, obtain, review, analyze, and interpret legal ownership and taxation documents from county recording agencies to investigate historical ownership and taxation issues.
Assist upper-Level Property & Acquisition Specialists with the preparation and maintenance of real property records
Assist upper-level Property & Acquisition Specialists by organizing, assimilating, updating, correcting, maintaining and researching DNR's real property land records, both hardcopy and electronic, by working with a wide variety of document and data sources that include extremely old files and bound reference and recordation volumes, documents, plats, maps, etc. in a wide variety of mediums including, hard-copy originals, microfiche, microfilm, and several electronic records databases, especially, but not limited to, the ApplicationXtender (AX) Automated Tract Book (ATB), ArcGIS PRO, REGIS, NaturE and LAMS computer software programs.
Assists upper-level Property & Acquisition Specialists, with preparation, updates, corrections, and maintenance of the DNR land records data and documents contained in the enterprise-level document management software application ApplicationXtender-(AX) Automated Tract Book (ATB). AX-ATB contains current and historical data, information, and document images, essential to examining and managing DNR's real property state-lands portfolio.
Review, identify, interpret, and record ownership documents, contracts, and other related legal documents affecting state lands, including initial contracts, amendments, recissions, ass