Land Agent

To coordinate land conservation projects, including but not limited to, negotiating terms of sale, working with land conservation partners, contracting for due diligence and closing, preparing legal documents, and completing grant applications to secure titles, easements or land use agreements.

YOUR EXPERIENCE COUNTS: Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience and/or each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Experience: Equivalent combination of 5 years of education and experience after completion of high school. Education and experience must be in engineering, forestry, business administration or a natural resources field, land acquisition, appraisal, abstracting and negotiation.

DETAILED TASKS (AGENCY/POSITION-SPECIFIC):

• Performs ground reconnaissance to obtain information and recommends purchases of land and/or land rights and implements decisions relative to the purchase or transfer of land ownership interests and land management.
• Conducts negotiations with landowners, developers, realtors and lawyers to secure interests in land via transfers of title for simple interests, easements, leases, and rights of way.
• Administers and develops service agreements and contracts for title work, legal services, property surveys, appraisals, baseline documentation, environmental assessment, and maintenance. Reviews contractor work product to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.
• Prepares legal documents such as purchase and sale agreements, deeds, leases, options, and easements, and coordinates their execution; may testify in court. Prepares state and federal grants and other documentation required to purchase property interests.
• Maintains legal documents and inputs accurate data into a database pertaining to the department’s interest in all land holdings to insure compliance with federal and state requirements.
• Assists with stewardship of fee and easement properties including coordinating with the Conservation Lands Stewardship Program to resolve easement compliance issues, administering and monitoring Memorandum of Understandings, Special Use Permits or other agreements pertaining to use of Department lands, and assisting wildlife habitat program, boat access program, and other land management staff to address stewardship issues on Department lands.
• Interprets proposals that may affect Department land and represents the Department at public hearings and legal proceedings.
• May represent the Department as the assigned designee on inter-agency committees associated with land management or conservation.

For further information please contact Hiring Manager Supervisor VI James Oehler @ 603-271-0453 or via email
james.d.oehler@wildlife.nh.gov . or Dee Grimes Human Resource Administrator 603-271-2496 or via email
deirdre.l.grimes@wildlife.nh.gov

BENEFITS:

The State of NH total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits, including:
HMO or POS Medical and Prescription Drug Benefits:

The actual value of State-paid health benefits and the amount of employee health benefit contributions may vary depending on the type of plan selected and the bargaining unit with which a position is associated.

See this link for details on State-paid health benefits:
https://www.das.nh.gov/hr/benefits.aspx 

Value of State’s share of Employee’s Retirement: 12.87% of pay

Other Benefits:

• Dental Plan at minimal cost for employees and their families ($500-$1800 value)
• Flexible Spending healthcare and childcare reimbursement accounts
• State defined benefit retirement plan and Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan
• Work/life balance flexible schedules, paid holidays and generous leave plan
• $50,000 state-paid life insurance plus additional low-cost group life insurance
• Incentive-based Wellness Program (ability to earn up to $500)

Total Compensation Statement Worksheet:
https://www.das.nh.gov/jobsearch/compensation-calculator.aspx 

Want the specifics? Explore the Benefits of State Employment on our website:
https://www.das.nh.gov/hr/documents/BenefitBrochure.pdf 
https://www.das.nh.gov/hr/index.aspx