Natural Resources Asset Manager

Asset Manager – Rights of Way, Transactions, and Leasing – Natural Resource Specialist 4 (NRS4)
Recruitment #2026-6-4504
Full-time, Permanent, Represented position (WFSE)
Location: South Puget Sound Region – Enumclaw, WA
Relocation Compensation may be available and considered
Salary: $5,506.00 – $7,399.00 Monthly

The salary range listed includes a general wage increase of 2% for all state employees effective July 1, 2026.  

Please note: In addition to the salary range advertised, the incumbent will receive an additional 5% King County duty station pay.

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 06/22/2026.  It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

Responsibilities:
This position independently supports region and agency efforts to acquire easements, grant easements, and resolve trespasses.  This position serves as an agency expert on rights-of-way (ROW) granting and acquisitions. Responsibilities include ensuring that projects on state lands meet obligations to the trusts, are consistent with applicable laws and policy, and bring sensible and sustainable solutions to complex problems. This position will research, coordinate, and prepare ROW agreements, assist with evaluating and processing Land Transactions, assist internal and external customers with ROW needs, and track and coordinate responses or actions to trespasses.  This requires the ability to work closely with both internal and external partners across a number of disciplines, including real estate, contract law, forestry, engineering, agriculture, utilities, natural resources sciences, environmental law, and more. The position is an excellent opportunity to expand your abilities in these areas while also developing your knowledge of history in relation to state trust lands.

This position also supervises and provides technical expertise and practical guidance to the Contract Specialist 1, who manages Land Use Licenses and the Region Special Forest Products (SFP) program. This includes overseeing the processes and procedures for auctioning SFP leases, selling SFP permits, and issuing other permits related to actions on state lands.

Required Qualifications: 
You must meet all the Required Qualifications and Competencies to be considered for this position. There are multiple pathways to meet qualifications, such as education, volunteer work, life skills, and experience.  It is important that you clearly communicate in your application material that your skills align with the position and qualifications. 

• A bachelor’s degree in natural resources, engineering, real property, or a similar/related field; AND two years of professional experience in right-of-way, land transactions, forestry, real property, contracts, engineering, or surveying OR a combination of equivalent education and/or experience.
• Experience and competency planning, negotiating, budgeting, and collaborating with diverse customers/partners.
• Experience evaluating characteristics of complex proposals and agreements that may have financial, management, and other significant ramifications.
• Experience with computer applications, word processing, Excel spreadsheets, and other proprietary databases to process documents, retrieve information, and track workload.
• Experience utilizing GIS to research and map ROW-related issues and edit or work with others to supervise edits.
• Knowledge of real estate law related to processing Rights of Way documentation; Real Property appraisal practices, including appraising land and road values utilizing county assessor data and other information related to timber harvest and new road construction; allowable uses of land related to Land Use Licenses; and processing Land Transactions.

Required Competencies: 

• Highly developed and effective public outreach skills.
• Accustomed to successfully negotiating acceptable terms with difficult parties and can evaluate characteristics of complex proposals that may impact the cost, feasibility, or require special provisions to accommodate.
• Commitment to fostering and supporting an environment that honors diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice practices.