KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of:
1. Basic appraisal principles, methods, and sources used to prepare and write appraisal reports
2. Basic arithmetic
3. Basic algebra
4. Basic geometry
5. Organization and procedures o the Department of Transportation and transportation facilities construction and maintenance as related to the functions and principles of the Division of Right of Way
6. Land development nd investment principles an practices
7. Federal Highway Administration policies and procedures relative to right of way activities
8. Laws, policies, and procedures involving the concepts of transportation facilities and their impact on the community and the environment
9. Common methods of describing real property
10. State and Federal relocation assistance requirements and the Relocation Assistance Program
11. The effect on property values of deed and tract restrictions, zoning ordinances, setbacks, tax and improvements assessments, easements, and encroachments
Ability To:
1. Speak and write English clearly and effectively
2. Read and understand English including engineering terminology and the quasilegal terminology found, for example, in statutes relating to the California
Department of Transportation and in the laws, policies, rules, and regulations
relating to the appraisal and acquisition of property for public purposes
3. Assemble and analyze data and be able to understand property appraisal and
the principles underlying the appraisal process
4. Make accurate mathematical computations and calculations
5. Reason quickly, logically, and creatively in unique and stressful situations
6. Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with individuals contacted in
the course of their work
7. Conduct successful right of way negotiations with the public and with
representatives of other governmental organizations
8. Follow directions
9. Prioritize workload and multitask effectively
10. Lead and mentor the work of others
11. Make accurate real property appraisals, including the appraisal of complex
parcels involving severance damages and benefits
12. Manage, operate, maintain, and coordinate clearance of rental properties
acquired by the State
13. Effectively coordinate and apply community and environmental concepts and
guidelines to the Right of Way Program
14. Coordinate excess land sales
15. Conduct complex negotiations
16. Confer with attorneys
17. Develop, monitor, and forecast capital and support budgets