Location: Olympia, Washington Type: Contract Job #7496 Overview: ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. The Realty Technician 2 role will combine office work with potential fieldwork to assist Field Realty Specialists and Right-of-Way Agents within their region. You'll be responsible for initiating and finalizing land management cases and acquisition files including preparation of Land Use Review Requests, conducting preliminary research, drafting acquisition documents for specialist review, and creating supporting exhibits and maps. This full-time position is located in Olympia, WA. Par range: $24.15 - $34.50 Benefits: Paid holidays: 11 PTO: Starting at 10 days Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date) EAP: Employee Assistance Program Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%) Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks, Brio Health Responsibilities: Process Land Use Applications, using the Realty Technical Services preliminary checklist to assign a case number, set up case in Land Information System (LIS), conduct preliminary research, gather applicable maps, prepare Land Use Review Request (LURR) and prepare and transmit case file to appropriate Realty Specialist (RS). Assist in verification of legal description for accuracy, consistency, and format accuracy for a variety of legal documents prepared by RS. Draft land management, legal and other documents assuring legal description and formatting accuracy for Realty Specialists to review and approve. Utilize existing document templates and established processes to draft necessary documents. Recommend modifications to document templates to accommodate unique situations. Support Realty Specialists in mailing and obtaining Permission to Enter Property (PEP) forms for all project related activities. Research, identify, and/or summarize property rights and private property ownership for RS to review. Provide courthouse real estate research, including ownership, land rights, property descriptions, zoning, land use planning, etc. Provide support in creating name and address lists used for landowner notifications, PEP forms, etc. Perform field work supporting RS such as conducting RS-directed acquisition activities, delivering documents for signature by landowner, crop damage inspection, documenting the certificate of inspection and possession and collecting field data as needed. Verify all necessary exceptions are included with title report provided by Real Property Projects team for project-related activities. Set up and review acquisition assembly packages for clerical and formatting errors and confirm all necessary acquisition documents are supplied. Review real estate-related agreements for compliance. Work with applicants to provide adequate information on land use applications to include site visits, property owner meetings, and other field research as required. Close case files and prepare file for closing transmittal, to include purging the file when case is complete, input, update and verify information into LIS, and prepare closing sheet. Utilize various county internet web sites and applications and systems (LIS, ProjectWise, Transmission Line Maintenance (TLM) APPS, as well as Application Extender) to conduct research, reconcile information discrepancies, record and track project activities, and to conduct the business of this position. This work also includes assisting Information Technology (IT) representativ