Land Agent VI - Facilities Development Branch

Land Agent VI - Facilities Development Branch

Salary: $544.58 - $662.67 Monthly Location: Facilities Development Branch Job Type: Permanent, Full-time 12-month Job Number: 2026-00010 District / Complex Area: Classified / OFO / Facilities Development School / Office: Classified / Facilities Development Opening Date: 02/01/2026 Max Number of Applicants: 25 Position: 100% Position Number: 807354

Description: Benefits Questions Description Salary Range: All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. However, placement above the initial step of the salary range will be based on special characteristics and critical needs of the position, an applicants exceptional qualifications, the availability of funds, and other relevant factors. Such appointments require prior approval. Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations.

Land Agent VI, SR-26: $6,535.00 - $7,952.00 per month

Examples of Duties

1. Researches potential land acquisition sites for new schools, expansions, or disposition, considering factors such as location, size, zoning, and environmental impact.
2. Engages with landowners to negotiate fair market prices and terms, including securing necessary easements and rights of way.
3. Conducts thorough property due diligence, including title searches, boundary surveys, environmental assessments, and zoning verification.
4. Drafts and reviews purchase agreements, deeds, and other legal documents related to land acquisition.
5. Coordinates with local planning departments and other regulatory agencies to obtain necessary entitlements for land development.
6. Oversees the management of acquired land, ensuring proper maintenance and compliance with environmental and zoning regulations.
7. Works closely with school officials, design professionals and related consultants, construction teams, and legal counsel to ensure successful land acquisition projects.
8. Supervises the professional and non-professional personnel of a program engaged in the acquisition, negotiation, disposition, easements, agreements, leases, and use of facilities for the Department.
9. Participates in highly complex or controversial acquisitions and negotiations.

Minimum Qualifications

Education Requirement: Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor's degree.

Experience Requirements: Applicants must have progressively responsible work experience of the kind, quality and quantity described.

Class Title: Specialized Experience (Yrs) Supervisory Experience (Yrs) Total Experience (Yrs)

Specialized Experience: Progressively responsible professional experience which demonstrated knowledge of Hawaii Land Laws, real estate laws and terminology, the real property appraisal process, various types of land title and legal instruments affecting land transactions; and the ability to gather and analyze land transaction data; prepare reports of findings, including conclusions and recommendations and meet and deal effectively with others.

Examples of Qualifying Experiences:

1. Progressively responsible work experience in land management, including activities such as preparing transactions for acquisition and disposition of land; inspecting public lands for violations of contractual agreements, statutes, land laws, rules, and regulations; and enforcing compliance with the foregoing.
2. Progressively responsible work experience in property management, including the efficient utilization and maintenance of real property which involved such activities as the acquisition/disposition of real property, property valuation, preparation and solicitation of bids, establishment of rental rates, selection of tenants, and the protection/maintenance of property.
3. Progressively responsible experience in the appraisal of real property, including the estimation of property values based on factors that affect the value of the property (location/environment, highest and best uses for which property is suitable/capable, age of property, physical/functional condition of improvements, potential for future development, availability of adequate utilities, probabilities of community growth/decline, and value increase/decrease due to economic conditions).
4. Progressively responsible experience in developing/maintaining real property classification/valuation systems such as developing construction and depreciation indexes, valuation tables, methods for gauging the values of different classes of real property, and procedures for uniform and equitable appraisal of real property.

Non-Qualifying Experience: Experience as an escrow officer, title officer, title searcher, real estate salesperson, abstractor, etc., which did not include appraising real property and applying the knowledge and abilities specified above.

Substitutions Allowed: Please indicate if you are using a substitution below to meet a portion of the specialized experience requirement.

Substitutions: I am not using the substitution. I have a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in real estate, property management, appraising, land management, or a closely related major.

Drivers License Requirement: Do you possess a current, valid drivers license?

Drivers License Requirement: Yes No

Transcripts, Certifications, and Other Verifying Documents: Official or copies of official transcripts, certifications (front and back), and other documents that verify you meet the minimum qualification requirements must be submitted with your application.

Transcripts, Certifications, and Other Verifying Documents: My documents are attached to this application. My documents were attached to a previously submitted application. I may or may not submit my documents at a later date. I understand that my application will be evaluated based on the information available at that time.

Required Question: Employer Hawaii State Department of Education Address P.O. Box 2360 Honolulu, Hawaii, 96804 Website https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org