Land Agent

Pay Range: $65,563 - $85,232 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Friday, June 6th, 2025

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆

A Land Agent job is available with the City of Fort Worth in the Property Management Department, Real Estate Division, will report to the Real Property Manager in the Real Property Section. This position will be responsible for acquiring property interests for public and private City-related infrastructure projects through offers, negotiations, administrative and eminent domain processes for the City of Fort Worth.

The Land Agent job responsibilities include:

• Acquires property interests in easements or free simple title for the construction of capital improvement projects through administrative process, negotiation or eminent domain; prepares eminent domain documentation for unsettled property acquisitions for final disposition of the property interest; and prepares and presents formal written approval for Mayor and Council
• Acquiring property interests in fee simple title for specific uses such as parks, open space and other uses
• Inspects property; obtains and reviews appraisals to determine value; conducts negotiations with property owners; prepares recommendations regarding agreement terms; and secures signatures on agreements and deeds
• Provides complete relocation assistance to residential and commercial property owners displaced by public projects
• Acts as real estate liaison between the City Aviation Department and contract project consultants on federally funded approved Federal Aviation Administration real property acquisition projects
• Assists in the leasing of mineral interest owned by the City and corporate entities; identifies real estate title issues and discrepancies and recommends solutions; initiates bidding and approval by Council; prepares and routes lease documents; determines oil and gas royalty revenue allocation; and recovers funds from gas companies, as needed.
• Participates in the development of scope of contracts for due diligence review and lease compliance; reviews and approves contractor work; analyzes reports provided by contractor; recommends and implements resolutions; and ensures recovery of royalty revenues for the City.
• Negotiates contracts for agreements and permits; recommends and drafts changes to contract documents; and monitors contract implementation

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in public administration, business administration, real estate, urban planning or a related field
• Two years of experience in real estate transactions (property acquisition, sales, leasing, property management), title examination, and/or real estate funding
• Valid Texas driver's license.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a Notary Public Certificate

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting and intense noises.

Physical Demand

Light Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.

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Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities A