Real Estate and Grants Program Manager

The Construction and Facilities Management Office (CFMO) is the principal advisor to the Montana Adjutant General regarding all real property, facilities, construction, and environmental management programs for the Montana Army National Guard (MTARNG.). CFMO manages the sustainment and recapitalization of existing real property and the construction of new facilities. The centralization of the construction and facility management expertise in CFMO enables the division to efficiently and resourcefully support the individual missions of MTARNG. CFMO manages over 1,600 assets: roughly 2M square feet of facility space and 32,000 acres of land.

CFMO is seeking a Real Estate and Grants Program Manager who will be responsible for managing and developing the real estate and grant program functions for the Construction and Facilities Management Office (CFMO) Plans & Programming Bureau in support of the Montana Army National Guard (MTARNG) and the Montana Department of Military Affairs.

Duties:

· Negotiate, draft, prepare, review, and execute various real estate instruments to perform both state and federal real estate transactions and agreements. Some of these actions include, but are not limited to, purchase, lease, sale, easements, temporary use agreements and licenses. · Responsible for contracting property appraisals, title reports and surveys, build audit-ready databases and records of real estate actions, read and interpret title and boundary issues and other real estate documents, establish screening criteria for various actions, and examine, organize and audit existing records.

· Collaborates with the Contract and Facilities Maintenance Officer and other bureaus within CFMO, the MTARNG, and various local, state, and federal entities, as well as landowners. A strong cross-functional coordination effort is required with staff planners, GIS specialists, real property managers, legal departments, and environmental staff.

· Identify potential grant opportunities, write and manage grants relating to the Bureau’s real estate program. The Real Estate and Grants Program Manager will be required to establish and manage working groups of various stakeholders to develop scopes of work, grant applications, and manage the grant life cycle.

· Develops and manages the ARNG Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program will be the responsibility of this position. Annual reporting milestones, document management, and collaboration with program partners will be vital to the success of this program. Must have demonstrated ability to work and engage in diverse working environments within and outside the Department.

Based at Fort Harrison, MT Will require up to 25%25 travel to include out-of-state travel

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in pre-law, land management, natural resources, surveying or business Law degree and/or paralegal experience preferred.

Experience:

Two years of progressively responsible, job-related experience in real estate transactions including fee title, conservation easements and leases, military real estate or title insurance work. Recent experience in grant writing and grant management. Other combinations of education and experience may be substituted.

Experience working with the military, particularly the MTARNG, is preferred.:

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

· Able to demonstrate experience in developing and interpreting real estate legal documents and experience in reviewing real estate legal documents with the ability to identify risks and gaps and to make recommendations. · Ability to think strategically in support of long-term efforts, provide attention to detail, and manage multiple transactions, actions and grants simultaneously. Knowledge of state procurement and state public auction procedures is preferred.

· Knowledge of military procedures related to real estate is preferred. · Ability to research, analyze, and synthesize various state and federal statutes, rules and military regulations to ensure clear processes are developed and all requirements are met.