Real Property Specialist Principal

Posting Date

04/20/26

Application Deadline

04/23/26

Pay Range

$75,750 - $110,000 annually

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Real Estate

About the Position

Maricopa County Real Estate Department is seeking a highly experienced, strategic, and detail-driven title professional to serve as a Real Property Specialist Principal. This principal-level role provides subject matter expertise and leadership in support of land rights research, acquisitions, property dispositions, and complex title matters at the County level.  As the Real Property Specialist Principal, you will be responsible for conducting and overseeing in-depth land rights research and title examination in support of Maricopa County and the Flood Control District of Maricopa County real property acquisition and disposition programs, as well as complex and high-profile special projects related to land rights. This position serves as the Department’s senior technical authority on title matters and advises executive leadership, County management, and legal counsel on title risk, encumbrances, prior rights, and regulatory compliance.

About Us

As one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, the Maricopa County Real Estate Department plays a vital role in shaping our community’s future. We partner with departments and agencies across the County to acquire land, facilities, and improvements that support major infrastructure projects and expanding workforce needs. Our team also manages the full lifecycle of County-owned real property from maintaining accurate real estate data to overseeing leases, licenses, and property dispositions. We are an innovative, collaborative, and results-driven team committed to building a strong Maricopa County. Make us your next career move and be part of something that makes a real impact.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance, with hybrid and alternative work schedule options

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive

• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring a 12% monthly contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

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We Require

• Four years of progressively responsible experience as a Title Examiner, Title Officer, Registered Land Surveyor in the State of Arizona, or similar, including experience handling complex title matters and public agency acquisitions

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Real Estate or Business Law, Surveying, or a closely related field

• A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

We Also Value

• Extensive, principal-level experience conducting complex title examination and performing advanced prior rights analysis

• Experience serving as the lead or subject matter expert on public infrastructure or right-of-way acquisitions projects

• Experience managing condemnation support files and preparing title evidence for litigation

• Experience developing policies, standard operating procedures, or training materials related to title research or records management.

• Experience advising executive leadership or legal counsel on the title risk and mitigation strategies

• A National Title Professional designation from the American Land Title Association

Job Contributions

• Leads and performs highly complex title research and examination activities; reviews, analyzes, and interprets public records, legal documents, maps, plats, statutes, regulations, survey notes, and legal descriptions to determine vesting title, encumbrances, prior rights, legal description deficiencies, and overall quality of title to rights-of-way and fee simple estates.

• Serves as the Department’s principal subject matter expert on title matters; provides strategic guidance and formal recommendations to Department leadership, the County Attorney’s Office, and project managers regarding title risk, curative strategies, and regulatory compliance

• Reviews, adjudicates, and approves title reports in support of acquisitions, dispositions, condemnations, intergovernmental transfers, and public inquiries; prepares complex title documentation consistent with jurisdictional and statutory requirements.

• Leads the development and execution of complex title-clearing strategies; prepares and oversees historical chains of title for quiet title actions, litigation support, and condemnation proceedings.

• Provides principal-level coordination and oversight with internal teams and external stakeholders regarding surveys, legal descriptions, easements, parcel descriptions, annexations, intergovernmental agreements, and right-of-way transfers

• Performs oversight of the MCRED Document Retention Program; establishes internal processes, quality control standards, and process improvements in alignment with Department objectives and leadership.

• Performs and oversees utility prior rights analysis and regulatory review in support of public infrastructure projects

• Negotiates and prepares complex legal instruments related to acquisitions, dispositions, easements, land right transfers or extinguishments, and abandonment proceedings in accordance with County policies, resolutions, and Arizona Revised Statutes.

• Represents the Department in meetings with County and District leadership, appointed or elected officials, property owners, attorneys, consultants, and governmental agencies to resolve complex title matters.

Working Conditions

• Exerting up to 20 lbs. occasionally, 10 lbs. frequently, or negligible amounts constantly OR requires walking or standing to a significant degree

• Position is typically office or administrative work and is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions

Selection Procedure

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

 

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process or to perform the essential functions of the position under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact MHRFeedback@maricopa.gov to initiate the interactive process.

 

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