Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Land Acquisition Specialist (Right-Of-Way), ANS

Lead and Supervise Property Acquisition

• Develop, implement, and oversee Property Acquisition strategies aligned with project scope, design requirements, organizational policies, and applicable legal principles.
• Review land requirements to ensure conformity with project objectives, regulatory frameworks, and property rights legislation.
• Manage land investigations, due diligence activities, and the coordination of property-related technical inputs.
• Act as a senior Land Agent, directly leading and supporting negotiations with landowners, municipalities, utilities, government agencies, and other key stakeholders.
• Advise and support negotiators on complex or sensitive acquisition files, including matters involving compensation and expropriation.
• Interface with clients, developers, contractors, and public authorities to support Transit-Oriented Communities and Transit-Oriented Developments (TOC/TOD) initiatives.
• Chair and participate in project meetings, stakeholder consultations, and coordination sessions.
• Collaborate closely with design, engineering, utilities, geotechnical, environmental, rail systems, architecture, and landscape architecture teams throughout project delivery.

Project Monitoring and Reporting

• Review and oversee project design drawings to ensure alignment with approved Property Acquisition strategies and project requirements.
• Identify land-related risks and constraints and develop mitigation strategies to support project success.
• Mentor and develop team members on land acquisition best practices, investigations, negotiations, and stakeholder engagement.
• Assist in preparing and managing property acquisition budgets, including expropriation costs, contingencies, and potential claims.
• Prepare financial models, analyses, and cost estimates to support property acquisition planning and project feasibility assessments.
• Develop business cases and options analyses that clearly outline real estate impacts, risks, opportunities, and associated costs.
• Create and implement project monitoring frameworks to track property acquisition activities, milestones, risks, and performance metrics.
• Guide staff in responding to RFIs, change requests, and client or contractor inquiries related to property acquisition matters.
• Support staffing requirements, contribute to team development initiatives, and foster a collaborative and high-performing work environment.