Right of Way Agent 2

Primary Duties

• Observes, evaluates, coordinates and oversees third party contractors on operating facilities to assure right of way.
• Manages relationships with land owners and negotiates to obtain land rights from property owners, attorneys or agents including land owned by public bodies.
• Resolves, negotiates, and diffuses land owner disputes and critical complaints.
• Negotiates monetary settlements for property damage caused by construction work or landowner disputes.
• Evaluates and maintains Company's right of way records to assure compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
• Researches courthouse and other records to determine legal ownership, property descriptions, ownership details and signatures required for procurement of right-of-way authorization of property ownership.
• Prepares right of way documents including plat detailing proposed work and land rights provisions. Prepares letters of restrictions applicable to proposed construction work.
• Analyzes easements, leases, licenses, permits, contracts and related right of way documents for compliance and to assure proper maintenance of company assets.
• Works with the Company's legal organization to manage litigation and right of way issues.
• Provides training and technical directions in land rights acquisition to other employees engaged in similar work.
• Reviews all right-of-way instruments for accuracy and completeness prior to execution.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to lower level Right of Way employees. Reviews work prepared by lower level employees.

Minimum Requirements

• Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in Business, Real Estate, Engineering or related field and three years of right of way experience; or equivalent.
• Communication Skills: Requires excellent verbal and written skills to persuade and/or influence internal customers and external stakeholders (including landowners, attorneys, developers and governmental officials) on critical matters regarding easement/land rights, contractual issues and operational issues. Requires advanced negotiation skills.
• Numeric Skills: Requires the ability to perform basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Computer Skills: Requires a working knowledge of various business computer applications in order to create standardized documents, reports or graphs. Advanced user with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Professional, and Google Earth.

Work Conditions

• This position will work in both indoor and outdoor environments.
• Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting.
• Requires valid driver's license and frequent extended travel may be required.