Right-of-Way Agent

About the role

CLS is seeking an experienced Right of Way Agent local to Pomeroy, WA.

Responsibilities

• Contact the owners of interests in land regarding the acquisition of real property rights, amendments of rights, notifications of entry, settlement of claims and other matters.
• Responsible for purchasing property by negotiating with the property owners, analyzing property appraisals, and making recommendations to the client using real estate practices, legal concepts, governmental standards and regulations.
• Represent the client in complex negotiations with property owners and attorneys.
• Recommend to the client whether a reasonable compromise is likely and further negotiations should be pursued or whether to pursue condemnation litigation.
• Recommend payment increases to the client if the property owner has a legitimate basis for seeking a substantially higher amount.
• Estimate areas of potential damage in advance of construction and accumulate information as to damages occurring during construction.
• Prepare lawsuit packages for condemnation proceedings, assist the client’s attorney, and serve as an expert witness in mediation or trial if the negotiation process fails.
• Capable of working unsupervised in a variety of roles. Well qualified in a specialized area such as regulatory matters or acquisition that they are selected to work only in this area of special expertise.
• Might be responsible for Right of Way operations and maintenance.

Qualifications

• Must have 3-5+ years of Right of Way experience.
• Willingness to work on-site in Pomeroy, WA.
• Prior Wind/Solar experience is a plus!

Education and Experience

• Must have an Associate’s degree or two years of college and two plus years of Right of Way experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in interpretation of documents and in the use of all of the tools required in the Right-of-Way field.
• Broad array of knowledge in all phases of Right-of-Way.
• Understanding of environmental issues.

Licenses and Certifications

• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Maintain minimum automobile liability insurance in the amount of $100,000/$300,000/$100,000.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely to prepare reports, specifications, and correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, percentages, and decimals.
• Intermediate computer skills and familiarity with general PC operation.
• Intermediate software skills with all Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to learn new computer programs rapidly.
• Ability and willingness to move rapidly from place to place and meet timeline constraints.
• Capacity to be flexible, multi-task and maintain a great attitude.
• Ability to be a team player.