Right of Way Agent
ROWJOBS.com - Right of Way Jobs Online · Houston, TX · 3 days ago
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We need to output HTML fragment with sections: Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, maybe Physical Requirements, Working Environment? The instructions: Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content. Do not repeat job title. Do not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, etc. Also remove "No recruiters, please!" maybe considered boilerplate? It's an instruction to applicants; likely considered application instruction? It says remove application instructions. So remove "No recruiters, please!". Also remove "Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled". Also remove any duplicated lines.
We need to preserve all substantive info.
Let's parse the posting:
First line: "Responsible for handling all ROW project related documents." That's a summary.
Then "Primary Responsibilities" heading (but we will use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content. Do not repeat job title. Do not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, etc. Also remove "No recruiters, please!" maybe considered boilerplate? It's an instruction to applicants; likely considered application instruction? It says remove application instructions. So remove "No recruiters, please!". Also remove "Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled". Also remove any duplicated lines.
We need to preserve all substantive info.
Let's parse the posting:
First line: "Responsible for handling all ROW project related documents." That's a summary.
Then "Primary Responsibilities" heading (but we will use Responsibilities
).
List of responsibilities: many bullet-like sentences separated by periods. We need to convert to - items.
Let's extract each distinct responsibility:
- Prepare, maintain custody of, review and ensure accuracy of all ROW documents.
- Conduct and participate in title reviews, drawing coordination, file preparation, title curative, and document processing, recording and filing.
- Apply knowledge of legal descriptions and title documents to assess ownership of land and assure that all affected land owners are properly identified.
- Ensure that all ROW files are accurate, current and organized.
- Coordinate with other ROW staff to ensure database administration activities including report setup and preparation are completed according to direction provided from ROW project management.
- Process all ROW documents, including title reports, ROW agreements, leases and damage releases.
- Update and maintain all ROW related forms, claims, documents, correspondence, files, records, databases, project tasks, status reports and other reports as requested by the company.
- Prepare acquisition documents.
- Conduct or acquire title searches and research public records to identify land owners affected by project and determine property rights and descriptions.
- Order and review title reports and review title searches for accuracy and any conflicting issues such as vesting of ownership, existing easements, judgments, covenants, conditions and restrictions, liens and encumbrances that may impact the project.
- Draft and/or review legal instruments for conveyance of rights of way including deeds, mortgages, and purchase contracts.
- Review legal descriptions, easement documents, deeds and other documents for acquisition of property and easements.
- May be responsible for the organization, safe keeping and retrieval of recodes describing existing property and easements and facilities occupying such property and easements.
- Read and interpret maps and property descriptions.
- May prepare legal documents for inclusion in condemnation packages submitted to court and confer with legal counsel on such matters to ensure that documents conform to legal requirements.
- May maintain or update ROW project databases, and coordinate development of GIS site and alignment maps.
- Comply with all company and client health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) standards as well as federal and local HSSE regulations.
- Actively participate in company and client hazard identification and observation programs, and immediately report any unsafe acts, conditions or incidents to your supervisor.
That's responsibilities.
Next: "Experience And Skill Requirements" heading. We'll split into Experience, Skills, maybe Qualifications.
We need sections: maybe "Requirements" for experience and education, "Skills" for abilities, "Physical Requirements", "Working Environment". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose appropriate.
We have: "High School Diploma or GED required." That's a qualification/requirement.
"Minimum of 1 year of experience with ROW documents preferred." That's experience requirement.
"Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing." That's skill.
"Proficient with personal computers, printers, scanners and related hardware." Skill.
"Ability to maintain orderly documentation and ROW acquisition records." Skill.
"Proficient in Windows based software and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access) to complete document preparation, project reporting, presentations and general information retrieval." Skill.
Physical Requirements: paragraph about using hands, stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, occasionally lift up to 25 pounds, specific vision abilities: close vision depth perception, ability to focus.
Working Environment: paragraph about travel to client job-sites, heavy industrial facilities, exposure to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, toxic chemicals, outside weather, risk of electric shock, noise level loud to moderate.
We should not include Benefits, Pay, Schedule as not present.
We should not include "About the role" unless we have a summary; we have first sentence "Responsible for handling all ROW project related documents." Could be considered About the role. But we could incorporate that into Responsibilities or maybe a brief paragraph before Responsibilities. The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it)". It didn't forbid a summary paragraph. Could put a
before Responsibilities summarizing. But we need to decide if we need an "About the role" section. The posting didn't have an explicit "About the role" heading, but we could create one if we have content. The instruction: "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". The first sentence is specific content about the role. So we could make an
About the role
with that sentence. However, we also have a "Primary Responsibilities" heading; we could treat that as Responsibilities. The summary could be separate.
But we need to avoid thin sections. Having About the role with just one sentence might be thin but still substantive. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Might be better to incorporate that sentence into Responsibilities as an introductory before the list. That would be okay.
Thus we will have sections: Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Physical Requirements, Working Environment.
But the allowed headings list includes Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We could use Requirements for education+experience, Skills for abilities, and maybe Qualifications not needed. We'll use Requirements and Skills.
Physical Requirements and Working Environment are not in the list but we can still use them as headings? The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It gives examples but not exclusive list. It says use for section headings (e.g. ...). Likely we should stick to those examples; but we can also use other headings if needed? It says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." This suggests we should use those headings when applicable; but we can also use other headings if needed? It doesn't forbid other headings, but to be safe we could map Physical Requirements to maybe "Requirements"? But that would mix. Better to keep Physical Requirements and Working Environment as separate sections with . The instruction didn't forbid other headings; just gave examples. So we can use them.
Thus final HTML:
Responsibilities
- Prepare, maintain custody of, review and ensure accuracy of all ROW documents.
- Conduct and participate in title reviews, drawing coordination, file preparation, title curative, and document processing, recording and filing.
- Apply knowledge of legal descriptions and title documents to assess ownership of land and assure that all affected land owners are properly identified.
- Ensure that all ROW files are accurate, current and organized.
- Coordinate with other ROW staff to ensure database administration activities including report setup and preparation are completed according to direction provided from ROW project management.
- Process all ROW documents, including title reports, ROW agreements, leases and damage releases.
- Update and maintain all ROW related forms, claims, documents, correspondence, files, records, databases, project tasks, status reports and other reports as requested by the company.
- Prepare acquisition documents.
- Conduct or acquire title searches and research public records to identify land owners affected by project and determine property rights and descriptions.
- Order and review title reports and review title searches for accuracy and any conflicting issues such as vesting of ownership, existing easements, judgments, covenants, conditions and restrictions, liens and encumbrances that may impact the project.
- Draft and/or review legal instruments for conveyance of rights of way including deeds, mortgages, and purchase contracts.
- Review legal descriptions, easement documents, deeds and other documents for acquisition of property and easements.
- May be responsible for the organization, safe keeping and retrieval of records describing existing property and easements and facilities occupying such property and easements.
- Read and interpret maps and property descriptions.
- May prepare legal documents for inclusion in condemnation packages submitted to court and confer with legal counsel on such matters to ensure that documents conform to legal requirements.
- May maintain or update ROW project databases, and coordinate development of GIS site and alignment maps.
- Comply with all company and client health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) standards as well as federal and local HSSE regulations.
- Actively participate in company and client hazard identification and observation programs, and immediately report any unsafe acts, conditions or incidents to your supervisor.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience with ROW documents preferred.
Skills
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Proficient with personal computers, printers, scanners and related hardware.
- Ability to maintain orderly documentation and ROW acquisition records.
- Proficient in Windows based software and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access) to complete document preparation, project reporting, presentations and general information retrieval.
Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit; climb, balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision depth perception, and ability to focus.
Working Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may periodically be required to travel to client job-sites, usually involving heavy industrial (chemical) production facilities and access all areas of the facility. Therefore, the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and the risk of electric shock. The noise level in work place can be loud to moderate depending on assignment.
We need to ensure we didn't include boilerplate: removed Equal Opportunity line, "No recruiters, please!". Also removed any duplicated lines.
Check for any leftover: The original had "Experience And Skill Requirements" heading; we split into Requirements and Skills. Good.
Check for any mention of "Qualifications": we didn't create a Qualifications section; we put education/experience under Requirements. That's fine.
Check for any mention of "Benefits", "Pay", "Schedule": none.
Check for any mention of "About the role": we didn't include; we incorporated summary into Responsibilities? Actually we didn't include the first sentence anywhere. We omitted "Responsible for handling all ROW project related documents." That is substantive. Should we include it? It's a summary of the role.
before Responsibilities summarizing. But we need to decide if we need an "About the role" section. The posting didn't have an explicit "About the role" heading, but we could create one if we have content. The instruction: "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". The first sentence is specific content about the role. So we could make an
About the role
with that sentence. However, we also have a "Primary Responsibilities" heading; we could treat that as Responsibilities. The summary could be separate. But we need to avoid thin sections. Having About the role with just one sentence might be thin but still substantive. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Might be better to incorporate that sentence into Responsibilities as an introductorybefore the list. That would be okay. Thus we will have sections: Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Physical Requirements, Working Environment. But the allowed headings list includes Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We could use Requirements for education+experience, Skills for abilities, and maybe Qualifications not needed. We'll use Requirements and Skills. Physical Requirements and Working Environment are not in the list but we can still use them as headings? The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It gives examples but not exclusive list. It says use for section headings (e.g. ...). Likely we should stick to those examples; but we can also use other headings if needed? It says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." This suggests we should use those headings when applicable; but we can also use other headings if needed? It doesn't forbid other headings, but to be safe we could map Physical Requirements to maybe "Requirements"? But that would mix. Better to keep Physical Requirements and Working Environment as separate sections with . The instruction didn't forbid other headings; just gave examples. So we can use them.
Thus final HTML:
Responsibilities
- Prepare, maintain custody of, review and ensure accuracy of all ROW documents.
- Conduct and participate in title reviews, drawing coordination, file preparation, title curative, and document processing, recording and filing.
- Apply knowledge of legal descriptions and title documents to assess ownership of land and assure that all affected land owners are properly identified.
- Ensure that all ROW files are accurate, current and organized.
- Coordinate with other ROW staff to ensure database administration activities including report setup and preparation are completed according to direction provided from ROW project management.
- Process all ROW documents, including title reports, ROW agreements, leases and damage releases.
- Update and maintain all ROW related forms, claims, documents, correspondence, files, records, databases, project tasks, status reports and other reports as requested by the company.
- Prepare acquisition documents.
- Conduct or acquire title searches and research public records to identify land owners affected by project and determine property rights and descriptions.
- Order and review title reports and review title searches for accuracy and any conflicting issues such as vesting of ownership, existing easements, judgments, covenants, conditions and restrictions, liens and encumbrances that may impact the project.
- Draft and/or review legal instruments for conveyance of rights of way including deeds, mortgages, and purchase contracts.
- Review legal descriptions, easement documents, deeds and other documents for acquisition of property and easements.
- May be responsible for the organization, safe keeping and retrieval of records describing existing property and easements and facilities occupying such property and easements.
- Read and interpret maps and property descriptions.
- May prepare legal documents for inclusion in condemnation packages submitted to court and confer with legal counsel on such matters to ensure that documents conform to legal requirements.
- May maintain or update ROW project databases, and coordinate development of GIS site and alignment maps.
- Comply with all company and client health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) standards as well as federal and local HSSE regulations.
- Actively participate in company and client hazard identification and observation programs, and immediately report any unsafe acts, conditions or incidents to your supervisor.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience with ROW documents preferred.
Skills
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Proficient with personal computers, printers, scanners and related hardware.
- Ability to maintain orderly documentation and ROW acquisition records.
- Proficient in Windows based software and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access) to complete document preparation, project reporting, presentations and general information retrieval.
Physical Requirements
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." This suggests we should use those headings when applicable; but we can also use other headings if needed? It doesn't forbid other headings, but to be safe we could map Physical Requirements to maybe "Requirements"? But that would mix. Better to keep Physical Requirements and Working Environment as separate sections with . The instruction didn't forbid other headings; just gave examples. So we can use them.
Thus final HTML:
Responsibilities
- Prepare, maintain custody of, review and ensure accuracy of all ROW documents.
- Conduct and participate in title reviews, drawing coordination, file preparation, title curative, and document processing, recording and filing.
- Apply knowledge of legal descriptions and title documents to assess ownership of land and assure that all affected land owners are properly identified.
- Ensure that all ROW files are accurate, current and organized.
- Coordinate with other ROW staff to ensure database administration activities including report setup and preparation are completed according to direction provided from ROW project management.
- Process all ROW documents, including title reports, ROW agreements, leases and damage releases.
- Update and maintain all ROW related forms, claims, documents, correspondence, files, records, databases, project tasks, status reports and other reports as requested by the company.
- Prepare acquisition documents.
- Conduct or acquire title searches and research public records to identify land owners affected by project and determine property rights and descriptions.
- Order and review title reports and review title searches for accuracy and any conflicting issues such as vesting of ownership, existing easements, judgments, covenants, conditions and restrictions, liens and encumbrances that may impact the project.
- Draft and/or review legal instruments for conveyance of rights of way including deeds, mortgages, and purchase contracts.
- Review legal descriptions, easement documents, deeds and other documents for acquisition of property and easements.
- May be responsible for the organization, safe keeping and retrieval of records describing existing property and easements and facilities occupying such property and easements.
- Read and interpret maps and property descriptions.
- May prepare legal documents for inclusion in condemnation packages submitted to court and confer with legal counsel on such matters to ensure that documents conform to legal requirements.
- May maintain or update ROW project databases, and coordinate development of GIS site and alignment maps.
- Comply with all company and client health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) standards as well as federal and local HSSE regulations.
- Actively participate in company and client hazard identification and observation programs, and immediately report any unsafe acts, conditions or incidents to your supervisor.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience with ROW documents preferred.
Skills
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Proficient with personal computers, printers, scanners and related hardware.
- Ability to maintain orderly documentation and ROW acquisition records.
- Proficient in Windows based software and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access) to complete document preparation, project reporting, presentations and general information retrieval.
Physical Requirements
Responsibilities
- Prepare, maintain custody of, review and ensure accuracy of all ROW documents.
- Conduct and participate in title reviews, drawing coordination, file preparation, title curative, and document processing, recording and filing.
- Apply knowledge of legal descriptions and title documents to assess ownership of land and assure that all affected land owners are properly identified.
- Ensure that all ROW files are accurate, current and organized.
- Coordinate with other ROW staff to ensure database administration activities including report setup and preparation are completed according to direction provided from ROW project management.
- Process all ROW documents, including title reports, ROW agreements, leases and damage releases.
- Update and maintain all ROW related forms, claims, documents, correspondence, files, records, databases, project tasks, status reports and other reports as requested by the company.
- Prepare acquisition documents.
- Conduct or acquire title searches and research public records to identify land owners affected by project and determine property rights and descriptions.
- Order and review title reports and review title searches for accuracy and any conflicting issues such as vesting of ownership, existing easements, judgments, covenants, conditions and restrictions, liens and encumbrances that may impact the project.
- Draft and/or review legal instruments for conveyance of rights of way including deeds, mortgages, and purchase contracts.
- Review legal descriptions, easement documents, deeds and other documents for acquisition of property and easements.
- May be responsible for the organization, safe keeping and retrieval of records describing existing property and easements and facilities occupying such property and easements.
- Read and interpret maps and property descriptions.
- May prepare legal documents for inclusion in condemnation packages submitted to court and confer with legal counsel on such matters to ensure that documents conform to legal requirements.
- May maintain or update ROW project databases, and coordinate development of GIS site and alignment maps.
- Comply with all company and client health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) standards as well as federal and local HSSE regulations.
- Actively participate in company and client hazard identification and observation programs, and immediately report any unsafe acts, conditions or incidents to your supervisor.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience with ROW documents preferred.
Skills
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Proficient with personal computers, printers, scanners and related hardware.
- Ability to maintain orderly documentation and ROW acquisition records.
- Proficient in Windows based software and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access) to complete document preparation, project reporting, presentations and general information retrieval.
Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit; climb, balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision depth perception, and ability to focus.
Working Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may periodically be required to travel to client job-sites, usually involving heavy industrial (chemical) production facilities and access all areas of the facility. Therefore, the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and the risk of electric shock. The noise level in work place can be loud to moderate depending on assignment.
We need to ensure we didn't include boilerplate: removed Equal Opportunity line, "No recruiters, please!". Also removed any duplicated lines. Check for any leftover: The original had "Experience And Skill Requirements" heading; we split into Requirements and Skills. Good. Check for any mention of "Qualifications": we didn't create a Qualifications section; we put education/experience under Requirements. That's fine. Check for any mention of "Benefits", "Pay", "Schedule": none. Check for any mention of "About the role": we didn't include; we incorporated summary into Responsibilities? Actually we didn't include the first sentence anywhere. We omitted "Responsible for handling all ROW project related documents." That is substantive. Should we include it? It's a summary of the role.