Right of Way Agent III - Team Leader (61035564)

Job Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and directs right-of-way acquisition, claims payment, and data management programs.
• Develops and implements policies, regulations, and procedures applicable to the program area.
• Reviews plans for projects, makes assignments to agents, and provides technical assistance.
• Confers with property owners, legal advisors, Agency staff, and other branches of state government to resolve issues of just compensation and payment of claims.
• Researches courthouse records to verify ownership, encumbrances, and conditions of sale.
• Serves as agency representative in condemnation/mediation cases; testifies in court.
• Ensures project documentation is properly inventoried and retained.
• Ensures all claims payments are made in a timely manner.
• Represents agency at public information meetings to provide details of upcoming projects and answer right-of-way questions.
• Oversees/manages and provides supervisory guidance to lower-level right of way agents in the areas of acquisition, relocation, quality control, data management/retention.
• Organizes/prioritizes work plans for lower right of way agents.
• Attends project meetings, field scoping meetings, conference calls, etc. with Agency staff, outside legal counsel, and outside vendors and provide input concerning right of way issues.
• Provides comprehensive review of all acquisition, relocation, claim payment, and data management/retention documentation prepared by lower-level right of way agents. Ensures needed revisions are made in a timely manner and processed accordingly.
• Serves as resource to appraisers and legal counsel on condemnation issues.
• Provides expert court testimony as needed.
• Prepares written and/or verbal correspondence and reports in response to inquiries from landowners, internal units, and the general public.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

• A bachelor's degree and three (3) years of right-of-way, real estate, property appraisal, or related experience; or an approved acceptable equivalence.
• A valid motor vehicle operator's license.

Physical Demands

• Sitting or standing at a desk for extended periods of time.
• Bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, climbing, balancing, and kneeling.
• Lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Walking for extended periods.
• Treading rough terrain.
• Working in close proximity to motoring traffic.
• Working outside normal scheduled work week; especially during inclement weather.

Additional Comments

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is committed to a diverse workforce and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Benefits For State Employees:

• Health and dental insurance.
• Retirement and savings plan options.
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• Work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules.

Insurance Benefits

• Health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits.
• Dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.

Retirement Benefits

• Defined benefit and defined contribution plans.
• South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.

Workplace Benefits

• Tuition assistance.
• Holiday, annual and sick leave.
• Discounts on purchases, travel and more.