Right of Way Agent (RGE)

QISG leverages Quanta’s comprehensive resources to deliver collaborative solutions for our partners' energy infrastructure needs. We use in-house talent, expertise, and resources to plan, design, engineer, manage, conduct maintenance on, and construct projects. Our turnkey service capabilities provide efficiency, consistency, attention to detail, and safe execution. The QISG team brings together expertise in Engineering, Safety, Quality, Material Procurement, QA/QC, Right-of-Way Acquisition, Scheduling, Environmental Planning, Permitting, Title, and Land Management to ensure outstanding results for our clients.

Canacre, a Quanta Services Company, focuses on leadership in Environment and Land services throughout the project lifecycle. We emphasize continuous development and growth, investing in industry knowledge and team expertise. Our goals are to provide technical leadership for greater regulatory understanding, build collaborative relationships with stakeholders, and mitigate environment, land, and right-of-way risks. At Canacre, we act with honesty and integrity within a culture of trust, collaboration, and teamwork, committing to diversity, inclusivity, and celebrating successes.

About the role

Responsible for acquisition and enforcement of real property rights required for the operation, maintenance, and expansion of the transmission, distribution, and communication system infrastructure of AVANGRID Networks. Provides local contact for interface with government, permitting, and customers related to franchise or property rights.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, negotiate, acquire, defend, and ensure legal recording and enforcement of property rights required for electric, gas, or communication infrastructure for Avangrid Networks (Distribution & Transmission).
• Utilize Avangrid software and physical files to document all communication with landowners including in-person meetings, email, phone, in addition to capturing project updates and progress on each affected parcel.
• Engage landowners to mitigate encroachments on rights of way.
• Respond to internal and external customer inquiries in matters related to property rights.
• Prepare or assist in preparing and securing specific state, highway, railroad, County, Town, City, Village permits for use of lands owned by governmental agencies, the public, or other utilities including tree clearing permits.
• Investigate, negotiate, and acquire leases, licenses, and permits for Networks infrastructure, staging areas for storm or construction lay down areas, railroads & canals crossing permits.
• Responsible for document management involving legal documents filing, recording, parceling, indexing, and retrieval.
• Coordinate and process payments to landowners for certain property rights through internal workflow and SAP.
• Serve as legal witness as necessary for condemnation or other proceedings.
• Investigate electric and gas franchise agreements and boundary lines.
• Other tasks as assigned by RELM team members.

Requirements

• Clear, concise written and oral communication skills.
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Computer literacy (working knowledge of Microsoft Office software, Google Earth).
• Willingness to travel regularly (up to 20%) and have reliable transportation.
• Experience drafting and negotiating property rights documents including rights-of-way, easements, licenses, leases, purchase and sale agreements.
• Ability to plot metes and bounds descriptions of property and read a variety of maps/surveys.
• Ability to evaluate, interpret, and analyze engineering and right-of-way drawings.
• Ability to interpret and research (abstract) legal documents.
• Knowledge of property rights research methods, including courthouse searches for recorded documents and internet research of same.
• Ability to determine valuation of crops, timber, etc. for damage settlement.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of real estate principles gained through education and experience.
• Must have NY Notary Public License or have the ability to obtain license within 3 months of hire date.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage - Multiple Medical, dental & vision plans with 100% preventive care.
• 24/7 telehealth (Teladoc).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Company-funded HSA and pre-tax savings options.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan.
• No-cost Short- and Long-term Disability.
• Employer-paid basic Life & AD&D Insurance.
• Paid Time off (PTO) and 10 Paid Holidays.
• Paid Parental leave.
• Education Reimbursement and Professional Development.
• Employee discount program and optional insurance offerings:
  • Identity Theft Protection.
  • Accident Insurance.
  • Voluntary Life (spouse and child).
  • Critical Illness.
  • Hospital Indemnity.
  • Pet Insurance.

Pay

The anticipated compensation for this position is USD $25.00/Hr. - USD $40.00/Hr. depending on experience and qualifications, with a compensation range of $75K - $85K annually.