Right-of-Way Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Direct and manage project development and execution from beginning to end.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Aid in the development of full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate requests to the Staffing department as necessary during project cycle.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Ongoing Liaison with all project stakeholders (as appropriate).
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team, working with the HR Department and OIC/Project Director early in a problem developing.
• Train, appraise, mentor, and develop project staff members.

Qualification Requirements

• Must have 2-5+ years of Right of Way experience.
• Must have 1-3+ years of managing Right of Way projects.
• Prior Texas experience with knowledge and understanding of Texas PUC filings and eminent domain procedures is a plus!

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year College or university, and ten or more years of Right of Way experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Extensive experience with and understanding of negotiation and acquisition principles, land title, Right of Way documents and CLS policies and operating practices.
• Solid working knowledge of MS Office, especially MS Word Excel, Google Earth and/or other map-related applications.
• Demonstrated experience in personnel management.
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
• Ability to adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.
• Flexible during times of change.
• Ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines.
• Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments.
• Ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise.
• Ability to bring project to successful completion through political sensitivity.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.
• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.
• Customer service skills an asset.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Intermediate or above computer skills and familiarity with general PC operation.
• Intermediate or above software skills with Microsoft Office applications, with emphasis on Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Ability to quickly learn and use CLS’s proprietary software.

Status

Exempt