Right-of-Way Manager

About the role

CLS is seeking an experienced Real Estate Manager for in-house work in Allentown, PA. The role involves overseeing Right of Way On-Site Management of a project, including acquisition, survey permitting, condemnation, and construction support.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage project development and execution from start to finish.
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Assist in the development of full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Estimate resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Coordinate with other CLS department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the company.
• Determine and assess the need for additional staff and/or consultants and make appropriate requests to the Staffing department.
• Set and manage project expectations with team members and stakeholders.
• Communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear manner.
• Ongoing liaison with all project stakeholders.
• 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's development.
• Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project team members and contractors, influencing them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Track project milestones and deliverables, manage project dependencies and critical path, develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
• Define clearly and measurably project goals and objectives to involved parties throughout the project lifecycle.
• Create a recommendation report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Aid in developing best practices and tools for project execution and management.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2-5 years of Right of Way/Real Estate experience.
• Minimum of 1-3 years of managing Right of Way projects.
• Local to Allentown, PA.
• Willingness to work in-house.

Education

A bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university, with ten or more years of Right of Way experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

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 other map-related applications.
• Demonstrated experience in personnel management.
• Experience working independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to adapt to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• React to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.
• Flexible during times of change.
• Ability to read and understand communication styles of team members and contractors from diverse backgrounds.
• Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating abilities.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments.
• Ability to defuse tension among project team members.
• Ability to bring projects 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 are an asset.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.

Licensing

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

Language Skills

• Requires excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Must be able to write clearly and concisely to prepare reports, specifications, and correspondence.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to utilize advanced mathematical skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, percentages, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability

• Must be able to apply advanced reasoning skills in 360-degree format to manage various stakeholders' needs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.

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.