ROW Specialist II

Essential Functions

• Exercise discretion and judgment and apply ROW principles to meet project challenges.
• Identify land ownership from Company and public records.
• Prepare in-house valuations and estimates and review appraisals prepared by consultants for the acquisition of easements.
• Gather and analyze data, prepare reports, legal descriptions, and documents relating to and negotiate with property owners to acquire easements, rights-of-way, licenses, permits, leases, and other property rights.
• Perform the more difficult and complex ROW and other property-related work necessary for ROW acquisitions.
• Evaluate ROW and other property-related issues and develop and recommend solutions.
• Research and settle encroachment situations.
• Contact various state, county, and/or local agencies to secure permits for road, utility, railroad and canal crossings.
• Document all communications with landowners.
• Cook up with other staff, management and legal counsel regarding complex property rights issues including eminent domain proceedings.
• Research and gather information from various sources such as: Federal and State Agencies, Title Agencies, County Offices, Municipal Records, and creative internet research.
• Examine ROW plans, design plans, design study reports, appraisal reports, conveyance documents, and title reports.
• Prepare offer letters and documents necessary for acquiring individually owned properties as well as properties owned by agencies such as state agencies, corporations or associations.
• Recommend policies and procedures, ensuring Company policies are clearly communicated to the ROW team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Work is performed in multiple facilities as business needs dictate.
• Office work may include prolonged seated tasks, extended keyboarding, and use of computer screen.
• May be requested to work overtime and weekends.
• Position requires travel (expected to be 25-30%); valid driver’s license and acceptable DMV record required.
• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use stairs, use hands, reach, talk and hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Physical Requirements

• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use stairs, use hands, reach, talk and hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrate the ability to perform all key qualifications of an Acquisition Specialist.
• Capacity to conduct and participate in meetings with senior management.
• The ability to make decisions and find alternative solutions to problems.
• The ability to work and communicate effectively with all levels of co-workers, clients, and other external contacts.
• Experience And Education Four to six years of acquisition and negotiation experience, preferably related to transmission easement acquisitions including oil, gas and electricity.