Supervisor, Research

About the role

Leads a team of land rights professionals responsible for researching, analyzing, and managing company property interests. This role oversees complex title research, reviews land-related legal documents, and provides leadership in resolving ownership, easement, and property rights issues that support the company's operational and strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of land rights and title professionals, including employees, contractors, and external resources, while performing a full range of supervisory, administrative, and performance management responsibilities.
• Direct complex title and property rights research using public records, internal systems, and third-party resources to determine ownership, easement rights, encumbrances, and other land interests.
• Review and approve title reports, abstracts, deeds, easements, licenses, agreements, and related legal documents for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with legal and corporate requirements.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor on a broad range of property rights, title, easement, and land management issues.
• Collaborate with attorneys, surveyors, engineers, environmental specialists, title insurers, governmental agencies, and other stakeholders to resolve title defects, ownership disputes, easement conflicts, and complex land rights matters.
• Establish priorities, manage workloads, and ensure the timely delivery of land and title services in support of operational and strategic business objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement by enhancing research methodologies, business processes, and technology solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy, and service delivery.
• Provide technical guidance, training, and professional development in title research, title curative, property law, land rights management, and industry best practices.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional initiatives that support operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and the effective management of company real estate assets.
• Promote and uphold a strong safety culture while ensuring the responsible stewardship of company property interests and the protection of employees, customers, and the public around utility facilities.
• Supervise, develop, coach and mentor guidance to division personnel. Exercises disciplinary actions when necessary.

Requirements

Preferred Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a technical discipline related to land surveying, civil engineering, right of way, land management or a related field, from an accredited college or university. In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, an Associate’s Degree or High School Graduate or GED will consider a combination of education and related experience in real estate, right of way acquisition, easement document preparation, document management, land and title research totaling five (5) years.

Qualifications

5 years of relevant work experience required in land-related activities (such as commercial real estate, land rights acquisition and/or land related land management), with an understanding of land transactions, legal documents, metes & bounds descriptions, land titles, abstracts, surveying, and GIS.

Skills

Strong knowledge of land rights management, property law, and title research. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Strong organizational and problem-solving skills. Leadership and supervisory experience. Familiarity with GIS and land surveying tools.

Benefits

Competitive pay, paid training, benefits eligibility begins on your first day, transit subsidies, flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off, access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston, professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement, 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution.

Pay

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Schedule

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