Distribution Right of Way Agent Associate

Oncor Electric Delivery; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Oncor Electric Delivery seeks a Property/Right-of-Way professional in Fort Worth to manage landowner relationships and oversee right-of-way processes. You will review encroachment requests, prepare easements and licenses, and coordinate with Legal and Engineering teams to protect title and facilitate projects.

The role requires strong communication and organizational skills, familiarity with real estate terminology, and the ability to multi-task in a regulated utility environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Strong communication, organizational and time management skills are necessary.
• With supervision, able to work independently or as part of a team.
• Effective negotiating and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and processes requests to use Oncor Electric Delivery right of way for encroachments and easements.
• Determines rights under existing easements and acts as liaison with landowners to ensure cooperation.
• Works with Legal to prepare documents such as easements, licenses and permits.
• Researches public records to determine property ownership.
• Protects Oncor's investment and rights in real property for present and future use.
• Provides guidance to Distribution Operations on landowner issues.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Time management

Negotiation

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

ProjectWise

Microsoft Office

Job description

Salary Range: $60,676.88 - $78,922.17

Relocation: No

Work Environment: This is a Hybrid position with 3 days in-office.

• There may be additional in office days required throughout onboarding and training.

About Us

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated electricity transmission and distribution business that uses superior asset management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor (together with its subsidiaries) operates the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas, delivering power to nearly 4 million homes and businesses and operating more than 145,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas.

Summary

The Distribution Right-of Way group serves as Oncor Electric Delivery’s representative in managing Oncor’s real estate and right-of-way assets to protect title and interest, prevent encroachments and trespass, prevent environmental misuse. Working under general supervision, assists in managing the landowner/customer relationships with the Company in order to prevent or minimize complaints and disputes, support internal workgroups and generally build positive relationships between Oncor and its neighboring landowners.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Reviews and processes requests to use Oncor Electric Delivery right of way for permitted encroachments and grants of easement for third party uses such as utility crossings, parking licenses, road crossings, pipeline crossing and other uses and prepares appropriate document for execution by the ROW Manager.
• Determines Oncor Electric Delivery’s rights pursuant to existing easements and other instruments, notifying appropriate departments, and acts as liaison between landowners/and or tenants to ensure cooperation and uninterrupted Oncor Electric Delivery operations.
• Works with Legal to prepare documents such as easements, releases, exclusions, licenses, permits and encroachments, requiring the development of paralegal skills and some working knowledge of real estate law.
• Researches public records to determine property ownership.
• Protects Oncor Electric Delivery’s investment, title, and rights in its real property for both present and future use, preventing trespass, unauthorized encroachments, environmental misuse and maintenance concerns.
• Provides guidance and assistance to Distribution Operations personnel on land and landowner issues.
• Assemble appropriate documentation for submittals including plans, drawings, maps, and design information with accompanying charts and/or calculations.
• Works with Engineering, Construction, and Project Management teams in identifying projects with potential crossing and/or permitting requirements.
• Receive, identify and/or note field drawings; engineering plan and profile maps; mechanical, electrical or topographical information; other data required for specific projects.
• Performs all essential aspects and functions of the job as well as any other specific job requirements.

Education, Experience, & Skills

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent is required.
• Strong communication, organizational and time management skills are necessary.
• With supervision, able to work independently or as part of a team.
• Effective negotiating and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multi-task, change course of action in response to changing priorities a plus.
• Familiarity with Oncor Electric Delivery Distribution policies and procedures; general knowledge of real estate law terminology, as well as real estate industry practices, procedures, documents; public real estate records; appraisal techniques; and familiarity with regulatory and environmental rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn use of maps, plan and profile drawings, plats and other engineering-related documentation; ProjectWise, Microsoft Office and other web-based applications.
• An International Right of Way Association Membership (IRWA) is preferred.
• Continuing IRWA course of study and/or real estate coursework is preferred.

Measures of Success

• Completes projects assignments on schedule and on budget.
• Acquires permitting in time to support engineering and construction schedules.
• Receives and processes application fees for requests to use Oncor Electric Delivery property.
• Easements, encroachments, licenses, and other instruments are imaged and indexed in ProjectWise (ROW's document database).
• Completes International Right of Way courses for Property Management.
• Successfully conducts project meetings with landowners, attorneys, title companies, builders and developers, and governmental agency personnel.
• Tracker (time management) reports to indicate project assignments, work load and job totals.
• Accurately researches property records for ownership and chain of title.

Benefits

At Oncor, we offer a comprehensive set of benefits, compensation and performance management programs designed specifically to attract, retain, motivate and reward our high-performing workforce. Our supportive and inclusive culture allows every team member the opportunity to thrive and make a difference. We invest in our employee’s success and well-being by offering such things as:

• Annual incentive program.
• Competitive health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance).
• Ability to earn wellness incentives (up to $2,300 in 2026) and other wellbeing resources.
• 401k with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%.
• 401k match with student debt program.
• Cash balance pension plan.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Mental health resources.
• Employee resource groups.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Competitive vacation, 10 company holidays and 2 personal holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Salary continuation for up to 6 months for approved employee illness or injury.
• Other perks such as commuter benefits, electric vehicle incentive program, appliance purchase plan.

Participation in benefit programs for employees in collective bargaining units is subject to the applicable collective bargaining agreement.