Land Agent (Field Agent)

Environmental Resources Management (ERM); Cranberry Township (Butler County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

ERM is hiring a Land Agent in Western, PA for a part-time, 6-month assignment. The role focuses on acquiring land, land rights, licenses, leases, permits and related documents for project needs.

The candidate will conduct negotiations, review records, assist in valuing properties, and coordinate appraisals and closings while maintaining health and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• Negotiation experience with land owners or designees.
• Ability to determine fair market values for land acquisitions.
• Experience drafting rights, leases, easements and related documents.

Responsibilities

• Conduct diverse and complex negotiations with land owners.
• Search records to determine ownership and interests.
• Advise on fair market values for acquisitions.
• Draft or supervise documents for rights, leases, permits and options.
• Coordinate appraisal, title needs and closings.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Negotiations

Record search

FMV estimation

Document drafting

Closing coordination

Policy compliance

Communication skills

Field work

Education

High school diploma

Real estate license (PA) preferred

PA Notary Public

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Earth

ArcGIS

Data management software

Job description

ERM is hiring a Land Agent in Western, PA (Venango and Forest counties). Land Agent will be responsible for the acquisition of land, land rights, licenses, leases, permits and other documents necessary for the construction, operation and maintenance of facilities. This is a part time (20 hours per week), limited term role with a duration of 6 months.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Conduct diverse and complex negotiations with land owners (or their designees).
• Search courthouse and other records to determine present property ownership(s) and the extent of interest therein.
• Advise and assist in establishing a range of fair market values to be used in the acquisition of land and land rights.
• Draft and/or supervise the preparation of documents for rights of entry, damage claims, contracts, easements, licenses, leases, permits, options to purchase and other documents as may be necessary to acquire adequate rights for the project.
• Coordinate property appraisal, title needs, and closing activities as needed.
• Compliance with corporate health and safety policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma.
• A minimum of 3 years of land acquisition and right-of-way experience.
• PA real estate license preferred but not required.
• PA Notary Public.
• Solid working knowledge of personal computers, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Earth, ArcGIS and data management software.
• Knowledgeable in real estate values and accepted real estate appraisal practices.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a high degree of professionalism; Ability to communicate effectively through oral and written communications.
• Physical demands required for the successful performance of this job include standing and/or walking for long hours in a day on uneven and steep terrain, and possibly during variable weather conditions. Must meet criteria identified in Job Demands & Conditions Analysis for Office and Field Positions.

Who We Are:

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our "boots to boardroom" approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth.

At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities.

Our diverse global team of experts works with the world’s leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation.

With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor.

Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it).

Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action.

Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a "boots to boardroom" leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world.