Land Rights & Permitting Support Specialist

Gainesville Regional Utilities; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Gainesville Regional Utilities is seeking a Land Rights Technical Support Specialist to assist customers, developers and contractors with utility permitting, researching land rights records, maps, GIS data, and related administrative tasks.

The role reports to a supervisor, requires a high school diploma and five years’ public-facing real estate or utility experience, and involves coordinating title searches, surveys, and contract support while maintaining records.

Qualifications

• Five years of progressively responsible experience in public contact related to real estate development or utility construction with land rights experience.
• Basic understanding of title searches and legal descriptions.
• Familiarity with GIS, maps, and property databases.

Responsibilities

• Respond to inquiries from the public, developers, or GRU departments by researching land rights records, maps, GIS data and related documents.
• Review and coordinate utility permitting with county, state, and federal agencies; maintain permits and related reports.
• Maintain land rights records, documents, and maps; perform data entry for reports and audits.
• Assist with coordinating departmental contracts, processing invoices, and purchase orders; support timekeeping and administrative tasks.
• Provide administrative and technical support on real estate projects, including drafting of real estate documents.

Skills

GIS basics

Customer service

Data management

Written and verbal communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Gainesville Regional Utilities is seeking a Land Rights Technical Support Specialist to assist customers, developers and contractors with utility permitting, researching land rights records, maps, GIS data, and related administrative tasks.

The role reports to a supervisor, requires a high school diploma and five years’ public-facing real estate or utility experience, and involves coordinating title searches, surveys, and contract support while maintaining records.