Right of Way Agent

Coates Field Service Inc; Durant (OK); Vor Ort; USD 50.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical/dental vision benefits

STD/LTD insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Zusammenfassung

Coates Field Service, Inc. is seeking a Right of Way Agent for day-to-day responsibilities related to property rights acquisition for a Durant, OK project.

You will obtain entry permissions, negotiate with landowners, and document all communications to support timely project delivery. The role requires strong negotiation, drafting and research skills, proficiency with office software, and regular travel to landowner sites.

Qualifikationen

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to travel regularly.
• Drafting and negotiating property rights documents including rights-of-way, easements, leases, purchases, and sale agreements.

Aufgaben

• Obtains right of entry and survey permission from private landowners.
• Negotiates and acquires property rights required.
• Documents all communication and correspondence with landowners including in-person meetings, email, phone, and mail.
• Responds to internal and external stakeholder inquiries in matters related to property rights.
• Investigates, negotiates, and acquires temporary right of way areas for driveways, construction lay down areas, and other temporary construction needs.
• Submits executed documents to Coates Operations office for client countersignature, payment to landowner, and recording.
• Serves as legal witness as necessary for condemnation or other proceedings.
• Other job duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Drafting rights-of-way

Tech proficiency

Map reading

Property rights knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Earth

Project Databases

Jobbeschreibung

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Right of Way Agent

Full Time Professional Durant, OK, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 1269

Coates Field Service, Inc. is seeking a Right of Way of Agent for day-to-day right of way duties for a electric transmission and distribution project located near Durant, OK. The successful candidate will be experienced in pipeline projects, acquiring linear right of way for private landowners, and able to adapt to tight deadlines to meet project deliverables.

Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Obtains right of entry and survey permission from private landowners.
• Negotiates and acquires property rights required.
• Documents all communication and correspondence with landowners including in-person meetings, email, phone, and mail.
• Responds to internal and external stakeholder inquiries in matters related to property rights.
• Investigates, negotiates, and acquires temporary right of way areas for driveways, construction lay down areas, and other temporary construction needs.
• Submits executed documents to Coates Operations office for client countersignature, payment to landowner, and recording.
• Serves as legal witness as necessary for condemnation or other proceedings.
• Other job duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Working knowledge of drafting and negotiating property rights documents including rights-of-way, easements, leases, purchases, and sale agreements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to utilize multiple forms of technology including: Project Databases, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Earth, etc.
• Ability to plot metes and bounds descriptions of property and read a variety of maps, electronic and paper.
• Ability to evaluate, interpret, and analyze engineering and right-of-way drawings
• Ability to interpret and research (abstract) legal documents.
• Skilled in property rights research methods, including courthouse searches for recorded documents and internet research of same.
• Ability to determine valuation of crops, timber, etc. for damage settlement.
• Ability to travel regularly.

Who We Are:

Coates has a 76-year history providing comprehensive land acquisition and right of way services to municipalities, utilities, energy providers, and oil and gas companies nationwide. The first firm of its kind, we are widely recognized as a leader in the land and right of way acquisition industry. A national corporation, Coates has the depth of knowledge and the agility to respond to client needs in all 50 states. Coates is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with regional offices located throughout the United States. It is our mission to provide professional, high-quality, cost-efficient land acquisition and right of way services our clients need, when and where they need us.

Coates is committed to rewarding the loyalty of the national team of Coates’ Employees. Coates hires the best candidates available for all positions, without regard to the individual's race, religion, or sexual preference, or orientation. Coates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Coates offers a comprehensive and generous benefits package, including medical/dental, vision, STD/LTD, life insurance, paid time off, company-paid holidays, and more!