Right of Way Agent

Coates Field Service, Inc.; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental

Vision

STD/LTD

Life insurance

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

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Job summary

Coates Field Service, Inc. seeks an experienced Right of Way Agent to perform day-to-day ROW duties for a pipeline project near Cherryvale, KS. The successful candidate will have experience acquiring linear ROW for private landowners and meet tight project deadlines.

Responsibilities include obtaining entry from landowners, preparing ROW documents, coordinating permits, and managing communications with stakeholders. Travel will be required to support multiple ROW initiatives across sites.

Qualifications

• Negotiation and interpersonal skills for acquiring property rights.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to coordinate with landowners and agencies.
• Strong organizational abilities to manage multiple ROW projects and deadlines.
• Ability to read maps, plot metes and bounds, and interpret land rights documents.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly for site visits and negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Obtains right of entry and survey permission from private landowners.
• Negotiates and acquires property rights required for pipeline.
• Prepare right-of-way documents using client-provided templates
• Coordinate and support non-environmental permitting processes with agencies and stakeholders
• Documents all communication with landowners including in-person meetings, email, phone, and mail.
• Responds to inquiries related to property rights from internal and external stakeholders
• Investigates, negotiates, and acquires temporary right of way areas for driveways and construction needs
• Serves as legal witness as necessary for condemnation or other proceedings
• Other duties as assigned
• Strong ability to organize and manage multiple projects

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Legal document interpretation

Tools

Project Databases

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Earth

Job description

Coates Field Service, Inc.is seeking an experienced Right of Way of Agent for day-to-day right of way duties for a pipeline project near Cherryvale, KS. 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 for pipeline.
• Prepare right-of-way documents using client-provided templates
• Coordinate and support non-environmental permitting processes with agencies and stakholders
• 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.
• Serves as legal witness as necessary for condemnation or other proceedings.
• Other job duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Strong ability to organize and manage multiple projects

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Working knowledge of drafting and negotiating property rights documents including rights-of-way, easements, leases, purchases, and sale agreements.
• Excellent organizational, email management, 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 land rights documents (including blanket easements), 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,

• medical/dental
• vision
• STD/LTD
• life insurance
• paid time off
• company-paid holidays
• more!