Right of Way Specialist

Pike Engineering; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Pike Engineering, an equal opportunity employer, seeks a candidate to secure easements and land rights for transmission and distribution projects. Responsibilities include negotiating with landowners, coordinating permits, and reviewing title reports to determine value.

A Notary Public seal is required, with Real Estate license preferred. Ideal candidates will have 1–3 years in obtaining property rights, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work with diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Requires high school degree or GED; preferred bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field.
• Experience in obtaining property rights and easements from landowners and governmental agencies (1–3 years).
• Public Notary is required; real estate license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilize communication and negotiating skills to acquire property rights required by the company and affiliates.
• Coordinate with engineers and attorneys to facilitate land rights acquisition.
• Obtain permits for federal lands and ensure environmental compliance.
• Review title reports and appraisals to assess property values for easements and fee title.
• Communicate with landowners, attorneys and public officials to support projects.
• Prepare reports for status meetings on right-of-way acquisitions.
• Assist in more complex transactions as needed.

Skills

Negotiation

Land rights

Real estate law

Property acquisition

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

SUMMARY:

This role researches, secures and processes easements quit claims for transmission and distribution rights-of-ways. Researches land ownership and existing easement rights for property. Facilitates acquisition and/or prepares and secures permits from government agencies and railroads. The incumbent must obtain and maintain a Notary Public seal for the States in which services are rendered.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Utilize communication and negotiating skills to acquire property rights required by the company and its affiliates. Will use negotiating strategies to facilitate the land rights acquisition process. (60%)
• Utilize working knowledge of real estate law along with engineering knowledge in applying solutions to company acquisition projects. (5%)
• Acquires permits for the use of federal lands, coordinating compliance with all environmental requirements. (10%)
• Obtains appraisal and preliminary title reports prepared by independent appraisers and title companies to determine present and future value of property affected by proposed facilities; makes recommendations regarding appraised value for purchase or acquisition of easements and fee title. (2%)
• Collaborates with Land Surveyors, Research Specialists, and Data Specialists to distribute work responsibilities related to projects to most effectively deliver results. (5%)
• Communicates with landowners, attorneys, public officials, engineers and others in gaining land rights to support company projects and customer requests. (10%)
• Assists in preparing reports for weekly construction project status meetings and reports on the status of right of way acquisition. (5%)
• Assist others with more complex transactions, as needed. (3%)
• Performotherdutiesasassignedbymanagement.

COMPLEXITY OF WORK:

Semi-routine; majority of work covered by established procedures.

RELATIONS OUTSIDE GROUP:

Influences decisions of moderate nature requiring high degree of tact.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. REGULAR TENDANCE is required.

2. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

Required High school degree or GED.

Preferred A Bachelor’sdegree fro ma four-year collegeorUniversityin Business Administrationorrelated field of study.

EXPERIENCE:

1-3Year(s) Experience in obtaining property rights and easements from landowners and governmental agencies

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Public Notary is required. Real Estate license preferred.

ON-TH-E-JOB-TRAINING:

Employees new to the position will be required to gain full working knowledge of the systems and processes used in the full performance of the job which may include attending seminars, on the job with other incumbents to the role or corporate workshops.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

A. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations.

B. Ability to write reports, Business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

C. Ability to effectively present information in one-on one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

1. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret spread sheets.

2. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

3. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY:

A. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

B. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

The following skills are required for this job:

• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Adobe Acrobat
• Ability to deal and work well with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds
• High commitment to achieving goals and plans
• Excellent organizational, planning and time management skills
• Demonstrated negotiating and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and follow through on assignments
• High commitment to achieving goals and plans
• Demonstrated skill in verbal/written communications
• Professional appearance maintained at all times
• Team oriented

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physicaldemandsdescribedherearerepresentativesofthosethatmustbe metb yemployee tosucceedfullyperformtheessentialfunctionsofthisjob.Reasonable accommodationsmaybemadetoenableindividualswithdisabilitiestoperformtheessentialfunctions.

1. Howmuchonthejobtimeisspentinthefollowingphysicalactivities?

• Stand Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Walk Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Sit 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)
• Talk or Hear 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)
• Use Hands to Feel, Handle or finger tools or controls 1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)
• Climb or balance None
• Stoop, Kneel, Crouch or crawl Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Reach with Hands and Arms Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Taste or Smell None

1. Doesthisjobrequirethatweightbeliftedorforcetobeexerted?

• Up to 10 Pounds Up to 1/3
• Up to 25 Pounds Up to 1/3
• Up to 50 Pounds Choose an item.
• Up to 100 Pounds Choose an item.
• More than 100 Pounds Choose an item.

1. Doesthisjobhaveanyspecialvisionrequirements?

   Close Vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)

   Distance Vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)

   Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

   Peripheralvisions(abilitytoobserveanareathatcanbeseenupanddownortotheleftandright whileeyesarefixedona givenpoint)

   Depth Perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships_)

   Ability to Adjust Focus (ability to adjust the eyes to bring an object into sharp focus)

   NoSpecialVisionRequirements

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Theworkenvironmentcharacteristicsdescribedherearerepresentativeofthose anemployeeencounterswhileperformingtheessentialfunctionsofthisjob.Reasonableaccommodations m ay b e m ade toenableindividualswithdisabilitiestoperformtheessentialfunctions.

• Wet humid conditions(non- weather) None
• Work near moving mechanical parts Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Work in high, precarious places None
• Fumes or airborne particles None
• Toxic or caustic chemicals None
• Outdoor weather conditions Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Extreme cold (non-weather) None
• Extreme Heat (non-weather) None
• Risk of electrical shock None
• Work with explosives None
• Risk of radiation None
• Vibration None

While performing this job, the noise level in the work environment is:

Moderate Noise (Examples: business office with typewriters, and or computer printer, light traffic)

NOTE:This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

Pike Engineering is a Non-Union Company