ROW Acquisition Specialist II - Energy Infrastructure

Cornerstone Energy Services Inc.; Pasco (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone Energy Services, Inc. is seeking an Acquisition Specialist to lead easement and rights-of-way negotiations across energy infrastructure projects.

You will identify land ownership, perform due diligence, and coordinate with landowners and public agencies to secure necessary rights. The ideal candidate has 4–6 years of acquisition and negotiation experience in transmission easements related to oil, gas, or electricity, with strong written and verbal communication skills and travel

Qualifications

• Demonstrate the ability to perform all key qualifications of an Acquisition Specialist.
• Capacity to conduct and participate in meetings with senior management.
• The ability to make decisions and find alternative solutions to problems.
• The ability to work and communicate effectively with all levels of co-workers, clients, and other external contacts.

Responsibilities

• Identify land ownership from Company and public records.
• Prepare in-house valuations and estimates and review appraisals prepared by consultants for the acquisition of easements.
• Gather and analyze data, prepare reports, legal descriptions, and documents relating to and negotiate with property owners to acquire easements, rights-of-way, licenses, permits, leases, and other property rights.
• Coordinate with other staff, management and legal counsel regarding complex property rights issues including eminent domain proceedings.
• Research and gather information from Federal and State Agencies, Title Agencies, County Offices, Municipal Records, and creative internet research.
• Examine ROW plans, design plans, design study reports, appraisal reports, conveyance documents, and title reports.

Skills

Acquisition negotiations

Meetings with senior management

Decision making

Communication with stakeholders

Job description

Cornerstone Energy Services, Inc. is seeking an Acquisition Specialist to lead easement and rights-of-way negotiations across energy infrastructure projects.

You will identify land ownership, perform due diligence, and coordinate with landowners and public agencies to secure necessary rights. The ideal candidate has 4–6 years of acquisition and negotiation experience in transmission easements related to oil, gas, or electricity, with strong written and verbal communication skills and travel