Supervisor, Land Management

Southern Company Gas; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Company Gas is seeking a senior supervisor to hire, lead and develop staff and contracted resources for land rights related to company assets. You will oversee negotiations, cost/schedule estimation, risk assessment, and collaboration across departments.

The role requires deep expertise in real estate practices, permits, easements, and property legalities, with travel up to 25% and a focus on delivering efficient land rights management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or 2 years college with 8 years real estate experience in pipelines, utilities, transportation, underwriting, title research, government, or similar right of way management experience.

Responsibilities

• Hiring, leading, directing and developing employees as well as contract and leased workers in land rights for company assets.
• Leading negotiations of land rights acquisition including rights of way, real property, or permits.
• Developing estimates of cost and schedule for land rights acquisitions to support projects.
• Assessing risks and opportunities associated with land rights acquisitions.
• Managing contractor and leased worker performance and collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Evaluating routing and positioning of pipeline assets considering land rights value, duration, and complexity.
• Representing the company at public forums on land rights issues.
• Ensuring department processes and practices are continuously improved.

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

This supervisory position is responsible for hiring, leading, directing and developing employees as well as contract and leased workers in the evaluation, acquisition, and preservation of land rights for company assets as described below. This position is also a subject matter expert of high competence and capacity in the skills detailed below. Furthermore, the position has responsibilities for assessing, reporting, and improving department performance, practices, processes, and procedures.

Functional Expertise

• The application of real estate practices and principles including abstracts, appraisals, conveyances, eminent domain, property legalities, permitting, civil survey, title, real property valuation, and zoning.
• The performance of real estate investigations identifying and describing real property ownership, restrictions, and rights. Especially important is determining when costs to relocate company assets are reimbursable by others.
• The determination and preparation of documents to satisfy standard legal requirements for management of real property, including appraisals, easements, licenses, and plats of survey.
• The examination of engineering designs, including drawings, for purposes of preserving, acquiring, communicating, or recording land rights of easements, permits.
• The management of accurate and timely completion of railroad, DOT, and other land rights fee payments.
• The management of consideration of encroachment requests to cross company infrastructure, easements or fee owned property.
• Preparation, monitoring, and reporting on the department’s annual operating expense budget.

Business Acumen

• Leading directly or supervising agents in the performance of negotiations of land rights acquisition, whether that be rights of way, real property, or permits.
• Developing estimates of cost and schedule for land rights acquisition to support projects.
• Assessing risks and opportunities associated with land rights acquisitions.
• Performance management and development of direct staff, leased workers, and contracted services and workers.
• Leading and managing contracted and leased services.

Engagement

• Evaluating the routing or locating of company pipeline assets in respect to the total value of land rights in cost, duration, and complexity.
• Recommend alternatives that minimize real estate requirements and permitting impacts.
• Formal representation of company at public forums in interests of company land rights.
• Evaluation, Routing, and/or Execution of legal instruments for managing real estate transactions including easements, plats, easement releases, vacations, encroachments, licenses, purchase and sale agreements, , and any others land related documents.
• Serve as land rights Track Lead for collaboration with other internal stakeholders in a project team setting involving distribution and transmission natural gas pipeline projects.
• Effective communication to company leadership of land rights issues, matters, and concerns.

Driving Results

• Recognizing the potential and developing capacities of direct staff and contracted partners.
• Continuous examination and improvement of department process and practices.
• Collaboration and coordination with business partners and stakeholders, e.g., Asset Protection, New Business, System Integrity, Engineering, Construction Operations, Legal Department, etc.
• Ensuring department best practices are adhered to and followed.

Required:

Education, Certifications/Licenses:

• Bachelor’s Degree or 2 years college with 8 years real estate experience in pipelines, utilities, transportation, underwriting, title research, government, or similar right of way management experience.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree- Business, Engineering, Law, Real Estate or related field of study

Required:

Related Work Experience:

• Required: 8 years in pipelines, utilities, transportation, title research, or similar right of way management.

Preferred:

• 8 years or more of natural gas pipeline right of way experience.

Applicant may possess a combination of equivalent education and work experience.

Required:

Specific Skills & Knowledge:

• High competency and capacity in real estate practice, principles, and laws.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.
• Proficient in GIS applications.
• Demonstrated capacity to supervise other professionals.
• Communication skills – competent business writing and oral presentation.
• Competent reading and understanding of legal and engineering documents.

Preferred:

• 1 year or more of exemplary project supervisory experience.
• Industry recognition as a land rights subject matter expert.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Occasional travel, up to 25%, by air and automobile with overnight stays for one or more nights.
• Regular prolonged standing or traversing – sometimes in a construction and/or industrial environment with moving mechanical equipment and parts.
• Regular reaching above shoulder-level.
• Regular reaching floor level.
• Ability to lift 10-25 pounds.
• Working in an office environment.
• Occasional exposure to fumes, airborne particles, or chemicals.
• Occasional exposure to various and changing outdoor weather conditions.

Disclaimer:

This information describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this job. The description is not designed to be a comprehensive inventory of duties, responsibilities and qualifications required in the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified disabled individuals for performance of essential duties and responsibilities.

About Southern Company Gas

Southern Company Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), America’s premier energy company. Southern Company Gas serves approximately 4.2 million natural gas utility customers through its regulated distribution companies in four states and approximately 600,000 retail customers through its companies that market natural gas. Other nonutility businesses include investments in interstate pipelines and ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. For more information, visit southerncompanygas.com .
Southern Company (NYSE: SO ) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy solutions provider with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture has been recognized by a variety of organizations, earning the company awards and recognitions that reflect Our Values and dedication to service. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com .
Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf . Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Job Identification: 22573
Job Category: Engineering
Job Schedule: Full time
Company: AGL Services Company
Pay Range: $88,850.00 - $139,620.80 USD Annually: Base salary varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, and at the time of this posting, this is the reasonable salary range for this role.