Senior Real Estate Representative

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** Position Summary
** This is a career level position within the Real Estate land rights/acquisition job family. The Sr. Real Estate Representative is responsible for negotiating and acquiring the land rights (typically easements, but may include other land rights transactions, i.e. leases, fee purchases/dispositions, releases, encroachments, permits, etc.) needed to install, operate, and maintain the company's facilities.

The Sr. Real Estate Representative must display a proficient level understanding and expertise of land related topics and activities including without limitation: land title and records research to determine ownership and interpret existing rights; easement and other land agreement terminology; negotiation practices and strategies; review and interpretation of engineered drawings and site plans, easement/land agreement document preparation; communication with internal and external stakeholders;

records recordation and retention; and computer and technology systems for mapping, indexing, and archiving land records. They must also have considerable experience with eminent domain and a deep understanding of budgeting, providing oversight and direction, utilizing their expertise to navigate challenging negotiations and manage the financial aspects within their projects. The Sr. Real Estate Representative is responsible for standard level transactions and the most complex transactions which may involve high profile projects, major account customers, attorneys, public officials, etc.

The Sr. Real Estate Representative may be required to self-perform these land activities and/or engage and oversee a vendor in the performance of the land activities depending on the project, jurisdiction, and/or business unit being served. Additional responsibilities of the Sr. Real Estate Representative may include: mentoring teammates, identifying and initiating actions for process improvement, creating process documentation and training materials, and providing insights based on experience and expertise for the betterment of the team.##

** Responsibilities
* ** Utilize advanced communication and negotiation skills to acquire property and property rights required by the Company, its subsidiaries, and others.
* Utilizes advanced negotiating strategies and critical thinking skills to facilitate the acquisition process. Handles negotiations and tracking complex projects with special entities (Government, DOT, municipalities, industrial, etc.).
* Act as subject matter expert pertaining to company policies and procedures and demonstrate the ability to communicate to the public and landowners, while responding to their questions with limited assistance from Lead Real Estate Rep or Management.
* Ability to conduct or/assist RE Associate /RE Rep with high-profile real estate transactions and the most complex transactions of small value or non-monetary projects as needed. Value/Research properties/property rights to estimate the fair market value as indicated using accepted approaches to real estate valuation.
* Research public records, interview independent real estate professionals and compiles market data for use in the valuation process.
* Research public records to identify and or assist RE Associate/RE Rep with ownership in preparation of document preparation.
* Analyzes/interpret and/or assist RE Associate/RE Rep with market data to obtain initial value for the assigned appraisal subject as needed.
* Research and/or assist RE Associate /RE Rep with internal records for existing land right records to aid external customers and internal business partners. Utilize working knowledge of real estate law and engineering discipline and its application to Company acquisition projects.
* Demonstrates advanced understanding of engineering drawings, DOT, municipality, highway drawings and legends.
* Conducts research and takes appropriate action to obtain clear title to property, e.g., interviews all parties who may have an ownership interest, coordinates requests for attorney prepared title opinions as needed.
* Conduct training for vendors and internal personnel on all real estate process and procedures.
* Assist Lead Real Estate Rep with development and updating of all training process documentation and procedures.
* Identifies and/or assist RE Associate/RE Rep with defects in land titles and assist in the resolution of clear title is acquired as needed.
* Advises…