Asc Real Estate Representative

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This is an entry level position within the Real Estate land rights/acquisition job family. The Real Estate Associate is responsible for negotiating and acquiring land rights (typically easements but may include other land rights transactions) needed to install, operate, and maintain the company's distribution system. The Real Estate Associate must display a fundamental understanding and develop a proficiency 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 engineering 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 in compliance with company policy and state law. The Real Estate Associate is responsible for standard level transactions and may be required to self-perform these real estate activities and/or engage and oversee a vendor in the performance of these activities depending on the project, jurisdiction, and/or business unit being served.

This position is being hired to serve on the Carolinas Distribution Revenue Real Estate Transaction Team in a territory that covers portions of greater Charlotte area (south), Upper Pee Dee, and greater Spartanburg area. The Real Estate Associate will oversee a vendor land services team predominantly acquiring easements and rights-of-way to serve new customer projects (Revenue).

• Utilize communication and negotiation skills to acquire property and property rights required by the Company, its subsidiaries, and others.
• Uses negotiating strategies to facilitate the acquisition process. Handles negotiations and tracking on projects such as DOT, municipalities, etc.
• Develop a fundamental understanding and proficiency of company policies and procedures and demonstrate the basic ability to communicate those to the public and landowners, while responding to their questions with limited assistance from Senior Real Estate Rep/Lead Real Estate Rep or Management.
• Conducts standard real estate transactions of small value or non-monetary projects.

• Research public records, interview independent real estate professionals and compiles market data for use in the valuation process.
• Analyzes market data to obtain initial value for the assigned appraisal subject.
• Research internal records for existing land right records to aid external customers and internal business partners.

• Develop basic understanding of engineering 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.
• Identify and assist in the resolution of defects in land titles so that at the conclusion of property acquisition, clear title is acquired.
• Advises internal business partners and assists Attorneys in legal proceedings related to eminent domain preparation and other research.
• Reviews Franchise Agreements, Municipal Charters, and other legal documents as necessary to determine…