Sr Representative - ROW

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide leadership when working as part of a group or team.
• Ensure that needed meetings are held, important agenda items are included and team members are kept current.
• Provide ideas for solutions and push for constructive resolution of problems.
• Anticipate possible road blocks on projects and seek alternative solutions to overcome those obstacles.
• Interface with corporate management, operations personnel, field engineering, legal department, construction personnel, and right-of-way service company personnel.
• Communicate with land developers, government agencies, and landowners to protect right of way from excessive encroachments.
• Prepare and obtain the appropriate encroachment documentation as defined by the company encroachment policy and procedures.
• Communicate with property owner and/or tenants in response to company activities on right of way, e.g. pipe repair, relocations, vegetation control, and public awareness mailings.
• Negotiate with the land owners to obtain, maintain, or dispose of company's right of way interests.
• Acquire right of way, fee property, valve sites, cathodic protection sites, compressor stations, workspace and various permits. Have the ability to conduct, review and cure property title.
• Coordinate with third party service companies and their agent activities when necessary.
• Obtain appraisals for acquisitions, sales, and rights-of-way purchase or lease, when necessary.
• Assess and settle damage claims, problems or inquiries while representing the company in a positive manner.
• Act as a company liaison with other companies and governmental agencies at the federal, state and local levels.
• Represent company in public hearings, trials, condemnations, and other appearances on behalf of company as necessary.
• Participate in acquisition due diligence projects as assigned—reviewing documents and preparing an executive summary.
• Make appropriate notifications on projects that meet the regulator requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
• Serve as a technical resource regarding right of way related matters.

• High school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 8 years work experience with working knowledge of pipeline right of way and real estate transactions and practices. Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Must be knowledgeable in the legal aspects of easements, rights of way, leases, licenses, permits and real property interest.
• Must be proficient in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) pipeline knowledge and be able to apply the rules necessary to meet their guidelines.
• Knowledge of right of way must span an adequate understanding of legal views, government regulation of pipeline industry, engineering maps and drawings, public relations, negotiations, property management, appraisal and a good working knowledge of pipeline operations and maintenance practices.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Empathetic, even-tempered, with good negotiating skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Good communication, presentation and conflict management skills.
• Strong computer skills, proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and database applications (SAP, CLSLiNK or equivalent).
• Must be able to work within a team environment to accomplish organizational goals with the ability to meet priorities and deadlines.
• Valid driver's license is required.

• Prior right of way experience required; should have a minimum of 7 year's related experience.

• Knowledge of Right of Way must span an adequate understanding of legal views, government regulations of pipeline industry, engineering, state one-call systems, maps and drawings, public relations, negotiation, property management.
• Understands and is sensitive to public, community and government relationship to the pipeline industry.
• Ability to make decisions based upon sound judgment.
• A self-starter who will take initiative and who works well with minimum supervision.
• May support more senior Right of Way Agents working on a variety of capital, operational and maintenance field projects.
• Travel and odd work hours on occasion.
• Subject to DOT random drug testing.
• On call for emergency response.