Right of Way Associate; Entry Level Pikeville, KY

Emerald Energy & Exploration Land Company (Emerald) is hiring a Right-of-Way (ROW) Associate Agent to support linear infrastructure projects across Kentucky and beyond. This is an entry-level role designed for someone who’s organized, professional, and ready to learn the full ROW lifecycle, while supporting a team that values execution, accountability, and respectful landowner engagement (“The Emerald Way”).

As a ROW Associate Agent, you’ll assist senior agents and supervisors with day-to-day acquisition support: preparing landowner contact materials, maintaining parcel and contact logs, organizing documents, coordinating appointments, attending supervised landowner contacts and negotiations, supporting field packets, and helping keep project data clean and audit-ready. You’ll work closely with ROW Agents, Lead Agents, the ROW Supervisor, and cross-functional teams (Title and GIS) to help deliver accurate, client-ready results on schedule.

This position is primarily on-site in an Emerald office, with periodic travel for field support, landowner meetings, or project needs.

This is a development-track position focused on building ROW lifecycle competency prior to advancement into a ROW Agent role, contingent on performance, competency progression, and staffing needs.

• Support land acquisition activities for easements, permissions, permits, and related ROW documents
• Maintain accurate parcel status tracking, contact history, and documentation in Emerald systems
• Assist with landowner communications (calls, letters, scheduling, follow‑ups) under supervision
• Including supervised field accompaniment with Agents for landowner contacts and negotiations
• Prepare, organize, and quality‑check project files and deliverable packages
• Coordinate with Title/GIS support to keep information moving and mapping/exhibits current
• Follow Emerald workflows and approvals to support clean billing and consistent reporting

• Strong organization, professionalism, and willingness to learn
• Comfort with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and structured workflows
• Clear written and verbal communication; respectful public-facing presence
• Valid driver’s license; ability to travel 50% or more of the time
• Ability to pass background check and drug screening (project/client dependent)

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree (business, real estate, GIS, legal studies, engineering, or similar)
• Interest in real estate, land rights, utilities/energy, infrastructure, or surveying/construction environments
• Exposure to GIS tools (Google Earth, Esri) or document management tools (SharePoint)

Driver's License (Required)

35 – 40 per week

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Hospitalization Insurance
• Accidental Insurance

50% (Preferred)

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