Right-of-Way Agent

• Represent the client in complex negotiations with property owners and attorneys.
• Contact the owners of interests in land regarding the acquisition of real property rights, amendments of rights, notifications of entry, settlement of claims and other matters.
• Responsible for purchasing property by negotiating with the property owners, analyzing property appraisals, and making recommendations to the client using real estate practices, legal concepts, governmental standards and regulations.
• Responsible for recommending to the client whether a reasonable compromise is likely and further negotiations should be pursued or whether to pursue condemnation litigation.
• Responsible for recommending payment increases to the client if the property owner has a legitimate basis for seeking a substantially higher amount.
• Responsible for estimating areas of potential damage in advance of construction and accumulate information as to damages occurring during construction.
• This position is responsible for working with all office staff, ensuring a healthy work environment and the satisfaction of all staff.
• Responsible for preparing lawsuit packages for condemnation proceedings, assisting the client’s attorney, and serving as an expert witness in mediation or trial if the negotiation process fails.
• May be responsible for Right of Way operations and maintenance.

CLS is looking for experienced Right of Way Agents local to Lexington, KY for In-House work. This position is responsible for the field level investigations to obtain all information needed for land values, agencies requiring permits, crop data, potential areas of concern along the route, etc. This person is an experienced agent, able to perform a variety of duties independently.

• Capable of working unsupervised in a variety of roles.
• Associate’s degree or two years of college and two plus years of Right of Way experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Requires excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Must be able to work effectively and professionally with office staff, the client and landowners.
• Ability to be a team player.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Intermediate software skills with all Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability and willingness to move rapidly from place to place and meet timeline constraints.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Broad array of knowledge in all phases of Right-of-Way.
• Ability to learn new computer programs rapidly.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.
• Extensive acquisition experience.
• Intermediate computer skills and familiarity with general PC operation.
• Capacity to be flexible, multi-task and maintain a great attitude.
• Prior construction experience is a plus!
• Must maintain minimum automobile liability insurance in the amount of $100,000/$300,000/$100,000.
• Must have 1-3+ years of Right of Way experience.
• Experience in interpretation of documents and in the use of all of the tools required in the Right-of-Way field.
• Must be local to Lexington, KY.
• Understanding of environmental issues.
• Must be able to write clearly and concisely to prepare reports, specifications, and correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, percentages, and decimals.
• Well qualified in a specialized area such as regulatory matters or acquisition that they are selected to work only in this area of special expertise.