Principal Land Agent

Description

• Property purchase: Reviews preliminary title reports prepared by outside title companies for the parcel to be acquired. Determines if the title to be conveyed to PG&E is acceptable and initiates appropriate action. Make recommendations of action to be taken, if any, to clear title to the property as a condition to closing the transaction.
• Represent the Company: Discuss title and land matters requiring higher levels of experience and expertise with private, public, or governmental bodies and agencies beyond the scope or authority of lower classifications.
• Oversight, Guidance, Technical Direction and Training: Provides oversight, guidance, technical direction and training to Land Services staff on: complex land rights issues, uses of company lands and easements by others including adherence to CPUC Code Section 851, and high-level technical and legal support to Land Services staff, supervisors and other Land Services groups and business partners. Ensures adequacy of land rights and conformance to CPUC tariffs regarding acquisition of land rights for New Customer Connections (NCC’s). Ensures adherence to company policy regarding relocations. Collaborates in developing and implementing strategies for dealing with complex relocation projects. Oversees and ensures adherence to various master agreements with transportation agencies including the Caltrans Freeway Master Contract as well as the Streets and Highway Code, governing the rearrangement of company facilities for highway and freeway construction. Plans and oversees the work of contract agents related to title reviews, including training and guidance.
• Document Review: Reviews changes to Law Department approved standard documents. Provides direction and guidance to lower classifications, and assists Land Services supervisors and other business partners to assure the integrity, adequacy and legal sufficiency of documents relating to land rights in conformance with Company policy. Reviews real estate related documents prior to management execution.
• Line, Title, Timber, Water and Mineral Rights Review: Completes the more difficult and complex reviews. Determines the condition of title to PG&E’s fee property and facilities. Advises Business Partners which rights must be protected or terminated in connection with a proposed project. Prepares line reviews for PG&E’s electric and gas transmission facilities using the Land Rights Unit’s standard line review formats which include a summary of PG&E’s land rights and identification of special conditions or restrictions and any gaps in the rights of way.
• Property sales: Prepares title reviews for sales transactions. Involves a review of the chain of title, identification of grants out made by PG&E affecting the property and review of the buyer’s preliminary title report prepared by a title company. Provides direction to the document writer on how title is to be conveyed. Reviews the historical use of the property while owned by PG&E, as well as information which must be disclosed to the prospective buyer including identification of special conditions which may affect the sale transaction.

Requirements

• Legal Research and Determination of Land Rights: Research and respond to title questions. Is familiar with the Subdivision Map Act, the Subdivided Lands Law, the Professional Land Surveyors Act, various California legal codes pertaining to real property, easement law, notary law, recording law, taxation, and those portions of other codes, CPUC rules and company policies which are most frequently applied to company land rights and title matters, and consults with Law Department when appropriate. May provide investigative support to the Company’s Law Department in defense of civil claims and actions against the Company, customer generated CPUC complaints, or in support of Company actions against others.
• A minimum of five years as a Senior Land Agent, or equivalent experience and must have demonstrated the ability to perform such work as evidenced by the quality and quantity of the work product.
• Four years of college in a technical or liberal arts curriculum or the equivalent in education and/or experience

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance