Lead ROW/Land Agent - Iowa

Overview

Lead right‑of‑way/land agent overseeing acquisition, permits, and negotiations for projects.

Key Responsibilities

• payment log
• row negotiation
• weekly report
• damage settlement
• construction support
• safety compliance

Tasks

-Maintain a detailed log of all payments -While maintaining the ROW price policy, negotiate for ROW options, easements, fee interest, and curative documents as directed by the ROW Supervisor or as required by project documents and the acquisition policy. Assist in the development of a construction line from the conditions and/or restrictions placed on the ROW by the landowner and/or tenant. -Maintain a detailed diary containing the facts of each contact for every property owner and tenant on a project and prepare a detailed weekly activity report. -Negotiate Damage Settlements as required -Assist ROW Supervisor in providing guidance to ROW Agents. -Support all construction activities as required -Document all ROW activities as required -Adhere to project Safety Plan -Secure permission to enter properties from landowners and tenants.

Requirements

• microsoft office
• row agent
• land services
• negotiation
• communication
• analytical

What You Bring

-Commitment to customer satisfaction and the ability to work in team-oriented environment -Must have strong verbal and written communication skills and be able to communicate clearly and concisely to prepare reports, specifications, applications, and correspondence. -Requires specialized knowledge in the methods and techniques for performing Land Services activities. Must possess competent knowledge and skills in land description and terminology, surface and subsurface rights, ROW document analysis, and have excellent negotiation skills. -Experience as a ROW agent or related ROW position -Proficient in Microsoft Office products, including spreadsheet and word processing -Creativity, foresight and mature judgment to identify and resolve business, technical and administrative related problems with ROW services. -Able to interact with all levels of management and to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community. -Must be detail oriented and have excellent analytical and quantitative skills -Must be able to work alone, make decisions and use judgment while performing related activities. -The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Employee is expected to use good judgment when lifting or moving office supplies and/or furniture and to seek assistance or wear back support appliances when appropriate. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus in use of computer monitor and other manual, task-related functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, use hands and fingers, to handle, or feel objects, tools, controls. Reach with hands and arms, hear and talk. The employee is required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch. -Ability to travel as dictated by job requirements

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Benefits

-All full-time employees enjoy a minimum of 8 Paid Holidays per year. -TRC ensures that all employees, including those that work part-time, receive paid sick, family, and disability leave in accordance with the laws of their state of residence. -These benefits are applicable to US employees depending on their employment status (full time, part time, or temporary). TRC offers jurisdiction specific benefit packages for International and Puerto Rico employees. -401k package that includes both traditional and Roth IRA options and Company match. -Paid time off contingent upon full time status, PTO is 7 days per year. -Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.

About Trc Companies, Inc.

-A global consulting, engineering and construction‑management firm. -Specializes in environmental engineering, geotechnical work, pipeline, power utilities, water, transportation and government projects. -Balancing public and private sector work, it blends field services with digital and inspection technologies. -Typical projects include coastal resilience upgrades, substation modernization, brownfield redevelopment, pipeline/installations and transportation infrastructure. -Implements high‑visibility, multi‑year programs—from power‑grid upgrades to aquatic centers and submarine cables. -Unusual for its breadth: a NASA satellite‑data early adopter and provider of intelligent‑grid and field‑inspection services.

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