Right-of-Way Agent

Description

• Responsible for recommending payment increases to the client if the property owner has a legitimate basis for seeking a substantially higher amount.
• Represent the client in complex negotiations with property owners and attorneys.
• 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 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• May be responsible for Right of Way operations and maintenance.

Requirements

CLS is looking for experienced Acquisition Agents local to Lexington or Louisville, KY. 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.

• Understanding of environmental issues.
• Associate’s degree or two years of college and two plus years of Right of Way experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Intermediate computer skills and familiarity with general PC operation.
• Must have 1+ years of Right of Way experience.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Must maintain minimum automobile liability insurance in the amount of $100,000/$300,000/$100,000.
• Intermediate software skills with all Microsoft Office applications.
• Must be local to the Louisville or Lexington, KY area (no per diem).
• Requires excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, percentages, and decimals.
• Ability to be a team player.
• Experience in interpretation of documents and in the use of all of the tools required in the Right-of-Way field.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Ability and willingness to move rapidly from place to place and meet timeline constraints.
• Must be able to work effectively and professionally with office staff, the client and landowners.
• Prior Distribution/Utility experience is a plus!
• Capacity to be flexible, multi-task and maintain a great attitude.
• Extensive acquisition experience.
• Must be able to write clearly and concisely to prepare reports, specifications, and correspondence.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.
• Capable of working unsupervised in a variety of roles.
• Ability to learn new computer programs rapidly.
• Broad array of knowledge in all phases of Right-of-Way.
• 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.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance