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.
• 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.
• This position is responsible for working with all office staff, ensuring a healthy work environment and the satisfaction of all staff.
• 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.
• May be responsible for Right of Way operations and maintenance.
• 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 estimating areas of potential damage in advance of construction and accumulate information as to damages occurring during construction.

Requirements

CLS is looking for an experienced Acquisition Agent local to Reno, NV. 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.

• Associate’s degree or two years of college and two plus years of Right of Way experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have 3-5+ years of Acquisition experience.
• Capacity to be flexible, multi-task and maintain a great attitude.
• Must be able to work effectively and professionally with office staff, the client and landowners.
• Understanding of environmental issues.
• Must have active Nevada Real Estate License or be willing to obtain one.
• 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.
• Ability and willingness to move rapidly from place to place and meet timeline constraints.
• Experience in interpretation of documents and in the use of all of the tools required in the Right-of-Way field.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.
• Extensive acquisition experience.
• Intermediate software skills with all Microsoft Office applications.
• Must be local to Reno, NV (no per diem).
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, percentages, and decimals.
• Ability to learn new computer programs rapidly.
• Intermediate computer skills and familiarity with general PC operation.
• Ability to be a team player.
• Must be able to write clearly and concisely to prepare reports, specifications, and correspondence.
• Requires excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Must maintain minimum automobile liability insurance in the amount of $100,000/$300,000/$100,000.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Capable of working unsupervised in a variety of roles.
• Broad array of knowledge in all phases of Right-of-Way.

Benefits

Pay: Salaried position with a day rate component of $300 to $320/day depending on experience.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance