Right-of-Way Agent - Charlotte, United States - Contract Land Staff

Description

CLS is looking for an entry-level to experienced Acquisition Agent near Charlotte, NC. 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.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for contacting the owners of interests in land regarding property rights, and for notifications of entry.
• Represent the client when contacting property owners.
• Capable of working unsupervised in a variety of roles.
• Responsible for field verifying points of interest along a transmission right of way and communicating the level of risk to the engineering team.
• Capable of driving approximately 300 miles per day, five days a week.
• Capable of walking various terrains to verify field points of interest.

Accountability: This position is responsible for working with all office staff, ensuring a healthy work environment and the satisfaction of all staff. Must be able to work effectively and professionally with office staff, the client, and landowners.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Project / Job Requirements:

• Prior ROW/Acquisition experience preferred.
• Must be local to the Charlotte, NC area
• Must be willing to travel to surrounding areas during the week
• Must be technologically savvy.

Education:

• Associate degree or two years of college and two plus years of Right of Way experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience:

• Experience in interpretation of documents and in the use of all the tools required in the Right of Way field.
• Extensive acquisition experience.
• Broad array of knowledge in all phases of Right-of-Way.
• Understanding of environmental issues.

Licensing:

• Must have valid driver's license.
• Must maintain minimum automobile liability insurance in the amount of $100,000/$300,000/$100,000.

Language Skills:

• Requires excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Must be able to write clearly and concisely to prepare reports, specifications, and correspondence.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, percentages, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Intermediate computer skills and familiarity with general PC operation.
• Intermediate software skills with all Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to learn new computer programs rapidly.
• Ability and willingness to move rapidly from place to place and meet timeline constraints.
• Capacity to be flexible, multi-task and maintain a great attitude.
• Ability to be a team player.