Right of Way Agent / ROW Agent / Land Agent

TekWissen LLC

Hurricane, WV

Expired: 16 days ago Applications are no longer accepted.

Full-Time

Job Description

Overview

Tekwissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the worldOur client is is a major investor-owned electric utility in the United States, delivering electricity to more than five million customers in statesOur client ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.SThe client also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile (3,000 km) network that includes 75 kilovolts ultra-high voltage transmission lines, more than all other U.Stransmission systems combinedOur client's utility units operate as our company Ohio, our company Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas)Our client's headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio

Job Title: Trans Right of Way Agent

Location: Hurricane, WV, 25526

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Description:

Candidate must be experienced in creating scopes, budget and schedules,
Experience in managing projects for ROW or electric transmission preferred.
Positions will be five days a week, must be able to travel and will be assigned small - large transmission line and transmission station projects in various regions as needed.

This is not a field position.
Duties will include the responsibility for overseeing multiple projects or program area of projects within a matrix team environment related to the successful installation of transmission line and/or transmission or distribution substation facilities.
This includes collaborating in scope completion and creation of estimates, along with managing the ROW acquisition include the monthly facilitation of meetings for status (along with creation and updating monthly project cost budgets and project schedules).
Develop relationships and effectively communicate with all stakeholders including internal customers, external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers.

Job Requirements

Candidate should be well-versed in various aspects of Project Management or the Acquisition of ROW
Proficient in written & verbal communication skills
Computer proficiency a must
Knowledgeable in GIS Mapping systems and databases
Knowledgeable in real estate values and accepted estimating practices
Properly review maps, drawings, exhibits
Knowledgeable in earned value and project reports
Act as an expert witness, assist and confer with legal counsel and project management in the selection of witnesses and commissioners in connection with condemnation and/or other court actions.

Education:

Associate degree plus three (3) years related experience; OR, Bachelor of Science degree plus two (2) years' related experience.

Work Experience:

Experience in one or more of the following areas: business, project management, real estate, law, electric transmission and/or distribution right-of-way and/or real estate and/or possess a professional certificate (i.e., IR/WA, SR/WA, PMP, etc).
Prior experience in a leadership position and/or project management a plus.

Essential Job Functions & Tasks:

Handle complicated negotiations with land owners (or their designees) for the acquisition of land rights relative to the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of electric transmission and/or distribution facilities.
Settle damage claims with property owners (or their designees) relative to property damage caused or created by client , or its contractors, during the construction, reconstruction, maintenance or removal of transmission and/or distribution facilities.
Search courthouses and other records as may be available to determine present property ownership(s) and the extent of interests therein.
Review and interpret legal documents, property surveys, legal descriptions, surveying drawings, appraisals, and reports.
Prepare approved legal documents for the acquisition of land rights relative to the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of electric transmission and/or distribution facilities.
Provide functional support to other client Business Units in regard to questions and procedures in the acquisition of land rights.
Maintain property owner files, maps, drawings, exhibits and detailed progress reports within Right-of-Way Stakeholder Information system (ROWSi).
Knowledgeable in real estate values and accepted real estate appraisal practices in the acquisition of land rights.
Follow TROW estimate guidelines and practices for the acquisition of land rights for the acquisition of land rights relative to the construction, reconstruction, enlargement or maintenance of electric transmission and/or distribution facilities.
Complete ROW estimate & scope for TROW Projects, and manage, develop, review and coordinate right-of-way project scope, schedule, budget related to multiple right-of-way projects or program of projects.
Follow TROW Outsourcing Technical Guidelines for the outsourcing of acquisition of land rights relative to the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of electric transmission and/or distribution facilities.
Act as a liaison or project manager with vendor companies performing services relative to the acquisition of land rights for the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of electric transmission and/or distribution facilities.
Responsible for project oversight in reviewing and supervising vendor companies on ROW Projects to ensure adherence to project schedules and budget, as well as project reporting.
Review periodic status and cost of managed right-of-way projects. Also, track the project quality, milestones and performance against annual work plans.
Monitor the closeout process and establish any lessons learned on TROW projects and recommend process improvements as appropriate.
Approve vouchers for payments incurred in the acquisition of land rights involving the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of electric transmission and/or distribution facilities.
Act as a witness and assist in the selection of witnesses and commissioners in connection with condemnation and/or other court actions involving the acquisition of land rights or other court actions which may result from the construction, reconstruction or maintenance for electric transmission and/or distribution facilities.
Represent Transmission right-of-way in internal process improvement teams and initiatives as well as external industry forums, where required.