Agent-Land & Right of Way, Sr

Tallgrass • Lakewood, CO

9d • $150,000 - $1,900,000

About The Position

Provides land services—including acquisition, maintenance, administration, and disposition of real property and other rights—for company business units supporting the construction, operation, and maintenance of pipelines and facilities. Work supports gathering, transmission, processing, storage, carbon sequestration, water, and telecommunications activities. The role coordinates with internal disciplines and external stakeholders, manages land-related project work, and may supervise contract land agents and civil survey services. The position may require non-traditional hours, occasional overnight travel, and availability by cell phone during working and non-working hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Business, Engineering, or a related discipline; a minimum of five years of direct land acquisition and management experience in the energy sector may substitute for a degree.
• Knowledge of real property law, business law, commodity pricing, title examination standards and procedures, agricultural and ranching practices, and pipeline and facility design and construction.
• Knowledge of legal and engineering terminology, drawings, and maps.
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, tribal, and local laws and regulations concerning acquisition, maintenance, and management of property interests.
• Knowledge of company standards and practices for title-sufficiency documentation, pipeline and facility construction, project accounting and tracking, pipeline operations and maintenance concerning land, and land-activity status reporting.
• Knowledge of land-related computer applications.
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Office applications, which may include Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Project, and Outlook.
• Valid driver's license and driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers; ability to travel.
• Valid notary public authorization for the state in which the job is located.
• Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to supervise independent land contractors.
• Ability to perform essential and marginal job functions, work with a team, take direction, adhere to schedules and work rules, focus on detail, and manage multiple tasks concurrently under strict deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Ability to take initiative within guidelines, organize work, and prioritize daily tasks.
• Ability to work non-traditional hours as needed.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the job, including prolonged sitting, driving, moving throughout facilities, and lifting or moving up to 25 pounds.
• Must clear a drug screen and complete a background check; a credit report may also be required for certain positions.

Nice To Haves

• Paralegal certification, law degree, appraiser certification or training, energy management degree, or farm and ranch management or agronomy-related degree, training, or experience.
• IRWA Senior Agent certification (SR/WA).
• Knowledge, training, or experience in pipeline and related-facility regulatory permitting and requirements, including FERC processes and stakeholder communications.
• Knowledge of and prior experience with land-related applications such as Google Earth, ESRI, Quorum, and SteelShire.
• Knowledge of and prior experience with oil and gas well permits, including Class II and Class VI injection well permits in states with primacy.
• Knowledge of oil and gas lease, pooling and unitization, operating, farmout, and other agreements used in oil and gas exploration.
• Knowledge of and prior experience estimating land-related costs and directly supervising and managing complex linear infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with land-related regulatory requirements for interstate pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Participate in, coordinate, and supervise acquisition, maintenance, administration, and disposition of real property rights and interests, including easements, leasehold and fee interests, licenses, and permits.
• Coordinate land services with disciplines such as Project Management, Environmental Health & Safety, and Operations for existing assets and new construction, including route and site selection, title examination and curative work, land-rights negotiation and acquisition, landowner relations, damage and claim settlement, project schedule and budget management, cost estimation, and zoning and other land-use permitting.
• Coordinate and supervise third-party services, including contract land agents and civil survey services.
• Participate in or conduct public meetings and community outreach related to land activity, including land-use hearings, FERC open houses, and stakeholder engagement meetings.
• Support counsel in litigation as needed, including coordinating or participating in eminent domain proceedings.
• Research, secure, and process easements, leases, licenses, permits, fee interests, and other conveyances of property rights and interests.
• Review, research, and answer questions from government agencies, landowners, external stakeholders, and internal customers.
• Report observations on performance metrics and projected practical impacts to management, and recommend solutions to performance issues.
• Participate in, coordinate, and supervise land due diligence for potential mergers and acquisitions.
• Interact with internal and external contacts tactfully, courteously, and professionally; maintain ethical conduct, strong attendance, and a high level of performance.
• Maintain regard for personal safety and the safety of company assets, employees, and the public.
• Perform other daily, weekly, monthly, special-project, or assigned duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior