Real Estate Specialist (ALL LEVELS)

ITC Holdings•Cedar Rapids, IA

About The Position

Plans, leads, and manages real estate activities, including site location and acquisition, right-of-way negotiation, and land acquisition. Collaborates on capital projects with internal and external stakeholders, including engineering, planning, asset management, operations, legal, local government, and community affairs. Uses GIS across multiple areas of work and builds GIS capacity within the real estate function. The role researches and responds to complex requests involving company property and rights-of-way; analyzes legal descriptions against survey and engineering drawings and other maps; and ensures accurate legal descriptions are maintained in permanent property records. It provides property and right-of-way information to stakeholders, supports capital project teams, prepares maps and drawings for franchising when needed, and performs market pricing analysis and cost estimates. The specialist investigates property and right-of-way complaints and unauthorized use of company property; may travel and patrol to view existing electric transmission facilities; and collaborates with internal departments on requests to purchase, sell, lease, license, or permit real property, with support from the legal team. The role also uses GIS to analyze property rights and support capital projects, develops GIS capabilities and efficiencies, and maintains complete, accurate, organized real property records in the database system.

Requirements

Related education: bachelor's or associate degree preferred, or relevant equivalent experience and/or education.
Associate level: some real estate or utility experience preferred.
Intermediate level: minimum of two years of experience in utility real estate, property management, right-of-way, property protection, licensing, compatible-use review, land records, or equivalent; utility experience preferred.
Senior level: minimum of five years of experience in real estate/property management, or equivalent.
Understanding of ESRI ArcGIS software and competence in GIS and digital mapping.
Strong interest in new technologies and applications that enhance work efficiency and productivity.
Sound analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with superiors and internal and external individuals, with professionalism and knowledge.
Strong collaboration and conflict-management skills.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities efficiently and in an organized manner, focus on results, and meet deadlines in a high-volume environment.
Ability to perform duties accurately, promptly, and effectively with minimal supervision.
Ability to use sound business judgment to formulate conclusions and articulate meaningful, valuable recommendations.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer; the company does not sponsor employment visas such as H-1B or TN visas.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or associate degree.
Some real estate or utility experience for the associate level.
Utility experience for the intermediate level.

Responsibilities

Research, analyze, and respond to complex requests to use company property and rights-of-way.
Analyze legal descriptions against survey and engineering drawings and other maps, and ensure proper legal descriptions are part of permanent company property records.
Communicate property and right-of-way information to internal and external parties.
Provide leadership, expertise, and guidance to capital project teams.
Prepare maps and drawings to support the franchising process, as necessary.
Perform market pricing analysis and cost estimating to support capital projects.
Investigate and resolve property and right-of-way complaints.
Investigate and remedy unauthorized use of company property.
Travel and patrol to view existing electric transmission facilities, as necessary.
Collaborate with internal departments on requests to purchase, sell, lease, license, or permit real property, with legal team support.
Use GIS to analyze property rights and support company capital projects.
Guide GIS growth to build technical capabilities and efficiencies for real estate operations.
Assemble real property records and ensure they are recorded, maintained, and organized in the database system.