Right of Way Agent 1 - Right of Way Agent 2

Atmos Energy•Dallas, TX

20h

About The Position

The Right of Way Agent conducts moderate-level review and retrieval of right-of-way documents to confirm compliance, maintain company assets, and establish existing rights. The position researches property and courthouse records, prepares documents and comments for legal review, negotiates land rights and post-construction damage settlements, and addresses landowner disputes and property-management issues. The agent coordinates with Engineering, Operations, Legal, contract right-of-way personnel, and permitting entities, and tracks project and permitting status.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Real Estate, Engineering, Legal Studies, or a related field and two years of related experience, or equivalent.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to persuade or influence internal customers and external stakeholders on easement/land-right, contractual, and operational matters.
Ability to negotiate or persuade others.
Ability to perform basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Working knowledge of business computer applications for creating standardized documents, reports, or graphs.
Advanced user of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Professional, and Google Earth.
Valid driver's license; occasional travel may be required.

Nice To Haves

IRWA/IRWP preferred.

Responsibilities

Review and retrieve easements, leases, licenses, permits, contracts, and related right-of-way documents for compliance, asset maintenance, and confirmation of existing rights.
Coordinate activities between Engineering and Operations.
Research courthouse and other records to determine legal ownership, property descriptions, ownership details, and signatures needed to obtain right-of-way authorization.
Prepare documents and comments under the direction of a ROW Supervisor or Manager for submission to the Company's legal organization concerning litigation and right-of-way issues.
Resolve, negotiate, and diffuse moderate-level landowner disputes and complaints.
Support and monitor right-of-way records reconciliation and file-management initiatives.
Research and settle basic-to-moderate encroachments, easement definitions, and other property-management issues; coordinate proposed encroachments with Operations, Engineering, and Legal as necessary; and report weekly project status to ROW leadership.
Negotiate land-right acquisitions and post-construction damage settlements with property owners or their representatives under a ROW Supervisor's supervision on intermediate-level integrity-driven, replacement, and greenfield projects.
Manage landowner relationships in conjunction with contract ROW personnel, attend project status calls, and provide weekly project updates to ROW leadership.
Prepare and/or review moderate-level right-of-way documents, including plats detailing proposed work and land-right provisions.
Coordinate and monitor submission of TxDOT and railroad permitting applications and maintain a permitting tracking report.