Right of Way Manager

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Tulsa, OK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Right of Way (ROW) Manager is responsible for leading a team of ROW professionals and land service contractors in securing, maintaining, and managing land rights required for the construction, operation, and maintenance of pipeline and related energy infrastructure assets. This role provides strategic oversight of ROW acquisition, landowner relations, encroachment management, agreement compliance, and real estate activities across a region or operational area. The ROW Manager partners with project teams, leadership, legal counsel, government agencies, tribal entities, and landowners to support capital project execution, operational reliability, and regulatory compliance. Additionally, the role oversees resource planning, contractor management, reporting, and the successful execution of complex land-related initiatives and special projects that support the company's long-term business objectives.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required
Five (5) years experience in ROW, pipeline engineering or project management required
Valid Drivers License required

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree preferred
Three (3) years leadership experience preferred
Land or ROW Management Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Leads multiple team members and land service contractors responsible for obtaining and maintaining land rights necessary for construction, operations, and maintenance of assets at the Region or Operational Area level.
Manages the development of processes, and oversight of ROW activities including ROW acquisition activities supporting numerous capital projects throughout the year, landowner communications and notifications including negotiating damage settlements, ROW maintenance and integrity support, encroachment management including Third-Party Encumbrance requests, real estate acquisition process for land under 20 acres, and ROW agreement management and compliance.
Procures personnel resource needs through collaboration with department leadership and project leaders in consideration of short-and-long term departmental objectives.
Administers the acquisition of pipeline rights-of-way, surface leases, permits, easements, and other documents involving industrial and commercial businesses, Federal, State and Local agencies. Tribal landowners, and private landowners, where required; oversees search of public records for ownership information; prepares and obtains execution of such instruments.
Interprets various agreements and easements and communicates restriction or right/privileges to the landowner or field personnel. Interfaces with broader ROW department, field personnel, Law and Management on various issues regarding interpretation of executed agreements. Provides guidance to team to support dealing and resolving landowner complaints.
Monitors obligations related to area ROW agreements to ensure compliance; executes reporting to stakeholders on status of ROW acquisition and maintenance projects.
Responsible for other special projects assigned by department leadership that requires significant resources or expertise (example: MD&A or BD proposals).