ROW/Land Agent

TRC Companies • NY-Rochester, NY

9h • $78,000 - $84,500 • Remote

About The Position

TRC, Member of WSP, is a global consulting environmental and engineering firm and one of the top design firms in the energy sector. TRC and WSP’s 83,000 experts create positive, long-lasting impacts for our communities and our clients in the power and energy, transportation and infrastructure, environmental, and property and buildings sectors. The Sr. Right of Way Agent, under the direction of the Lead Agent or ROW Supervisor, possesses an excellent working knowledge of all right of way disciplines, title, permitting, acquisition, documentation. He/she is very knowledgeable about property valuation, survey drawings and alignments sheets.

Requirements

• Clear, concise written and oral communication skills
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Computer literacy (working knowledge of Microsoft Office software, Google Earth)
• Must be willing to travel regularly (up to 20%) and have reliable transportation

Nice To Haves

• Experience drafting and negotiating property rights documents including rights-of-way, easements, licenses, leases, purchase and sale agreements
• Ability to plot metes and bounds descriptions of property and read variety of maps/surveys
• Ability to evaluate, interpret, and analyze engineering and right-of-way drawings
• Ability to interpret and research (abstract) legal documents
• Property rights research methods, including courthouse searches for recorded documents and internet research of same
• Ability to determine valuation of crops, timber, etc. for damage settlement
• Knowledge of real estate principles gained through education and experience
• Must have NY Notary Public License or have the ability to obtain license within 3 months of hire date

Responsibilities

• Responsible for acquisition and enforcement of real property rights required for the operation, maintenance, and expansion of the transmission, distribution, and communication system infrastructure for company Networks.
• Provides local contact for interface with government, permitting, and customers related to franchise or property rights.
• Investigate, negotiate, acquire, defend, and ensure legal recording and enforcement of property rights required for electric, gas, or communication infrastructure for company Networks (Distribution & Transmission)
• Utilize Avangrid software and physical files to document all communication with landowners including in-person meetings, email, phone in addition to capturing project updates and progress on each affected parcel
• Engage landowners to mitigate encroachments on rights of way
• Respond to internal and external customer inquiries in matters related to property rights
• Prepare or assist in preparing and securing specific state, highway, railroad, County, Town, City, Village permits for use of lands owned by governmental agencies, the public or other utilities including tree clearing permits
• Investigate, negotiate, and acquire leases, licenses, and permits for Networks infrastructure, staging areas for storm or construction lay down areas, railroads & canals crossing permits
• Responsible for document management involving legal documents filing, recording, parceling, indexing, and retrieval
• Coordinate and process payments to landowners for certain property rights through internal workflow and SAP
• Serve as legal witness as necessary for condemnation or other proceedings
• Investigate electric and gas franchise agreements and boundary lines
• Other tasks as assigned by team members

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.
• 401k package that includes both traditional and Roth IRA options and Company match.
• Paid time off contingent upon full time status, PTO is 7 days per year.
• All full-time employees enjoy a minimum of 8 Paid Holidays per year.
• TRC ensures that all employees, including those that work part-time, receive paid sick, family, and disability leave in accordance with the laws of their state of residence.
• TRC offers jurisdiction specific benefit packages for International and Puerto Rico employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed