Senior Property Rights Specialist

Portland General Electric Company • Portland, OR

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Manages company real property portfolio; responds to company, jurisdictional and customer inquiries regarding real property; acquires all real property interests and permits necessary for company operations; disposes of all real property interests designated for sale/disposition/release; maintains compliance of company real property interests with applicable land use processes and permits; and conducts appropriate due diligence with respect to all company projects (including IRP and RFP processes) which include a real property component and advise upper management accordingly.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in real estate, business, finance, law or other related field or equivalent experience.
• Typically, ten or more years in commercial real estate or related field.
• Requires a valid driver's license and a history of safe driving practices.
• Intermediate knowledge of real estate laws, regulations, rules, principles, practices and markets.
• Advanced knowledge of contracting rules, regulations and procedures.
• Advanced skills in reading/interpreting property legal descriptions, plat maps, title reports and appraisal reports.
• Advanced skill in estimating the value of property.
• Intermediate skills in using department systems. (e.g., GIS, document management)
• Intermediate knowledge of environmental laws, regulations, procedures and processes.
• Intermediate knowledge of the electrical utility industry.
• Advanced analytical thinking skills.
• Advanced conflict management skills.
• Advanced decision-making skills.
• Advanced influence skills.
• Advanced interpersonal skills.
• Advanced negotiation skills.
• Advanced organization and prioritization skills.
• Advanced project management skills.
• Intermediate written and oral communication skills.
• Consistent use of logic or scientific thinking to define problems, collect information, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks.
• Ability to follow accuracy standards.
• Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks.
• Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress.
• Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change.
• Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback.
• Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement.
• Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks.
• Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization.
• Demonstrates sound memory.
• Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks.
• Ability to adhere to pre-established schedule, including start/stop time and break/lunch schedule.
• Ability to work long hours.
• Ability to work a variable schedule.
• Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather.
• Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance.
• Ability to work shift schedule.
• Ability to work on-call schedule.
• Driving/travel/commute: Daily within service territory - Frequently (at least once a week or more)
• Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
• Unstable surfaces requiring balance: (i.e., moving equipment, boats)
• Walking distances and surfaces (long distances and over rough, uneven or rocky surfaces)

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Degree or J.D. is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prioritizes workflow for team.
• Completes complex and commonly occurring financial feasibility studies; recommends acquisitions based on valuation, constraints, land use classification, permitting and potential of site to meet operational needs and future growth; determines compensation for real property at fair market value or establishes compensation rates; negotiates and acquires properties, easements, rights of way, permits, licenses and consent agreements, ensuring highest benefit to the company; sells real estate and grants easements as required; tracks, manages data for and reports on transactions; ensures project stakeholders and members are fully informed about property acquisitions and dispositions.
• Serves as a subject matter expert to the team.
• Oversees permitting process for difficult or complex permits.
• Obtains local, county, federal, state and other agency permits; identifies and informs company of risks, timelines and requirements for permitting company facilities; reviews and participates in preparing agreements, permits, applications for use, conditional-use permits and other similar documents; provides technical guidance regarding appropriate courses of action related to permitting.
• Responds to complex or escalated property rights concerns and requests from external customers or indirectly through executives; participates in investigating, resolving and managing disputes resulting from property trespass, encroachments and damage claims.
• Maintains communication with internal clients.
• Leads contract negotiations that meet regulatory requirements; coordinates survey, mapping, appraisal and other Property Services contract work; reviews surveys and ownership information for accuracy and adherence to scope of work.
• Leads in-depth research from title reports, GIS, surveys, appraisals and other sources; identifies land-right issues to inform route selection for transmission and distribution facilities; accomplishes zoning analysis, title review and property valuation.
• Creates and negotiates easements and other agreements in situations for which precedent may not exist; prepares plats and writes legal descriptions.
• Develops and maintains internal and external relationships to facilitate negotiations.
• Maintains geospatial data for company’s current and historical property records.
• May develop exhibits, maps, analyses of geospatial data and reports; may troubleshoot geospatial data management systems; actively seeks knowledge of trends and developments in the GIS field and analyze application to company needs.
• Builds and maintains key relationships with outside entities.
• May represent the company in public meetings/hearings pertaining to property rights and real estate transactions to protect the corporate interest and obtain necessary approvals.

Benefits

• total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company, and, at the same time, support your well-being and professional development, both now and into the future.

What This Job Offers

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