Sr. Right of Way Agent
About The Position
Coates Field Service, Inc. is seeking an experienced Sr. Right of Way Agent to perform day-to-day right-of-way duties for a pipeline project near Kansas City, Kansas. The successful candidate will have pipeline project experience, acquire linear right of way from private landowners, and adapt to tight deadlines to meet project deliverables. Per diem is available. Coates provides land acquisition and right-of-way services to municipalities, utilities, energy providers, and oil and gas companies nationwide. The company is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with regional offices throughout the United States. Its mission is to provide professional, high-quality, cost-efficient land acquisition and right-of-way services to clients.
Requirements
- Experience with pipeline projects and acquiring linear right of way from private landowners.
- Working knowledge of drafting and negotiating property-rights documents, including rights of way, easements, leases, purchases, and sale agreements.
- Excellent organizational, email management, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
- Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to use project databases, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Earth, and other technology.
- Ability to plot metes-and-bounds descriptions and read electronic and paper maps.
- Ability to evaluate, interpret, and analyze land-rights documents, including blanket easements, as well as engineering and right-of-way drawings.
- Ability to interpret and research legal documents.
- Skill in property-rights research methods, including courthouse searches for recorded documents and internet research.
- Ability to determine the value of crops, timber, and other items for damage settlements.
- Ability to travel regularly.
- Ability to adapt to tight deadlines and meet project deliverables.
Responsibilities
- Obtain right of entry and survey permission from private landowners.
- Negotiate and acquire property rights required for pipeline projects.
- Prepare right-of-way documents using client-provided templates.
- Coordinate and support non-environmental permitting processes with agencies and stakeholders.
- Document communications and correspondence with landowners, including in-person meetings, email, phone, and mail.
- Respond to internal and external stakeholder inquiries related to property rights.
- Investigate, negotiate, and acquire temporary right-of-way areas for driveways, construction laydown areas, and other temporary construction needs.
- Serve as a legal witness as necessary for condemnation or other proceedings.
- Organize and manage multiple projects.
- Perform other job duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Benefits
- Per diem available.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Paid time off.
- Company-paid holidays.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
