Senior Right of Way Agent

4 weeks ago

Houston, Texas, United States Audubon Companies Full time
Senior Right of Way Agent Job Description

Audubon Companies is seeking a highly skilled Senior Right of Way Agent to join our team. This role will be responsible for performing right of way activities for the negotiation, acquisition, and maintenance of rights of way necessary to perform pipeline, road, power line, cable, and other related projects.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Conduct Title Searches and Research: Conduct or acquire title searches and research public records to identify land owners affected by the project and determine property rights and descriptions.
  • Review Title Reports: Order and review title reports and review title searches for accuracy and any conflicting issues such as vesting of ownership, existing easements, judgments, covenants, conditions, and restrictions, liens, and encumbrances that may impact the project.
  • Direct Recordation of Legal Documents: Direct the recordation of legal documents for property purchase or sale easement acquisitions.
  • Negotiate with Land Owners: Contact the owners of interests in lands regarding the acquisition of real property rights, amendment of rights, defense of rights, notifications of entry, settlement of claims, and such related other matters as determined by the company.
  • Obtain Right of Way Authorization: Obtain right of way authorization from property owners and secure necessary access to property.
  • Acquire Temporary Rights of Entry: Acquire temporary rights of entry for field studies and temporary easements by rental or lease to provide construction staging areas.
  • Negotiate Easement Extensions: Negotiate the extension or relinquishment of temporary construction easements and draft relinquishment documents.
  • Communicate with Land Owners: Discuss with property owners the process, timeline, access, and equipment requirements of the project. Serve as a point of contact and address any questions, issues, or property damage concerns expressed by the land owner.
  • Keep Land Owners Informed: Keep land owners abreast of project status and timeline changes.
  • Negotiate with Property Owners: Negotiate with property owners, tenants, attorneys, and permit agencies for the purchase, lease, donation, or acquisition of easements of real property and/or property rights.
  • Conduct Negotiations in Good Faith: Conduct all negotiations in a professional manner and in good faith.
  • Provide Notifications: Provide proper notifications to property owners and inform owners of their rights, applicable laws, and regulations.
  • Coordinate Surveys: Coordinate 'before and after' surveys to ensure properties are left as required following temporary use.
  • Address Complaints: Address complaints by land owners and respond by investigating all complaints and taking remedial action upon consulting with company management.
  • Negotiate Claim Settlements: Negotiate claim settlements with owners and research market values to determine if settlements are appropriate.
  • Prepare Affidavits: Prepare necessary affidavits such as descent and distribution, identity, use, and adverse possession as required.
  • Draft and Review Legal Instruments: Draft and/or review legal instruments for conveyance of rights of way including deeds, mortgages, and purchase contracts.
  • Review Legal Documents: Review legal descriptions, easement documents, deeds, and other documents for acquisition of property and easements.
  • Read and Interpret Maps: Read and interpret maps and property descriptions.
  • Provide Assistance in Resolving Disputes: Provide assistance in resolving right of way and easement-related disputes.
  • May Appear as a Witness: May appear as a witness in litigation.
  • Inspect Affected Property: Inspect affected property and identify implications of the project on the property and/or structures.
  • Estimate Potential Damage: Estimate areas of possible or potential damage in advance of construction, and accumulate information as to any damages occurring during construction, gathering data necessary to determine the value of damages such as current market values.
  • Develop Relocation Plans: Develop relocation plans and negotiate with land owners, tenants, and attorneys when displacement occurs due to project scope.
  • Provide Relocation Assistance: Provide land owners and tenants displaced by projects advice on approved relocation assistance available in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
  • Maintain Relocation Assistance Records: Maintain relocation assistance records as required.
  • Note and Inform Supervisor of Violations: Note and inform supervisor of violations of easement terms by construction personnel.
  • Arrange for Maintenance and Removal: Arrange for the maintenance, protection, sale, and removal of structures and/or vegetation within acquired ROW.
  • Identify Required Permits: Identify and provide detail of all required construction permits and permit requirements, and acquire permits as directed.
  • Prepare Reports: Prepare adequate reports of daily activity and provide additional reporting as necessary to document difficult negotiations for easements, damage settlements, and/or permit acquisition.
  • Recommend Condemnation Processes: Recommend and initiate condemnation processes where necessary; prepare legal documents for inclusion in condemnation packages submitted to court; confer with legal counsel on such matters to ensure that documents conform to legal requirements may appear as witness during court hearings.
  • Perform Preliminary Appraisal Research: Perform preliminary appraisal research, title research, survey permitting, and field title curative.
  • Comply with HSSE Standards: Comply with all company and client health, safety, security, and environmental (HSSE) standards as well as federal and local HSSE regulations.
  • Participate in Hazard Identification Programs: Actively participate in company and client hazard identification and observation programs, and immediately report any unsafe acts, conditions, or incidents to your supervisor.

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