Real Estate Representative
Coates Field Service, Inc., Rochester, NY, United States
Coates Field Service, Inc. is seeking an experienced
Real Estate Representative
to support a client’s distribution and transmission. The successful candidate will be experienced in acquiring linear right of way for private landowners, and able to adapt to tight deadlines in order to meet project deliverables. This is an in-office position.
Per Diem is NOT Available
Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities
Investigate, negotiate, acquire, defend, and ensure legal recording and enforcement of property rights required for electric, gas, or communication infrastructure
Utilize existing and future software and physical files to document all communication with landowners including in-person meetings, email, and phone in addition to capturing project updates and progress on each affected parcel
Engages landowners to mitigate encroachments on rights of way
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
Investigate electric and gas franchise agreements and boundary lines
Obtains right of entry and survey permission from private landowners.
Potentially negotiates and acquires property rights required for transmission and distribution projects.
Responds to internal and external stakeholder inquiries in matters related to property rights.
Reviews and processes executed documents according to client requirements; may include requesting payment remittance, recording, etc.
Serves as legal witness as necessary for condemnation or other proceedings.
Other job duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
Knowledge of real estate principles gained through education and experience
Must have NY Notary Public License or have the ability to obtain that license within 3 months of hiring
Preferred:
Working knowledge of drafting and negotiating property rights documents including rights-of-way, easements, leases, purchases, and sale agreements.
Strong understanding of electric transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution principles as related to right-of-way and land rights.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
Ability to utilize multiple forms of technology including project databases, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Earth, etc.
Ability to plot metes and bounds descriptions of property and read a variety of maps, electronic and paper.
Ability to evaluate, interpret, and analyze engineering and right-of-way drawings.
Ability to interpret and research (abstract) legal documents.
Skilled in 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.
Ability to travel regularly.
Right of Way Agents may have prior experience as attorneys, paralegals, real estate, or land professionals, working in industries such as electric utility power or communication companies, pipeline, engineering firms or government agencies specializing in land development.
Coates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
Coates offers a comprehensive and generous benefits package, including medical/dental, vision, STD/LTD, life insurance, paid time off, company paid holidays, and more!
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Real Estate Representative
to support a client’s distribution and transmission. The successful candidate will be experienced in acquiring linear right of way for private landowners, and able to adapt to tight deadlines in order to meet project deliverables. This is an in-office position.
Per Diem is NOT Available
Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities
Investigate, negotiate, acquire, defend, and ensure legal recording and enforcement of property rights required for electric, gas, or communication infrastructure
Utilize existing and future software and physical files to document all communication with landowners including in-person meetings, email, and phone in addition to capturing project updates and progress on each affected parcel
Engages landowners to mitigate encroachments on rights of way
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
Investigate electric and gas franchise agreements and boundary lines
Obtains right of entry and survey permission from private landowners.
Potentially negotiates and acquires property rights required for transmission and distribution projects.
Responds to internal and external stakeholder inquiries in matters related to property rights.
Reviews and processes executed documents according to client requirements; may include requesting payment remittance, recording, etc.
Serves as legal witness as necessary for condemnation or other proceedings.
Other job duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
Knowledge of real estate principles gained through education and experience
Must have NY Notary Public License or have the ability to obtain that license within 3 months of hiring
Preferred:
Working knowledge of drafting and negotiating property rights documents including rights-of-way, easements, leases, purchases, and sale agreements.
Strong understanding of electric transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution principles as related to right-of-way and land rights.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
Ability to utilize multiple forms of technology including project databases, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Earth, etc.
Ability to plot metes and bounds descriptions of property and read a variety of maps, electronic and paper.
Ability to evaluate, interpret, and analyze engineering and right-of-way drawings.
Ability to interpret and research (abstract) legal documents.
Skilled in 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.
Ability to travel regularly.
Right of Way Agents may have prior experience as attorneys, paralegals, real estate, or land professionals, working in industries such as electric utility power or communication companies, pipeline, engineering firms or government agencies specializing in land development.
Coates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
Coates offers a comprehensive and generous benefits package, including medical/dental, vision, STD/LTD, life insurance, paid time off, company paid holidays, and more!
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