Acquires right of way and other property right interest as appropriate for the construction, operation, maintenance, or removal of facilities. Essential Duties & Responsibilities:Provide leadership when working as part of a group or team. Ensure that needed meetings are held, important agenda items are included, and team members are kept current. Provides ideas for solutions and pushes for constructive resolution of problems. Will anticipate possible roadblocks on projects and seek alternative solutions to overcome those obstacles. Interfaces with corporate management, operations personnel, field engineering, legal department, construction personnel, outside counsel, and right-of-way service company personnel. Communicate with property owners and/or tenants in response to company activities on right of way, e.g. pipe repair, relocations, vegetation control, and public awareness mailings. Negotiate with the landowners to obtain, maintain, or dispose of company’s right of way interests. Acquire right of way, fee property, valve sites, cathodic protection sites, compressor stations, workspace and various permits. Have the ability to conduct, review and cure property title. Coordinate with third party service companies and their agent activities when necessary. Obtain appraisals for acquisitions, sales, and rights-of-way purchase or lease, when necessary. Assess and settle damage claims, problems or inquiries while representing the company in a positive manner. Acts as a company liaison with other companies and governmental agencies at the federal, state and local levels. Represents Company in public hearings, trials, condemnations, and other appearances on behalf of company as necessary. Participate in acquisition due diligence projects as assigned – reviewing documents and preparing an executive summary. Make appropriate notifications on projects that meet the regulator requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Serves as a technical resource regarding right of way related matters. Requirements:Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Bachelor’s degree required, and a minimum of 3 years work experience with working knowledge of pipeline right of way and real estate transactions and practices. Knowledge of Right of Way must span an adequate understanding of legal views, government regulations of pipeline industry, engineering, state one-call systems, maps and drawings, public relations, negotiation, property management. Demonstrated problem solving skills addressing and executing solutions to complex problems. Ability to promote cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables. Ability to effectively handle pressures and demands of deadlines and competing priorities. Knowledge of real estate principles, rules and regulations pertaining to the acquisition of rights-of-way, licenses, permits and other land rights is favorable. Ability to read, understand and prepare technical documents such as easements, leases, licenses, etc. is preferred. Excellent oral and written communications skills both internally and externally. Possess computer competencies including but not limited to Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, ability to navigate Databases, etc. Ability to leverage formulas in Excel to help interpret accounting related information and reports. Strong Interpersonal skills - high degree of interaction with a variety of groups from field construction personnel, vendors and internal personnel (environmental, engineering, operations). Demonstrated ability to plan, schedule prioritize and forecast multiple processes and priorities. Must be team-oriented and self-directed. Attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and dependability. Must be flexible, adaptable, and possess a high level of initiative. Must display good judgment and the ability to prioritize multiple deadlines. Must be self-motivated, dependable, and trustworthy, with the ability to work autonomously and deliver results without direct supervision. On call for emergency response. Bi-lingual preferred (Spanish) but not required. Special Considerations:Knowledge of Right of Way must span an adequate understanding of legal views, government regulations of pipeline industry, engineering, state one-call systems, maps and drawings, public relations, negotiation, property management. Ability to make decisions based upon sound judgment. A self-starter who will take initiative and who works well with minimum supervision. May support other Right of Way Agents working on a variety of capital, operational and maintenance field projects. Travel and odd work hours on occasion. On call for emergency response. Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Normal office working conditions. Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing. Extensive travel, including occasional overnight travel required.