Job Details
HNM Systems provides direct hire, contract to hire, and professional placement to the Telecommunications, Utilities, and IT sectors. HNM also offers turn-key engineering services for the design of outside and inside plant, power utility, and Wi-Fi systems. The telecommunications, utilities, and IT industries are essential to buildout affordable broadband networks and strengthen cybersecurity for decades to come.
The Right of Way Agent performs all aspects of right of way and real estate related activities necessary to maintain and protect property rights while negotiating favorable terms to various land and right of way related agreements secured on behalf of customers, including the acquisition, relinquishment and modification of easements, fee land purchases, franchise and permit rights, encroachments resolutions and settlements of damage claims among other land and right of way related negotiations. This position will also support the development team responsible for the acquisition and installation of multi-duct conduit packages connecting client communications facilities in dense to moderate urban environments. This is a field-based role.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Identify land/property ownership from public records.
- Research, review, and analyze titles; identify defects and outline curative.
- Negotiate the acquisition of right of way and other property interest/rights, as necessary to accommodate the construction, operation, maintenance of customer facilities in such a manner to minimize problems, issues, or litigation.
- Negotiate property damage settlements and loss claims associated with projects and day to day operations necessary to maintain customers' facilities.
- Prepare right of way related cost estimates associated with land and right of way project acquisition.
- Secure civil permits necessary for the construction and maintenance of customer facilities.
- Review, prepare, analyze, and interpret all land and right of way related agreements, deeds, easements, leases, permits, licenses, etc.
- Serve as liaison between internal departments, customers, developers, cities, counties, etc., in support of right of way activities.
- Resolve encroachment, damage claims, landowner complaints and inquiries at a minimal cost to the customer.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (BA) from a four-year college or university, and/or equivalent industry related Right of Way work experience.
- Knowledge in all aspects of right of way, including project management, acquisition, title, permitting, due diligence, public relations and community outreach.
- A satisfactory driving record as determined by the Company and a current, valid state issued driver's license are mandatory.
Position Responsibilities
- Plan for and conduct negotiation meetings with property owners and their representatives to acquire easements, property acquisitions and/or access rights necessary for the clients' projects.
- Produce and review required documentation to secure necessary approvals for the project installation.
- Work with title, survey, design and construction to coordinate preferred paths and methods of installation for access, construction and maintenance.
- Read, interpret and explain project plans.
- Produce and maintain accurate landowner contact records for parcel files.
- Enter information into a project management system to track the completion of tasks in support of the project.
- It is the policy of HNM Systems, Inc., to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information and/or marital status. HNM Systems, Inc is compliant with the Fair Chance Ordinance as applicable and will consider all qualified applications for employment