Representative

Representative, Land

US-KS-Shawnee

Job ID:
Type: Full-Time
of Openings: 1
Category: Land/Environmental
Kansas City-Shawnee

Overview

The Land Representative II provides land technical support to the leader and manager of land and internal departments, such as engineering, operations, legal, business development, and pipeline safety. This position also provides support to outside clients such as survey firms, oil and gas operators, land developers, attorneys, and contractors.

The land representative carries out technical tasks and supports team members in projects of major scope. The representative will help develop and implement land technical standards and assume responsibility for implementing these standards to achieve project success. The land representative is responsible for planning and organizing activities to acquire and protect Company land rights to allow for uninterrupted operation of Company facilities.

Additionally, the land representative works and negotiates directly with federal, state, and local permitting agencies, and other third-party systems to secure and maintain land, land rights, and approvals for the construction, operation, and maintenance of company facilities.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Determine the Companys land rights granted by easement and other land contracts and agreements upon request by Company personnel
• Support the coordination of pipeline relocation activities within the assigned districts
• Support the negotiations for acquisition of land rights and damage payments
• Effectively negotiate the fair and equitable settlement of damage payments to landowners
• Complete all check forms, statement of payment documents and processes with accuracy and in accordance with the accounting department
• Adhere to and closely follow the Companys Guiding Principles which are Integrity, Teamwork, Communication, Trust, Managing Risk, Partnering, Innovation and Learning
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors degree
• 3+ years of industry experience related to land and right of way profession
• Valid drivers license
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in drafting of land contracts (e.g., easements, releases, and partial releases of easements, deeds, gas storage leases, encroachment agreements, reimbursement agreements and contracts subject to review by legal department)
• Experience interpreting legal instruments (e.g., easements, deeds, leases)
• Working knowledge of the principles and practices of the right of way profession
• Working knowledge of general real estate law, principles, and practices
• General knowledge of real estate appraisal techniques
• Working knowledge of negotiation techniques
• Working knowledge of various methods of acquisition and assignment of land rights, both full and partial
• Knowledge of maps, plats, and engineering drawings and of interpreting various property descriptions
• Knowledge of the recording requirements and methods for legal instruments
• Knowledge of practices and procedures within the land department
• Knowledge of the filing system that maintains all land documents and agreements

Compensation details: 38 Yearly Salary

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