Transmission Right-of-Way Agent I-Sr

About the position

This role supports the Manager of Transmission ROW within Entergy’s Power Delivery (PD) business unit. The Agent will assist in the development of contract-labor & property-acquisition cost/schedule estimates, development of project specific scopes of work, development of contract releases and contract-change-requests, and the tracking/reporting of project specific financials. The Agent will also support the Transmission Maintenance organization’s one-off requests including letters of no objection, ingress/egress matters, and transmission-system-tie requests. The Agent will interface and partner with internal stakeholders including Transmission ROW Agents, Project Management, Construction Management, Project Controls, Legal, Environmental, Engineering, Telecom, Industrial Accounts, Supply Chain Representatives, Customer Service Representatives, and their counterparts in Distribution ROW. The Agent is also expected to actively participate in corporate, business unit, workgroup, and incident-management (i.e., storm recovery) initiatives as requested by the Manager of Transmission ROW.

Responsibilities

• Develop labor and acquisition cost estimates for transmission projects.
• Utilize labor cost estimates to develop contract releases for onboarding contract resources.
• Assist in substation site selection.
• Coordinate permissions for boundary survey(s), soil borings, environmental assessment, and cultural assessment.
• Interpret market analysis, i.e., comparable sales data provided within limited appraisals.
• Develop initial compensation offers.
• Oversee and provide quality assurance/quality control for purchase options & purchase agreements.
• Coordinate property sale/closing activities.
• Coordinate necessary information to obtain permits.
• Issue payment to landowner for property purchase.
• Oversee the recordation of easements with Parish/County clerks of court and ensure recordation documents are uploaded to Entergy’s document management system.
• Produce project status reports for key customers.
• Verify invoicing from contract partners and assist in the processing of invoice/payments.
• Develop key internal and external relationships to ensure project success.
• Assist in route selection, open house if applicable, and project team in determining final route.
• Develop cost estimate, and refine/revise project scope and schedule if necessary.
• Perform preliminary courthouse title research on each tract.
• Perform internal archive research utilizing Entergy’s document management system.
• Prepare documentation for landowner including Landowner Bill of Rights where applicable.
• Prepare right of way instruments/agreements for acquisition, peripheral agreements, finalize negotiation with landowner.
• Prepare Final Offer Letters.
• Issue payment to landowner for easement purchase.
• Support Pre-construction activities.
• Assist in landowner damage claims as necessary including but not limited to negotiation and payment processing/review.
• Actively participate in safety related initiatives, continuous improvement initiatives, and Diversity and Belonging (DIB) initiatives.
• Participate in all business unit and work group specific staff meetings and conferences.
• Mentor ROW Agents 1-3 and provide guidance and training as needed.
• Identify and recruit additional contract resources as needed for workload distribution.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent work experience.
• ROW Agent I: 0-3 years of experience, internal or external.
• ROW Agent II: 3-5 years of experience, internal or external.
• ROW Agent III: 5-7 years of experience, at least 2 internal.
• Senior ROW Agent: 7+ years of experience, at least 4 internal.
• History of safe performance, active safety involvement and participation and strong desire for a safer workplace.
• Strong Negotiation, Interpersonal & Group Communication skills.
• Strong Planning\\Organization\\Time Management skills.
• Strong Computer skills and proficient in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel & Outlook, Power Point).
• Basic knowledge of electric transmission-line/substation lay-out and design concepts as well as construction & maintenance practices.
• Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position.
• Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate, Land Management, or Business.
• Training or education in leadership, project management, real estate, property law, property appraisal, negotiating, persuasive writing, interpersonal communications, and conflict resolution.
• Responsible for performing basic right-of-way acquisition duties, such as researching property ownership, assisting in the preparation of legal documents, and coordinating property inspections.
• May assist in negotiations with property owners for the acquisition of property rights.
• Shows potential for developing key internal and external relationships to ensure project success.
• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent, as well as some related experience or training.
• Responsible for coordinating with contract partners, property appraisals, negotiating with property owners for the acquisition of property rights, and preparing legal documents.
• May provide guidance and training to ROW Agent 1.
• Verify and process invoices from contract partners.
• Verify and process payments to customers and service providers.
• Ability to develop key internal and external relationships to ensure project success.
• Requires a bachelor's degree and/or several years of related experience.
• Responsible for managing complex right-of-way acquisition projects, including coordinating with project managers, contract partners, and ensuring compliance with all regulations and laws.
• Ability to assist in distribution line site selection.
• Ability to produce estimates including all costs associated with DROW.
• Provide guidance and training to ROW Agent 1 & 2.
• Oversee property appraisals, negotiate with property owners for the acquisition of property rights, and prepare legal documents.
• Familiarity with condemnation process and applicable regulations.
• Ability to resolve conflict in contentious circumstances with landowners.
• Requires a bachelor's degree in a related field and/or extensive related experience.
• Responsible for overseeing the entire right-of-way acquisition process including resource management, estimating, and reporting.
• Ability to produce estimates including all costs associated with DROW.
• Leadership role in development and execution of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Established key internal and external relationships with a track record of project success.
• Advanced ability to resolve conflict in contentious circumstances with landowners.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of condemnation process and applicable regulations.

Benefits

• Entergy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
• The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
• This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
• The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
• Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
• Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants.
• Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf.
• As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company.
• Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
• The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment.