Right of Way Agent (RGE)

Canacre’s core services focus on leadership in Environment and Land services throughout the project lifecycle. At Canacre, we emphasize continuous development and growth. Our commitment to investing in industry knowledge and the expertise of our teams sets us apart. Our goals are to provide technical leadership for greater regulatory understanding and certainty and to build collaborative relationships with stakeholders, mitigating tomorrow’s environment, land and right-of-way risks today.At Canacre, we act with honesty and integrity within a culture where trust, collaboration, and teamwork flourish. We commit to diversity, inclusivity and the celebration of successes. Our vision is to foster an environment that promotes inspired and empowered team members who make an impact.The Right of Way Agent will be responsible for acquisition and enforcement of real property rights required for the operation, maintenance, and expansion of transmission, distribution, and communication systems, and other public and private infrastructure. The Right of Way Agent will provide local contact for interface with government, permitting, and customer interface related to franchise or property rights.Roles And ResponsibilitiesInvestigate, negotiate, acquire, defend, and ensure legal recording and enforcement of property rights required for electric, gas, or communication infrastructure for Avangrid Networks (Distribution & Transmission)Utilize Avangrid software and physical files to document all communication with landowners including in-person meetings, email, phone in addition to capturing project updates and progress on each affected parcelEngage landowners to mitigate encroachments on rights of wayRespond to internal and external customer inquiries in matters related to property rightsPrepare 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 retrievalCoordinate and process payments to landowners for certain property rights through internal workflow and SAP Serve as legal witness as necessary for condemnation or other proceedingsInvestigate electric and gas franchise agreements and boundary linesOther tasks as assigned by RELM team members Job Preferences And RequirementsSkills and Abilities:RequiredClear, concise written and oral communication skillsStrong negotiation and interpersonal skillsComputer literacy (working knowledge of Microsoft Office software, Google Earth)Must be willing to travel regularly (up to 20%) and have reliable transportationPreferredExperience drafting and negotiating property rights documents including rights-of-way, easements, licenses, leases, purchase and sale agreementsAbility to plot metes and bounds descriptions of property and read variety of maps/surveysAbility to evaluate, interpret, and analyze engineering and right-of-way drawingsAbility to interpret and research (abstract) legal documentsProperty rights research methods, including courthouse searches for recorded documents and internet research of sameAbility to determine valuation of crops, timber, etc. for damage settlementExperience And TrainingKnowledge of real estate principles gained through education and experienceMust have NY Notary Public License or have the ability to obtain license within 3 months of hire date