JOB TITLE: Real Estate Representative

JOB TYPE: W2 Contract – Ongoing

LOCATION: Remote (with travel to Ottawa and Allegan Counties)

INDUSTRY: Energy Utilities

JOB SUMMARY AND SKILLS REQUIRED FOR REAL ESTATE REPRESENTATIVE:

Ability to effectively negotiate with private landowners and governmental agencies for the acquisition of various land rights for construction, operation and maintenance of existing and new facilities, including but not limited to, fee simple, easements, leases, temporary workspace agreements, licenses, permits and ordinances.
Ability to plan and organize workload, adjusts to changing priorities, and work well under pressure with minimal supervision and guidance from Owner.
Perform internal and external due diligence to ensure accuracy and completeness of land rights or to identify and bring forward deficiencies requiring curative action.
Serve as liaison with landowner/tenant on ownership, easement rights, damage claims and access issues.
Effectively use Owner’s established policies, procedures, processes to perform work.
Represent company at public meetings before governmental agencies such as municipalities, zoning boards, townships, drainage boards, county commissioners and similar organizations.
Must have or be able to obtain Michigan Notary.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR REAL ESTATE REPRESENTATIVE:

Must have 2-5 years’ experience in the Right of Way/Real Estate industry with at least 1 year acquiring land rights.
Knowledge of settlement instruments and contract terms. Able to interpret survey drawings, engineering, construction and plan and profile drawings, title and abstracts. -Must be proficient in land title research.

Must have associate’s degree or higher