Rights & Restrictions Specialist

Rights & Restrictions Specialist

Location: Akron, OH (or Morristown, NJ)

Onsite Flexibility

Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Pay Rate: $37.62 $40.59 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

The Rights and Restrictions Specialist will play a critical role in supporting transmission line projects by examining, analyzing, and documenting real property rights, title records, and easement agreements. This role requires meticulous attention to detail to review complex legal instruments and extract key terms, conditions, rights, and restrictions into a clear, standardized tabular format. Working closely with GIS and management teams, the successful candidate will leverage geographic information systems (GIS), mapping tools, and legal research skills to provide complete land-rights clarity across the project corridor.

Key Responsibilities

• Easement & Legal Document Review: Perform thorough legal reviews of recorded easements, deeds, land contracts, rights-of-way (ROW), permits, and property agreements governing transmission line corridors.
• Data Extraction & Tabular Summarization: Synthesize complex legal clauses, rights, conditions, and landowner restrictions into a standardized, searchable tabular database/spreadsheet format for project engineering and operations teams.
• Property Rights Research: Conduct limited property research using public land records, county recorder indices, title commitments, and historical deeds to determine property ownership, rights-of-way boundaries, and encumbrances.
• GIS & Mapping Integration: Utilize Geographic Information System (GIS) software and mapping applications to cross-reference legal land descriptions, tax parcels, survey plats, and spatial layers with easement documents.
• Quality Control & Compliance: Provide data integrity and precision in all land-rights documentation, supporting risk mitigation and regulatory compliance for transmission infrastructure development.

Required Skills

• Legal Interpretation: Proven ability to read, interpret, and analyze complex legal descriptions, land titles, deeds, encumbrances, and easement documents.
• GIS Proficiency: Practical experience using GIS applications (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS) and mapping software to interpret spatial data, survey plats, and parcel maps.
• Software Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and relational databases for managing structured tabular data.
• Analytical Thinking: Strong capacity to break down complex legal documents into key actionable data points.
• Attention to Detail: High degree of accuracy when entering, cross-referencing, and summarizing legal and spatial records.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills to present property rights data clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
• Self-Motivation: Ability to work independently in a structured office environment while managing high-volume document workflows.

Preferred Skills

• Experience specifically working on utility, electric transmission line, pipeline, or major linear infrastructure projects.
• SR/WA (Senior Member Right of Way Association) designation or paralegal certification.
• Familiarity with land records and county recorder systems in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and New Jersey.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (minimum 4 years relevant experience) OR Associate's degree (minimum 6 years relevant experience) OR High School degree (minimum 8 years relevant experience).
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Real Estate, Urban Planning, Paralegal Studies, Business Administration, Geography/GIS, or a related field.

Required Experience

• Minimum of four (4) years of direct experience in title research, property rights research, right-of-way (ROW) examination, or legal document analysis.

Nice-to-Have Experience

• Experience specifically working on utility, electric transmission line, pipeline, or major linear infrastructure projects.

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Standard office work setting requiring extended periods of computer use and document analysis.
• Local candidates only position is located in Akron, OH or Morristown, NJ.

Benefits

• 5 days PTO
• Paid holidays
• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

Important Notes

• This is an urgent need. Local candidates to either Akron, OH or Morristown, NJ only please specify the preferred location at the top of your resume.
• This is a fully onsite position no remote or hybrid work is available.
• The background check process for this engagement takes approximately 6 8 weeks to complete; candidates should be aware of this expected start timeline.

About the Client

This client is a 100% employee-owned infrastructure engineering and construction firm with more than 125 years of history building critical infrastructure across energy, aviation, water, telecommunications, transportation, and healthcare sectors. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, and operating from 75 offices across the country and around the world, the organization has grown to more than 14,500 employee-owners generating over $7.4 billion in annual revenue. What sets this firm apart is its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) model, which aligns every full-time employee's professional incentives with company performance earning it a 4.2 out of 5-star Glassdoor rating across more than 1,800 reviews, with 87% of employees recommending it as a workplace and multiple Glassdoor Best Places to Work designations. Teams here include civil and structural engineers, architects, environmental scientists, construction managers, program management professionals, and right-of-way and land rights specialists who collaborate on complex, consequential infrastructure projects requiring deep technical expertise.

About GTT

GTT is an NMSDC-certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. GTT is a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, an Alaska-based company and one of the largest Alaska Native-owned corporations. An Inc. 5000 honoree and one of SIA's Best Staffing Firms to Work For, GTT connects professionals with Fortune 500 organizations across IT, engineering, construction, utilities, life sciences, financial services, and healthcare throughout the U.S. and Canada. We're committed to diverse, inclusive workplaces and to placing people in roles where they can do their best work.

Job Number: 26-12630

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