Sr Representative - ROW

Energy Transfer, recognized by Forbes as one of America's best large employers, is dedicated to responsibly and safely delivering America's energy. We are driven to inspire our employees to create superior value for our customers, our investors, a sustainable future and giving back to the community where we have long-standing commitments to causes including MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital, The Salvation Army, The American Red Cross, Ronald McDonald House and many more.

We value all of our employees who make our growth and success possible. We are proud to offer industry leading compensation, comprehensive benefits, 401(k) match with additional profit sharing, PTO and abundant career opportunities.

Come join our award winning 12,000 strong organization as we fuel the world and each other!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership when working as part of a group or team.
• Ensures that needed meetings are held, important agenda items are included and team members are kept current.
• Provides ideas for solutions and pushes for constructive resolution of problems.
• Will anticipate possible road blocks on projects and seek alternative solutions to overcome those obstacles.
• Interfaces with corporate management, operations personnel, field engineering, legal department, construction personnel, and right-of-way service company personnel.
• Communicate with land developers, government agencies, and landowners to protect right of way from excessive encroachments.
• Prepare and obtain the appropriate encroachment documentation as defined by the company encroachment policy and procedures.
• Communicate with property owner and/or tenants in response to company activities on right of way, e.g. pipe repair, relocations, vegetation control, and public awareness mailings.
• Negotiate with the land owners to obtain, maintain, or dispose of company's right of way interests.
• Acquire right of way, fee property, valve sites, cathodic protection sites, compressor stations, work space and various permits. Have the ability to conduct, review and cure property title.
• Coordinate with third party service companies and their agent activities when necessary.
• Obtain appraisals for acquisitions, sales, and rights-of-way purchase or lease, when necessary
• Assess and settle damage claims, problems or inquiries while representing the company in a positive manner.
• Acts as a company liaison with other companies and governmental agencies at the federal, state and local levels.
• Represents Company in public hearings, trials, condemnations, and other appearances on behalf of company as necessary
• Participate in acquisition due diligence projects as assigned - reviewing documents and preparing an executive summary.
• Make appropriate notifications on projects that meet the regulator requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
• Serves as a technical resource regarding right of way related matters.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:

• High school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 8 years work experience with working knowledge of pipeline right of way and real estate transactions and practices. Bachelor's degree preferred.

• Must be knowledgeable in the legal aspects of easements, rights of way, leases, licenses, permits and real property interest.

• Must be proficient in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) pipeline knowledge and be able to apply the rules necessary to meet their guidelines.

• Knowledge of right of way must span an adequate understanding of legal views, government regulation of pipeline industry, engineering maps and drawings, public relations, negotiations, property management, appraisal and a good working knowledge of pipeline operations and maintenance practices.

• Excellent interpersonal (people) skills.

• Empathetic, even-tempered, with good negotiating skills.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Good communication, presentation and conflict management skills.

• Strong computer skills, proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and database applications (SAP, CLSLiNK or equivalent).

• Must be able to work within a team environment to accomplish organizational goals with the ability to meet priorities and deadlines.

• Valid driver's license is required. 

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience:

• Prior right of way experience required; should have a minimum of 7 year's related experience.

Special Considerations:

• Knowledge of Right of Way must span an adequate understanding of legal views, government regulations of pipeline industry, engineering, state one-call systems, maps and drawings, public relations, negotiation, property management.
• Understands and is sensitive to public, community and government relationship to the pipeline industry.
• Ability to make decisions based upon sound judgment.
• A self-starter who will take initiative and who works well with minimum supervision.
• May support more senior Right of Way Agents working on a variety of capital, operational and maintenance field projects.
• Travel and odd work hours on occasion.
• Subject to DOT random drug testing.
• On call for emergency response.