Right of Way (ROW) Agent (Field Based)

Right Of Way (ROW) Agents

ERM is hiring Right of Way (ROW) Agents regionally in the Mendicino, CA region to support gas and electric transmission and distribution project efforts. ROW Agents will be responsible for the acquisition of land, land rights, licenses, leases, permits, and other documents necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities. This is a full-time (40 hours a week), limited-term role with a duration of 6 months, an extendable field-based position.

Physical demands required for the successful performance of this job include standing and / or walking for long hours in a day on uneven and steep terrain, and possibly during variable weather conditions.

Responsibilities :

• Conduct diverse and complex negotiations with landowners (or their designees).
• Work on the settlement of complex damage claims with landowners (or their designees) relative to property damage caused or created during the construction.
• Search courthouse and other records to determine present property ownership(s) and the extent of interest therein.
• Advise and assist in establishing a range of fair market values to be used in the acquisition of land and land rights.
• Draft and / or supervise the preparation of documents for rights of entry, damage claims, contracts, easements, licenses, leases, permits, options to purchase and other documents as may be necessary to acquire adequate rights for the project.
• Compliance with corporate health and safety policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

Requirements :

Pay Transparency : For the Right of Way (ROW) Agent's position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $78,240-$94,584, $37.61 / hr. $45.47 / hr. USD, limited-term, non-exempt. An employee's pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. We also may have instances where employee's fall outside of the range based on the factors noted above. This job may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term / Flexforce employees are NOT bonus eligible).

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life & disability insurance to benefits eligible employees.

Benefits Eligibility is limited to Regular employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week. Fixed-Term employees (including Flexforce) who are regularly scheduled to work 20 hours a week or more are eligible for a limited benefits package. Casual employees are NOT benefits eligible. See your recruiter for more details.