Land Document Specialist

The Role -

As a Land Document Specialist, you will lead property and property rights acquisition activities supporting utility, transmission, substation, transportation, and infrastructure projects. This technical expert develops acquisition strategies, manages landowner negotiations, ensures regulatory compliance, creates document packages, ensures quality control and delivers successful project outcomes. The ideal candidate possesses experience in Right of Way acquisition, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to lead complex acquisition efforts involving multiple stakeholders and extensive knowledge is easement documentation, condemnation requirements and document review skills. This position works closely with peers, engineers, legal counsel, surveyors, appraisers, and landowners throughout all phases of the acquisition process.

What You’ll Do

• Lead acquisition of easements, fee acquisitions, licenses, permits, and other land rights required for project execution.
• Review title reports, ownership records, survey documents, legal descriptions, and engineering plans.
• Conduct complex negotiations with property owners and stakeholders.
• Resolve landowner concerns and develop mutually beneficial solutions.
• Develop and execute project specific acquisition strategies.
• Identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies
• Collaborate with necessary teams internally and externally.
• Create easement document packages following the uniform act and client preferences.
• QC all easement related documents from start to finish.
• Travel as needed to meet with property owners to complete negotiations.
• Work as a team to ensure project success.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of Right of Way, Land Acquisition, Real Estate, Utility, Energy, Transportation, or Infrastructure project experience.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating easements and property acquisitions.
• Experience working directly with utility, transmission, pipeline, transportation, or public infrastructure projects preferred.
• RWP designation required, SRWA preferred | Real Estate License Required (Indiana or applicable project states) – Must be willing to obtain licensure in other states | Notary Public
• Proven expertise in Right of Way acquisition, title review, easement acquisition, and landowner negotiations following the Uniform Act.
• Proven expertise in Land Acquisition documentation and management.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local ROW regulations.
• Ability to travel upon request
• Strong Microsoft suite skills, and ability to work with a variety of software.

Why Join Us

• Work with some of the brightest minds in the energy industry
• Shape and deliver projects that impact national energy infrastructure