Real Estate Services Agent

Position Summary

The Real Estate Services Agent is responsible for complex real estate research, negotiations and acquisition, of land rights needed for the installation, use and maintenance of the public utilities’ infrastructure and other real estate interests and assets. This position also includes obtaining and analyzing property ownership information, land title documents and appraisal data.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

- Manages and leads the entire easement acquisition process for multi-million dollar utility capital improvement projects

- Prepares documents to include letters, memos, agreements, easements and other instruments needed to acquire necessary the land rights for large-scale utility capital improvement projects.

- Negotiates with landowners to acquire all necessary land rights using condemnation procedure if required and assembles all file data for attorney's preparation of lawsuit.

- Schedule and attends meetings with engineers, attorneys, agents/consultants, property owners and other personnel as needed to complete the acquisition process.

- Analyzing real estate market trends, property values and developments in the right-of -way practice, laws, procedures and terminology.

- Directly engaging with surveyors, appraisers and title examiners to provide the required work for acquisition of land rights needed for capital improvement projects.

- Assists in the management of real property to include rent collections, rent payments and tenant issues.

- Develops measures to monitor and analyze departments overall efficiency.

- Prepares documentation for Board meetings and other reports requested by executive management.

- Serving as real estate liaison for intergovernmental matters, and as a subject matter expert for proposal review and process improvement initiatives.

- Analyzing legal real estate documents to include research related to title examination.

- Update all documents in various databases for proper record retention to occur.

- Perform Notary of Public responsibilities.

- Performs other duties as assigned.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

- Maintain regular attendance; leave schedule should be managed so as to not interfere with ability to accomplish tasks, including special projects and assignments with deadlines

- Adhere to NBU safety guidelines and practices at all times and in all situations

- Maintain a clean and safe work area, office, field site and vehicle as applicable

- Maintain strict confidentiality of business, employee and customer information in written and oral communications and safeguard sensitive documents

- Develop & maintain effective customer service skills for communications with co-workers, customers and the public in general

- Adhere to NBU policies and procedures

- Exemplifies NBU Core Values of Integrity, Stewardship, Team and Safety

- Participate in and support initiatives to reach annual NBU Performance Measures

Formal Education and Work Experience Requirements

Degree/Diploma Obtained: Bachelors

Work Experience Time Frame: Nine Years or More Field of Study: General Studies

Other: Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Real Estate or related field from an institution accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency and Land Title and Appraisal Experience

Certification and Licensures Requirements

- Must have or be able to obtain a Notary Public License

- A Valid Driver's License is required to operate a company vehicle when needed

Other Minimum Qualifications

- Nine years or more experience in the Right of Way field (acquisitions, real estate negotiations, appraisals, and title examination).

-Successful completion of up to 10 hours International Right of Way Association (IRWA) courses in accordance with Senior -Member, International Right of Way Association (SR/WA) requirements to be completed within 12 months of date of hire.

- Years of experience in excess of minimum requirements can replace educational requirements.