Agent, Right Of Way - Sr. Agent ROW (Transmission)

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Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, Inc.-ESI (OLD)

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

In this role the Right-of-Way (ROW) Agent, hereinafter referred to as Agent, will support the Manager of Transmission ROW within Entergy's Power Delivery (PD) business unit. The Agent will assist in the: development of contract-labor & property-acquisition cost/schedule estimates, development of project specific scopes of work, development of contract releases and contract-change-requests, and the tracking/reporting of project specific financials. In addition, the Agent will support the Transmission Maintenance organization's one-off requests including but not limited to letters of no objection, ingress/egress matters, and transmission-system-tie requests. The Agent will interface and partner with internal stakeholders including Transmission ROW Agents, Project Management, Construction Management, Project Controls, Legal, Environmental, and their counterparts in Distribution ROW. The Agent is also expected to actively participate in corporate, business unit, workgroup, and incident-management (i.e., storm recovery) initiatives as requested by the Manager of Transmission ROW.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Substation:

• Develop labor and acquisition cost estimates for transmission projects including MISO Transmission Expansion projects via Entergy's Transmission Project Development group, projects brought forward through Entergy's Large Project Services group, and projects formally assigned to the Power Delivery business unit for execution.

• Utilize labor cost estimated to develop contract releases for the purpose of on-boarding contract resources.

• Assist in substation site selection.

• Coordinate permissions for boundary survey(s), soil borings, environmental assessment, and cultural assessment.

• Interpret market analysis; i.e., comparable sales data provided within limited appraisals.

• Develop initial compensation offers.

• Oversee and provide quality assurance/quality control for purchase options & purchase agreements.

• Coordinate property sale/closing activities.

• Issue payment to landowner for property purchase.

• Oversee the recordation of easements with Parish/County clerks of court and ensure recordation documents are uploaded to Entergy's document management system.

• Transmission Line:

• Develop labor and acquisition cost estimates for transmission projects including MISO Transmission Expansion projects via Entergy's Transmission Project Development group, projects brought forward through Entergy's Large Project Services group, and projects formally assigned to the Power Delivery business unit for execution.

• Utilize labor cost estimated to develop contract release for the purpose of on-boarding contract resources.

• Assist in route selection, open house if applicable, and project team in determining final route.

• Develop cost estimate, and refine/revise project scope and schedule if necessary

• Support Acquisition Specific Activities:

• Boundary Survey/Soil Boring/Environmental/Cultural Access Permission

• Perform preliminary courthouse title research on each tract

• Perform internal archive research utilizing Entergy's document management system

• Boundary Survey Development

• Comparable Sales/Market Analysis Report/Representative Appraisals

• Develop initial compensation offers

• Preparation of documentation for landowner

• Preparation of right of way instruments/agreements for acquisition, peripheral agreements, finalize negotiation with landowner

• Support Pre-construction activities.

• Issue payment to landowner for easement purchase.

• Oversee the recordation of easements with Parish/County clerks of court and ensure recordation documents are uploaded to Entergy's document management system.

• Assist in landowner damage claims as necessary.

• Responsibilities as a member of the Project Delivery business unit:

• Actively participate in safety related initiatives, continuous improvement initiatives, and Diversity and Belonging (DIB) initiatives

• Participate in all business unit and work group specific staff meetings and conferences.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent work experience.

• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate, Land Management, or Business.

Minimum Experience:

Agent, Right Of Way:

• 2 or more years experience working as a right-of-way agent in an electric transmission or distribution environment.

• In lieu of the aforementioned experience the candidate shall have, at a minimum, 3-years experience working as a landman, title examiner/researcher, property appraiser, and/or otherwise performing a function directly related to the maintenance/acquisition of electric-utility easements and fee property.

Right of Way, Sr Agent:

• 5 years experience as an electric Transmission or Distribution ROW Agent required

• Preferred:

• Transmission specific experience

• 10 years experience

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• History of safe performance, active safety involvement and participation and strong desire for a safer workplace.

• Strong Negotiation, Interpersonal & Group Communication skills.

• Strong Planning\Organization\Time Management skills.

• Strong Computer skills and proficient in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel & Outlook, Power Point).

• Basic knowledge of electric transmission-line/substation lay-out and design concepts as well as construction & maintenance practices.

Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.:

• Preferred:

• Training or education in leadership, project management, real estate, property law, property appraisal, negotiating, persuasive writing, interpersonal communications, and conflict resolution

• Have a current or have the ability to obtain a Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) license.

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Primary Location: Texas-Beaumont Texas : Beaumont

Job Function: Professional

FLSA Status: Professional

Relocation Option: Level II

Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings: 1

Req ID: 114113

Travel Percentage:25% to 50%

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As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

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