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This position can be located at any Duke Energy location within the NC/SC territory that has vacancy. The exact location will be determined at the time of offer based on business needs.

Position Summary

This position is responsible for managing external land vendors in the negotiation and acquisition of real estate rights in support of Gas Operations, as well as any corporate needs. Real Estate Representative will act as a functional bridge between external land vendors and internal stakeholders. They will use advanced negotiating strategies to facilitate the acquisition process for full or partial rights in support of Gas Operations. They must be familiar with public land records and how to research ownership. They must be familiar with numerous land use issues. They will work in collaboration with external parties including landowners, attorneys, public officials, and others in gaining land rights to support company projects and customer requests. They may have responsibility for a variety of land rights acquisition projects as well as easement releases and less complex disposal projects. This position will work closely with internal Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Survey, Project Controls, Legal, and EHS.

Responsibilities

• Negotiation - Ability to work with property owners and interests to bring about an equitable and fair settlement for the rights being acquired.
• Communications - Ability to develop interpersonal relationships. Written and verbal skills are vital in dealing with individuals as well as groups (i.e. DOT, Homeowner Assoc., Courts, church leadership, boards, public meetings, etc.)
• Basic legal expertise - proficient in research and examination of basic title issues (deeds, mortgages, liens, taxes, etc.) and ability to perform a limited title search. Review of transaction documents. Assist attorneys with legal proceedings to include expert witness testimony.
• Project Management – Sr. RE Representative must be able to manage various tasks simultaneously in order to accomplish desired objectives. Acquisition requires managing a variety of competing interests to include risks, costs and relationships.
• Valuation - Ability to compile sales data to support values for both fee simple and partial rights acquisition and disposal. Able to read appraisal reports with a critical eye and challenge opinions.
• Administrative - Familiarity with MS Office and other tools in order to compile and complete reports. Maintain and protect field files as directed by Records Retention policy and/or state regulations. Appropriate documentation of all aspects of transactions from contract preparation to recording of conveyances. Ensures payments are made with proper accounting by check/wire to facilitate transaction settlements.

Required/Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business, Real Estate or other related degree
• In addition to required degree, minimum 3 years related work experience
• In lieu of Bachelors degree(s) AND 3year(s) related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND 7 year(s) related work experience
• Real Estate License
• Notary Public within 6 months of hire

Desired Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience with oil and gas (or other similar utility), right of way acquisitions and negotiations
• Thorough understanding of, easements, pipeline ROW, titles, condemnation, and other laws and/or regulations related to right of way operations
• Survey and land engineering knowledge
• Ability to read, understand, and review survey drawings including alignments and plats.
• Knowledge of gas operations and construction
• Environmental awareness to understand basics of due diligence and the public requirements for projects
• Ability to lead and manage contract land vendors, provide detailed instructions, and access their performance
• Prior experience in managing vendor billing and disbursements
• Prior experience managing budgets
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong collaboration, communication (both oral and written) skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability and willingness to share information and transfer knowledge to others
• Experience in a portfolio of complex projects
• Demonstrated advance problem-solving skills, requiring little direction from management
• Effective public presentation, witness and testimony skills and experience

Working Conditions

• Will often require irregular work schedule to accommodate landowners and other professionals to include frequent evenings and weekends.
• Travel may be required to facilitate certain negotiations and execute transactions.
• Field visits are often required to analyze property and participate in due diligence.
• Field mobility classification – work will be performed in various field locations, as needed, after the onboarding period. However, field employees are required to live within a reasonable daily commute to their assigned work location.

Travel Requirements

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

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Posting Expiration Date

All job postings expire at 12:01 AM on the posting expiration date.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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