ROW/Land Agent - Pennsylvania

About the Role

• Mediate ROW encroachments as required • Secure permission to enter properties from landowners and tenants. • While maintaining the ROW price policy, negotiate for ROW options, easements, fee interest, and curative documents as directed by the ROW Supervisor or as required by project documents and the acquisition policy. Assist in the development of a construction line from the conditions and/or restrictions placed on the ROW by the landowner and/or tenant. • Support all construction activities as required • Negotiate Damage Settlements as required • Maintain a detailed diary containing the facts of each contact for every property owner and tenant on a project and prepare a detailed weekly activity report. • Document all ROW activities as required • Maintain a detailed log of all payments • Adhere to project Safety Plan

Key Responsibilities

• ▸row negotiation
• ▸permission securing
• ▸construction support
• ▸damage settlement
• ▸activity reporting
• ▸documentation

What You Bring

• Must be able to work alone, make decisions and use judgment while performing related activities. • 3 years of experience as a ROW agent or related ROW position • Must have experience providing construction support and damage settlement • Ability to travel as dictated by job requirements • Must have experience researching land ownership • Proficient in Microsoft Office products, including spreadsheet and word processing • Commitment to customer satisfaction and the ability to work in team-oriented environment • Must be detail oriented and have excellent analytical and quantitative skills • Must have strong verbal and written communication skills and be able to communicate clearly and concisely to prepare reports, specifications, applications, and correspondence. • Able to interact with all levels of management and to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community. • The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Employee is expected to use good judgment when lifting or moving office supplies and/or furniture and to seek assistance or wear back support appliances when appropriate. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus in use of computer monitor and other manual, task-related functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, use hands and fingers, to handle, or feel objects, tools, controls. Reach with hands and arms, hear, and talk. The employee is required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch. • Creativity, foresight, and mature judgment to identify and resolve business, technical and administrative related problems with ROW services. • Must have experience negotiating easements • Requires specialized knowledge in the methods and techniques for performing Land Services activities. Must possess competent knowledge and skills in land description and terminology, surface and subsurface rights, ROW document analysis, and have excellent negotiation skills.

Requirements

• ▸microsoft office
• ▸row experience
• ▸land research
• ▸construction support
• ▸easement negotiation
• ▸problem solving

Benefits

• TRC offers advancement potential and a competitive compensation and benefits package including a 401(k) plan with company match. For more information, please visit trcsolutions.com • These benefits are applicable to US employees depending on their employment status (full time, part time, or temporary). TRC offers jurisdiction specific benefit packages for International and Puerto Rico employees. • All full-time employees enjoy a minimum of 8 Paid Holidays per year. • 401k package that includes both traditional and Roth IRA options and Company match. • TRC ensures that all employees, including those that work part-time, receive paid sick, family, and disability leave in accordance with the laws of their state of residence. • Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance. • Paid time off contingent upon full time status, PTO is 7 days per year.

Work Environment

Field