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What You’ll Do

Transmission Right of Way responsibilities include negotiating and acquiring land rights for transmission and distribution projects, so experience with right-of-way (ROW) acquisition and stakeholder engagement is important.

• Handle complex negotiations with property owners or their designees to acquire land rights for construction, reconstruction, enlargement, or maintenance of electric transmission and/or distribution facilities.
• Settle property damage claims tied to construction, maintenance, or removal of facilities.
• Search public records and courthouses to determine current property ownership and extent of interests.
• Review and interpret legal documents, surveys, legal descriptions, surveying drawings, appraisals, and reports.
• Prepare approved legal documents to acquire land rights and maintain accurate property owner files, maps, drawings, exhibits, and progress reports in ROW management systems (e.g., ROWSi or equivalent).
• Follow ROW estimate guidelines; complete ROW estimates & scope for projects and manage multiple project scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Follow outsourcing technical guidelines and serve as liaison/project manager for vendor companies performing ROW acquisition services.
• Oversee vendors on ROW projects to ensure adherence to schedules, budgets, and reporting; review status and costs on managed projects.
• Track project quality, milestones, and performance; monitor closeout and document lessons learned and process improvements.
• Approve vouchers for payments related to land-right acquisitions.
• Act as a witness or assist with selection of witnesses/commissioners in condemnation or court actions related to land acquisition.
• Represent Transmission ROW in process improvement teams and external industry forums as required.
• Support and enforce system safety processes and ensure a safe working environment focused on Zero Harm.

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Qualifications & Experience

The role has multiple compensation/experience grades. Candidates should review the grade that aligns with their background.

Transmission Right of Way Agent Associate (SG5) — Entry level

• Associate's degree in real estate, business, engineering, project management, or related field with a minimum of 1 year related experience; OR
• Bachelor’s degree in the above fields preferred with no experience necessary.

Transmission Right of Way Agent (SG6)

• Associate’s degree plus 3 years related experience; OR
• Bachelor’s degree plus 2 years related experience.
• Experience areas: business, project management, real estate, law, electric transmission/distribution ROW, or related fields.

Transmission Right of Way Senior (SG7)

• Associate's degree in business, engineering, paralegal, real estate or related field OR high school diploma plus 2 years relevant experience.
• Minimum of 6 years experience in acquisition of real estate, ROW procurement, surveying, title research, or related fields (in addition to earlier requirements).
• Required: valid driver’s license and Notary Commission.

Transmission Right of Way Agent Principal (SG8)

• Associate of Science plus ~7 years related experience OR Bachelor of Science plus ~5 years related experience.
• 5–7+ years experience across business, management, real estate, law, electric transmission/distribution ROW with 2–3+ years in ROW acquisition/real estate activities.
• Professional certificates a plus (e.g., IR/WA, SR/WA, PMP).
• Leadership or project management experience preferred.
• Strong verbal & written communication, conflict-management, and organizational problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ROW/land management databases (e.g., geoAMPS or equivalent).

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Required Licenses / Certifications & Work Conditions

• Valid driver’s license (state-issued) required.
• Notary commission required for certain grades.
• Travel within the transmission service territory is required; occasional out-of-territory travel may be assigned.
• May need to work outside normal business hours to meet project schedules.
• On-site role based in New Albany, Ohio.

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Compensation & Benefits

Careertakes is recruiting on behalf of our confidential client. Salary ranges published by the client are listed below by grade:

• Transmission Right of Way Agent Associate SG5: $63,496 - $79,369
• Transmission Right of Way Agent SG6: $74,551 - $93,188
• Transmission Right of Way Agent Senior SG7: $87,633 - $109,544
• Transmission Right of Way Agent Principal SG8: $98,993 - $128,689

Overall compensation grade range provided by the client: $63,496 - $128,688 per year. In addition to competitive pay, the client offers a comprehensive benefits package to support employee well-being (health, retirement, leave, etc.).

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Physical Demand & Work Environment

• Sedentary work classification: exerting up to 10 pounds occasionally; mostly seated with occasional walking/standing.
• Fieldwork may be required depending on project needs.

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Keywords (for candidate search)

• Transmission Right of Way
• Right-of-Way Agent
• Right of Way Acquisition
• ROW acquisition New Albany, OH
• Land rights acquisition

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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