Job description

CenterPoint Energy is looking for a Lead Agent, Right-Of-Way to join our Survey and Right of Way Land Use Team, located in Houston, TX.

You will have the ability to: perform a full range of supervisory and administrative duties with employees and monitors performance of contractor workers. Consults and provides advisory direction on a wide-range of property rights topics and issues.

We want you to know

CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. Our vision to lead the nation in delivering energy, service and value drives our strategy and performance. We have an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people.

Diversity and Inclusion

CenterPoint Energy is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where business results are achieved through the skills, abilities and talents of our diverse workforce.

At CenterPoint Energy, individuals are respected for their contributions toward our company objectives. We strive for an inclusive work environment across all levels that is reflective of the available workforce in the communities we serve.

What we bring to you

• Competitive pay
• Paid training
• Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
• Subsides metro and parking discounts
• Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
• Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
• Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution with immediate 100% vesting.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Provides oversight, mentoring and guidance to organization’s personnel.
• Directs land title research, utilizing both internal and external resources, to determine ownership and other land rights.
• Review all documents related to Company land rights for accuracy and completeness.
• Negotiates both non-monetary and monetary terms and conditions for easements, deeds, access, agreements and licenses between individual landowners, Railroads, and other governmental entities to accommodate the installation and/or maintenance of their facilities on CenterPoint’s fee and or easement properties.
• Analyzes and determines damages done to property and negotiates damage payments with property owners.
• Consults with service area directors, service consultants, developers, environmentalists, surveyors, engineers, attorneys, governmental agencies and landowners in order to resolve land and easement related issues.
• Represents Company as a liaison with municipalities, governmental and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with granted rights within CenterPoint Energy’s fee and easement properties.
• Reviews and recommends changes to legal documents utilized in management of company’s real property assets.
• Identifies marketing opportunities to sell or lease Company owned properties.
• Initiates and/or participates on cross functional business unit teams.
• Coordinates with outside staffing sources, where needed.
• Conducts training and tutorial sessions in areas of expertise.
• Advocates safety in all aspects and protects the public concerning the dangers involved with activities in the vicinity of gas and electric Company equipment or lines.

Your background includes:

• Preferred bachelor’s degree in business administration or a technical discipline related to land surveying, civil engineering, right of way, land management or a related field, from an accredited college or university.
• In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, an associate degree or High School Graduate or GED will consider a combination of education and related experience in real estate, right of way acquisition, easement document preparation, document management, land and title research totaling two - five years of experience.
• 5 years of relevant work experience required in land-related activities (such as commercial real estate, land rights acquisition and/or land related land management), with an understanding of land transactions, legal documents, metes & bounds descriptions, land titles, abstracts, surveying, and GIS.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $85,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: One location

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