Right of Way Agent 2

At Atmos Energy, we enjoy an employee-focused culture with rewarding work, competitive pay, work-life balance, inclusion and diversity, and excellent benefits.
Atmos Energy offers benefit eligibility on the first day of employment and they include:

Company-Provided Benefits

• Holidays and Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan (Matching and Fixed Annual Company Contribution)
• Annual Bonus Opportunity
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans
• Basic Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) Company Contribution with HDHP
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs
• LifeLock Identity Theft Protection
• Paid Training
• Linked-In Learning

Voluntary Benefits

• Retirement Savings Plan
• MedicalInsurance and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employee/Dependent Life Insurance
• Employee/Dependent Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Healthcare, Dependent Care and Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts

Top Employer Recognitions

America's Best Employers- Forbes Magazine

The 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America -Forbes Magazine

Top Places to Work- Dallas Morning News

Best Places to Work- Mississippi Business Journal

Best Place to Learn - Dallas Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO LIST ALL OF THE DUTIES THAT ARE OR MAY BE PERFORMED IN THIS POSITION

Primary Duties

1. Observes, evaluates, coordinates and oversees third party contractors on operating facilities to ensure right of way. Ensures compliance with established Company standards and specifications, local, state and federal regulations.
2. Manages relationships with land owners and negotiates to obtain land rights from property owners, attorneys or agents including land owned by public bodies.
3. Resolves, negotiates, and diffuses land owner disputes and critical complaints.
4. Negotiates monetary settlements for property damage caused by construction work or landowner disputes.
5. Evaluates and maintains Company's right of way records to ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
6. Researches courthouse and other records to determine legal ownership, property descriptions, ownership details and signatures required for procurement of right-of-way authorization of property ownership.
7. Prepares right of way documents including plat detailing proposed work and land rights provisions. Prepares letters of restrictions applicable to proposed construction work.
8. Analyzes easements, leases, licenses, permits, contracts and related right of way documents for compliance and to ensure proper maintenance of company assets.
9. Works with the Company's legal organization to manage litigation and right of way issues.
10. Provides training and technical directions in land rights acquisition to other employees engaged in similar work. Reviews all right-of-way instruments for accuracy and completeness prior to execution.
11. Provides guidance and mentoring to lower level Right of Way employees. Reviews work prepared by lower level employees.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Educational/Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Real Estate, Engineering or related field and three years of right of way experience; or equivalent.
Communication Skills:
Requires excellent verbal and written skills to persuade and/or influence internal customers and external stakeholders (including landowners, attorneys, developers and governmental officials) on critical matters regarding easement/land rights, contractual issues and operational issues. Requires advanced negation skills.
Numeric Skills:
Requires the ability to perform basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Computer Skills:
Requires a working knowledge of various business computer applications in order to create standardized documents, reports or graphs. Advanced user with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Professional, and Google Earth.
Work Conditions:
This position will work in both indoor and outdoor environments. Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting.
Requires valid driver's license and frequent extended travel may be required.

Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.