Right of Way Agent (Rochester)

Right Of Way Agent

Join the Canacre team in an exciting role working on leading edge infrastructure projects. We are technical experts in land, energy, and transportation development delivering accurate, innovative, and agile solutions to our partners. We provide land acquisition, geospatial mapping, data management, web-based GIS, community relations, land feasibility studies, and permitting services. Canacre's clients include developers, large scale service providers, and government entities that are involved in the planning and development of energy projects, rights of way, resources, and infrastructure across Canada and the United States. Canacre works on large-scale wind and solar power projects, high-voltage transmission lines, pipeline projects, municipal roads projects, and groupings of cellular towers and rooftop antennas. At Canacre, we act with honesty and integrity within a culture where trust, collaboration, and teamwork flourish. We commit to diversity, inclusivity, and the celebration of successes. Our vision is to foster an environment that promotes inspired and empowered team members who make an impact.

Duties And Responsibilities :

• Research, negotiate, acquire, defend, and ensure legal recording and enforcement of property rights required for electric, gas, or communication infrastructure for the client
• Document all project related activities, communication and correspondence with landowners including in-person meetings, email, phone, mail, etc.
• Assist in preparing and securing specific state, highway, railroad, County, Town, City, Village permits for use of lands owned by governmental agencies, the public or other utilities including tree clearing permits.
• Research, negotiate, and acquire leases, licenses, and permits for client infrastructure, staging areas for storm or construction lay down areas, railroads & canals crossing permits
• Coordinate and process payments to landowners for certain property rights
• Review legal descriptions, maps and other resources to ensure acquisition areas are correctly defined.
• Review real estate market data and / or appraisals to present to landowners or to develop basis for proposed settlements; develop comparable market analyses for presentation to client as needed.
• Prepare various documents necessary to document basis for settlements, construction conditions, close negotiations, damages, etc.
• Serve as legal witness as necessary for condemnation or other proceedings
• Other activities related to obtaining or managing land rights to support substation relocations / rebuilds, transmission line rebuilds, and other utility scale projects
• Other tasks as assigned by project stakeholders.
• Maintain project related files in organized manner, adhering to company work breakdown structures and file naming protocols.

Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications :

At Canacre, our benefits program is one of the ways in which we reinforce the value we place on employees and the role they play in helping us achieve our goals. Canacre offers comprehensive health and dental coverage, paid time off, and disability insurance. Other benefits include a 401(k) Savings Plan employer matching program, Employee Assistance Program, flexible work arrangement and a variety of wellness programs. Canacre is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Canacre complies with federal and state / provincial law governing non-discrimination in employment practices.