Land Agent

Land Rights Agent

This position is responsible for negotiating the acquisition of needed land rights for NTMWD service projects. Effective written and oral communication with the public and all departments of NTMWD are essential to job performance.

Major Responsibilities

1. Assists the Real Estate Manager in the land acquisition process including drafting correspondence, coordinating title companies and other involved parties, researching title and records, processing payments, minor legal writing, and preparing site certifications.

2. Negotiates to acquire needed easements, fee-simple tracts, permits, joint-use agreements and other property rights.

3. Clears all title problems in order to obtain unencumbered title insurance for acquired land rights and coordinates closing of property purchases with landowners and title companies.

4. Organizes, updates and maintains the parcel files of the Land Rights. Updates and maintains all manual and computerized Land Rights record systems.

5. Reviews legal descriptions, plats and engineering plans submitted to the Engineering Department for logic and completeness, coordinating any discrepancies with the engineers for correction and follow through.

6. May assist NTMWD's attorneys in litigation matters.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

1. Must demonstrate the ability to read and understand Pipeline, Utility, and Construction Drawings.

2. Must have knowledge and ability to read and understand Right-of-Way and Easement Drawings.

3. Must be able to effectively communicate in person, by telephone and/or by radio.

4. Must be able to effectively work in minimally supervised and/or unsupervised environments.

5. Must be able to perform mathematical calculations, scale distances from plans, and measure distances on the ground.

Education and Experience

1. Bachelor degree required with course work in real estate, business, economics, general management, law, communications, land management, civil engineering and/or related topics.

2. Associate degree in above areas with an additional two years of experience is also acceptable.

3. Five years of experience is acceptable in lieu of a higher education degree.

4. Requires a valid Texas Driver's License.

Environmental Factors, Activity Levels and Equipment

This position requires minimum physical exertion with daily lifting requirements generally under 10 pounds. The Agent must be mobile to perform property inspections on raw, undeveloped tracts and walk pipeline alignments through fields and brush. Duties are almost always carried out in an office environment, however, some field work is required resulting in exposure to weather. Required tools may include calculator, measuring tape, compass, simple drafting tools, camera, recorder and video equipment, office equipment and vehicle.