POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Manager, Land is responsible for leading land rights, real property, permitting, restoration, records, and stakeholder coordination needed to support utility projects and operations. This role establishes priorities, directs resources, and partners across the organization to manage risk, support compliant operations, and achieve departmental objectives. The Senior Manager, Land provides leadership, subject-matter expertise, and informed recommendations to senior stakeholders.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responds to company needs involving real property, land use, title, easement, right-of-way, permitting, restoration, and construction-related matters.
- Leads land-management activities that support construction projects, operations, property access, and distribution initiatives.
- Oversees the negotiation of and works with the Legal department to obtain land agreements, rights-of-way, leases, permits, contracts, and other legal instruments.
- Coordinates title research, property ownership analysis, valuation, damage claims, restoration issues, and landowner negotiations.
- Partners with internal legal, engineering, construction, operations, and supply chain teams and manages relationships with support vendors, contractors, and land professionals.
- Provides guidance on regulatory, litigation, transactional, and risk-mitigation matters affecting land and project activities.
- Develops work plans, priorities, procedures, and resource requirements for assigned land-management activities.
- Works on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current trends and extensive knowledge of Land Management programs and department processes and policies.
- Administers performance management and disciplinary actions. Primarily focuses on administering established policies and procedures but will assist with Land department budgeting, strategic planning, and procedural change.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as a People Leader with supervisory responsibilities.
- Develop, mentor, and coach team members as they work to achieve performance goals by utilizing leadership routines such as weekly check-ins, monthly team meetings, quarterly skills coaching and annual reviews.
- Identify effective goals and objectives for the team and implement a plan to execute them.
LEVELING
The Senior Manager, Land manages the team(s) and applies strong operational knowledge to set priorities and achieve defined goals, resolves issues of moderate complexity, coordinates work across the team(s), and influences short-term planning and resource allocation.
REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to strictly maintain confidentiality and be trusted with sensitive information.
- In-depth knowledge of and experience with land acquisition processes, title work, real property agreements, and land-related permitting, recordkieeping, and property restoration specific to the natural gas industry.
EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in land management, real estate, business, legal studies, or related field -and-
- At least 7 years of relevant experience, to include at least 5 years of people leadership experience.
- OR - - High School Diploma or equivalent -and-
- At least 11 years of relevant experience, to include at least 5 years of people leadership experience.
- Preferred:
- Experience leading teams and creating positive and productive work environments
- Familiarity with DOH and railroad crossing agreements
- Title work experience
- Utility experience
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate must be able to fulfill the following physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation:
- Remain stationary for extended periods, occasionally alternating between sitting, standing, walking, crouching, and kneeling as required to perform job responsibilities.
- Lift, push, and/or pull up to 25 lbs. occasionally.
- Operate a computer and other office productivity machinery as necessary.
- Communicate with others to accurately exchange information and ideas.
- Hear sufficiently to allow general and phone communications.
- Visual acuity to read standard text on screens and documents, observe surroundings, recognize hazards, and perform tasks safely.
- Observe details at close range.
- Problem solve, prioritize tasks, and interpret and understand written documents
WORK CONTEXT
- This is a full-time exempt salaried position.
- Minimum travel for work-related purposes is expected at 25-50%, which includes some overnight visits to locations and industry events.
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
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POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Manager, Land is responsible for leading land rights, real property, permitting, restoration, records, and stakeholder coordination needed to support utility projects and operations. This role establishes priorities, directs resources, and partners across the organization to manage risk, support compliant operations, and achieve departmental objectives. The Senior Manager, Land provides leadership, subject-matter expertise, and informed recommendations to senior stakeholders.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responds to company needs involving real property, land use, title, easement, right-of-way, permitting, restoration, and construction-related matters.
- Leads land-management activities that support construction projects, operations, property access, and distribution initiatives.
- Oversees the negotiation of and works with the Legal department to obtain land agreements, rights-of-way, leases, permits, contracts, and other legal instruments.
- Coordinates title research, property ownership analysis, valuation, damage claims, restoration issues, and landowner negotiations.
- Partners with internal legal, engineering, construction, operations, and supply chain teams and manages relationships with support vendors, contractors, and land professionals.
- Provides guidance on regulatory, litigation, transactional, and risk-mitigation matters affecting land and project activities.
- Develops work plans, priorities, procedures, and resource requirements for assigned land-management activities.
- Works on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current trends and extensive knowledge of Land Management programs and department processes and policies.
- Administers performance management and disciplinary actions. Primarily focuses on administering established policies and procedures but will assist with Land department budgeting, strategic planning, and procedural change.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as a People Leader with supervisory responsibilities.
- Develop, mentor, and coach team members as they work to achieve performance goals by utilizing leadership routines such as weekly check-ins, monthly team meetings, quarterly skills coaching and annual reviews.
- Identify effective goals and objectives for the team and implement a plan to execute them.
LEVELING
The Senior Manager, Land manages the team(s) and applies strong operational knowledge to set priorities and achieve defined goals, resolves issues of moderate complexity, coordinates work across the team(s), and influences short-term planning and resource allocation.
REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to strictly maintain confidentiality and be trusted with sensitive information.
- In-depth knowledge of and experience with land acquisition processes, title work, real property agreements, and land-related permitting, recordkieeping, and property restoration specific to the natural gas industry.
EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in land management, real estate, business, legal studies, or related field -and-
- At least 7 years of relevant experience, to include at least 5 years of people leadership experience.
- OR - - High School Diploma or equivalent -and-
- At least 11 years of relevant experience, to include at least 5 years of people leadership experience.
- Preferred:
- Experience leading teams and creating positive and productive work environments
- Familiarity with DOH and railroad crossing agreements
- Title work experience
- Utility experience
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate must be able to fulfill the following physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation:
- Remain stationary for extended periods, occasionally alternating between sitting, standing, walking, crouching, and kneeling as required to perform job responsibilities.
- Lift, push, and/or pull up to 25 lbs. occasionally.
- Operate a computer and other office productivity machinery as necessary.
- Communicate with others to accurately exchange information and ideas.
- Hear sufficiently to allow general and phone communications.
- Visual acuity to read standard text on screens and documents, observe surroundings, recognize hazards, and perform tasks safely.
- Observe details at close range.
- Problem solve, prioritize tasks, and interpret and understand written documents
WORK CONTEXT
- This is a full-time exempt salaried position.
- Minimum travel for work-related purposes is expected at 25-50%, which includes some overnight visits to locations and industry events.
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.