Right of Way Agent jobs in Muskogee, OK

Company: AEP 

Position: Permitting Specialist / ROW Agent

Location: Tulsa, OK 74119

Pay Rate: 25-30/hr

Quantity: 1

Duration: 1 year C2H

Must Haves:

Required Experience with non-environmental permitting (railroad, highway, etc)

Candidate must be experienced in creating scopes, budget and schedules, and manage direct project teams comprised of non-direct reports of contract resources

 Land Acquisition/Property/Real estate experience

Plusses:

 Experience in managing projects for ROW or electric transmission preferred.

Day to Day:

Responsible for managing and coordinating a ROW portfolio of small - large transmission projects. Will manage and direct right-of-way vendors comprised of non-direct reports of internal and contract resources. Provide guidance, coordination, instruction, and effective communications to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close projects in a safe, efficient and economical manner to achieve on time and within budget completion of projects. Provide leadership and direction and effectively communicate with all stakeholders, including internal customers, external customers, regulatory and governmental agencies. Responsibilities also include interfacing with project sponsors and building teams and kicking off projects and bidding and monitoring progress on the projects to bring projects in on time and on budget. Responsibilities also include the monthly facilitation of meetings for along with creation and updating monthly project cost budgets and project schedules.

Duties will include the responsibility for overseeing multiple projects or program area of projects within a matrix team environment related to the successful installation of transmission line and/or transmission or distribution substation facilities. This includes collaborating in scope completion and creation of estimates, along with managing the ROW acquisition include the monthly facilitation of meetings for status (along with creation and updating monthly project cost budgets and project schedules). Develop relationships and effectively communicate with all stakeholders including internal customers, external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers.