Senior Right of Way Manager
Apply NowCompany: Volkert Inc.
Location: Raleigh, NC 27610
Description:
Are we the road to your future?
Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities.
We are currently searching for an experienced Senior Right of Way Manager to support our Carolinas Region located in Raleigh, NC.
What you'll be doing:
What you need to have:
Volkert Perks:
The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.
"For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference."
- Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
EOE-Race/Sex/Vets/Disabled
Volkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.
#LI-DNI
Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities.
We are currently searching for an experienced Senior Right of Way Manager to support our Carolinas Region located in Raleigh, NC.
What you'll be doing:
- Supervises the activity of Agents acquiring land, easements, and other rights for our transportation & utility clients
- Reviews title reports
- Responsible for document preparation, ensuring compliance with all State, Federal & Local laws, & regulations
- Communicates directly with clients - generating regular status and predictive reporting, frequent direct communication to assure timely completion of projects while staying within budget, high level of accountability
- Successful candidate possesses significant Right of Way knowledge & experience, superior communications skills, and an ability to foster a strong working relationship with the client & team
- Review site plans and prepare offer packages
- Maintain the project database
- Conduct special negotiations with government & other entities
- Assist Right of Way Manager with project management and staff training & development
What you need to have:
- Significant Right of Way knowledge & experience
- Superior communication skills
- Ability to foster a strong working relationship with the client
- Experience with Microsoft Office Products
- Excellent analytical skills
- IRWA RW, RWA, or SRWA certification is a plus
- Able to use scheduling software
- Experience with forecasting and projections
- Review engineering drawings
- Possesses ability to effectively serve in both leadership and support roles on project teams
- Ability to listen to the client and translate into solutions that meet or exceed expectations
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing
- Understand and execute oral and written instructions
- Exhibit high-level self-management skills
- Perform efficiently and accurately while working on multiple projects
- Ability to travel up to 25%
- Ability to demonstrate organizational skills, including attention to detail
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Volkert adheres to federal guidelines, which may include testing for substances such as marijuana. Please note that federal regulations may differ from state-specific guidelines.
- Valid driver's license.
- A satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR).
- Characteristics of a successful Volkert team member:
- Be a brand ambassador for the company who engages in diversity and inclusion,
- Be self-motivated to meet individual goals and maintain accountability in a team environment
- Exercise initiative and independent judgement in the solution of work problems
- Be able to communicate effectively- verbal and written
- Be able to multi-task in a team environment
Volkert Perks:
- Competitive compensation
- Flexibility and a positive work/life balance
- Challenging and innovative projects
- Employee referral program
- Professional development
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
- Medical, Dental, & Vision
- Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
- Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
- Wellness incentives
- Additional voluntary benefits
The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.
"For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference."
- Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
EOE-Race/Sex/Vets/Disabled
Volkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.
#LI-DNI