Land Agent

Company Description

Rise Utility is a certified DBE and small business located in Clovis, CA. Our experienced staff provides subject matter expertise related to utility coordination, design, construction, contracts, and risk analysis & mitigation. Our teams provide utility coordination, construction management, land surveying & permitting services, utility design, and underground utility construction services.

Role Description

This Land Agent role is a full-time position and part of our consulting division. As a Land Agent you will be responsible for various land survey & land rights matters, including discussion with private, public, or governmental bodies and agencies to obtain necessary rights-of-way, contracts, agreements, or concurrence within established policies. This work includes such duties as coordinating relocation projects, review of existing land rights to determine a utility company's right-to-occupy, review of encroachment permit applications, and gathering material and preparing preliminary reports/data sheets for use in land sales and leases. This is a hybrid role with flexibility for remote work, however most days will be spent in our Clovis, CA office.

Additional job duties may include:

• Performing routine work as a member of a survey party; making precise survey measurements using conventional and state of the art surveying instruments; interpreting legal descriptions of real property; making and interpreting survey calculations; researching, analyzing, checking, and adjusting survey data; researching title and compiling evidence and documentation for boundary determination. May be required to operate the survey vehicle.
• Preparing maps from field notes, office data, and title searches for condemnation proceedings, obtaining rights-of-way, purchasing land, obtaining government permits, and obtaining leases and other land documents. Plotting, plan profiles, road cross-sections, topography, contours, and special drawings. May be required to check mathematical computations of others.
• Assembling information for, and processing, clearing, and correcting rights-of-way and land matters. This work includes such duties as preparing legal descriptions of real property; preparing all documents necessary for the acquisition and disposition of fee property and easements, including complicated and non-standard documents; processing necessary forms for the procuring of permits; preparing and processing quitclaims; securing signatures; securing permits; inspecting property; preliminarily investigating encroachments; and preparing clear and concise reports and correspondence.
• Acting as the lead person in performing the field work necessary to procure data for the preparation of right-of-way papers, permits, leases and other land documents. This work includes such duties as coordinating the work of survey parties, conducting field survey work by running a survey party, operating survey equipment, taking field notes and directing the work of other members of the survey party.

Minimum Qualifications

• A 4-year degree, or LSIT and 2 years of land surveying/land rights experience. Other combinations of experience, education, and licensure may be considered.
• Must be able to make effective oral and written presentations on land matters
• Must have a valid California driver's license
• Must have the physical ability to perform field survey work
• Must be available for occasional out of town and overnight trips

Ideal Candidate

• Experience with PG&E, SCE, or SoCalGas land rights, designs, and construction practices
• California PLS
• 4-year degree in Land Surveying/Geomatics Engineering or Civil Engineering with an emphasis on Land Surveying
• Self-motivated with advanced interpersonal and problem-solving skills

Benefits

Rise Utility offers an excellent benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with employer match, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Wage Data

Salary range for this position is $50-75/hr. The starting salary will be commensurate with skill, education, and experience.