Transmission Right-of-Way Agent I-Sr

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

This position may be filled as a Right-of-Way (ROW) Agent I, II, III or Sr. depending on the qualifications and or the experience of the candidate.

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

In this role the Right-of-Way (ROW) Agent, hereinafter referred to as Agent, will support the Manager of Transmission ROW within Entergy’s Power Delivery (PD) business unit. The Agent will assist in the: development of contract-labor & property-acquisition cost/schedule estimates, development of project specific scopes of work, development of contract releases and contract-change-requests, and the tracking/reporting of project specific financials.  In addition, the Agent will support the Transmission Maintenance organization’s one-off requests including but not limited to letters of no objection, ingress/egress matters, and transmission-system-tie requests. The Agent will interface and partner with internal stakeholders including Transmission ROW Agents, Project Management, Construction Management, Project Controls, Legal, Environmental, Engineering, Telecom, Industrial Accounts, Supply Chain Representatives, Customer Service Representatives, and their counterparts in Distribution ROW. The Agent is also expected to actively participate in corporate, business unit, workgroup, and incident-management (i.e., storm recovery) initiatives as requested by the Manager of Transmission ROW. 

 
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Substation:
  • Develop labor and acquisition cost estimates for transmission projects including MISO Transmission Expansion projects via Entergy’s Transmission Project Development group, projects brought forward through Entergy’s Large Project Services group, and projects formally assigned to the Power Delivery business unit for execution.
  • Utilize labor cost estimated to develop contract releases for the purpose of on-boarding contract resources.
  • Assist in substation site selection.
  • Coordinate permissions for boundary survey(s), soil borings, environmental assessment, and cultural assessment.
  • Interpret market analysis, i.e., comparable sales data provided within limited appraisals.
  • Develop initial compensation offers.
  • Oversee and provide quality assurance/quality control for purchase options & purchase agreements.
  • Coordinate property sale/closing activities.
  • Coordinate necessary information to obtain permits
  • Issue payment to landowner for property purchase.
  • Oversee the recordation of easements with Parish/County clerks of court and ensure recordation documents are uploaded to Entergy’s document management system.
  • Produce project status reports for key customersVerify invoicing from contract partners and assist in the processing of invoice/payments.
  • Ability to develop key internal and external relationships to ensure project success.

• Transmission Line:
  • Develop labor and acquisition cost estimates for transmission projects including MISO Transmission Expansion projects via Entergy’s Transmission Project Development group, projects brought forward through Entergy’s Large Project Services group, and projects formally assigned to the Power Delivery business unit for execution.
  • Utilize labor cost estimated to develop contract release for the purpose of on-boarding contract resources.
  • Assist in route selection, open house if applicable, and project team in determining final route.
  • Develop cost estimate, and refine/revise project scope and schedule if necessary
  • Support Acquisition Specific Activities:
    • Boundary Survey/Soil Boring/Environmental/Cultural Access Permission
    • Perform preliminary courthouse title research on each tract
    • Perform internal archive research utilizing Entergy’s document management system
    • Boundary Survey Development
    • Comparable Sales/Market Analysis Report/Representative Appraisals
    • Develop initial compensation offers
    • Preparation of documentation for landowner including Landowner Bill of Rights where applicable
    • Preparation of right of way instruments/agreements for acquisition, peripheral agreements, finalize negotiation with landowner
    • Preparation of Final Offer Letters
  • Issue payment to landowner for easement purchase.
  • Coordinate necessary information to obtain permits
  • Support Pre-construction activities.
  • Produce project status reports for key customers
  • Oversee the recordation of easements with Parish/County clerks of court and ensure recordation documents are uploaded to Entergy’s document management system.
  • Assist in landowner damage claims as necessary​​ including but not limited to negotiation and payment processing/review.
  • Verify invoicing from contract partners and assist in the processing of invoice/payments.
  • Ability to develop key internal and external relationships to ensure project success.

• Responsibilities as a member of the Power Delivery business unit:
  • Actively participate in safety related initiatives, continuous improvement initiatives, and Diversity and Belonging (DIB) initiatives
  • Participate in all business unit and work group specific staff meetings and conferences.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent work experience.
• Preferred:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate, Land Management, or Business.

Minimum Experience:

• Experiential requirements to be replaced by criteria for ROW Agent I, II,III, Sr. from job family.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• History of safe performance, active safety involvement and participation and strong desire for a safer workplace.
• Strong Negotiation, Interpersonal & Group Communication skills.
• Strong Planning\Organization\Time Management skills.
• Strong Computer skills and proficient in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel & Outlook, Power Point).
• Basic knowledge of electric transmission-line/substation lay-out and design concepts as well as construction & maintenance practices.

Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.:

• None
• Preferred:
  • Training or education in leadership, project management, real estate, property law, property appraisal, negotiating, persuasive writing, interpersonal communications, and conflict resolution

ROW Job Family

ROW Agent I

• 1 to 3 years’ experience working within the right-of-way discipline as a row-agent, landman, title examiner/researcher, property appraiser, and/or otherwise performing a function directly related to the maintenance/acquisition of land rights, easements, and fee property. 
• Alternatively, candidates/employees with zero years’ experience and a bachelor’s from an accredited college or university will enter the job family as ROW Agent 1.

ROW Agent II

• Meets Criteria for ROW Agent I.

• 3 to 5 years’ experience as a ROW Agent within an electric utility’s Transmission or Distribution organization.  External candidates working outside of the electric utility sector are required to have a minimum of 5 years’ experience performing functions aligned with Entergy’s ROW discipline.
• Employee has received a rating of “meets expectations” or better on annual performance goals within their direct control for 3-years running.  External candidates to provide 3-years of performance evaluation data demonstrating acceptable performance.
• Employee has received a rating of “meets expectations” or better on employee behavior measures (employee-practices or alternate) for 3-years running. If available, external candidates to provide 3-years of behavior measure data demonstrating acceptable performance.
• Employee and/or candidate demonstrates the capability to successfully execute ROW tasks, activities, projects on behalf of Transmission Grid organization. 
• Employee demonstrates the requisite capability and willingness to add small-cap capital projects (i.e., capital projects under $10MM) to their portfolio of work.
• Feedback (to Manager ROW, Transmission) from Transmission Grid (ex. manager, supervisor, operations coordinator, planning & scheduling) supports decision to promote employee to Agent-II within the job family.

ROW Agent III

• Meets Criteria for ROW Agent II.

• 5 to 7 years’ experience as a ROW Agent within an electric utility’s Transmission or Distribution organization.  External candidates working outside of the electric utility sector are required to have a minimum of 7 years’ experience performing functions aligned with Entergy’s ROW discipline.
• Employee has received a rating of “meets expectations” or better on annual performance goals within their direct control for 3-years running. External candidates to provide 3-years of performance evaluation data demonstrating acceptable performance.
• Employee has received a rating of “meets expectations” or better on employee behavior measures (employee-practices or alternate) for 3-years running. If available, external candidates to provide 3-years of behavior measure data demonstrating acceptable performance.
• Employee has successfully completed Contract Manager 1 and Contract Manager 2 training within Entergy’s online training platform, Success Factors. External candidates to complete Contract Manager 1 and Contract Manager 2 training within 3 months of hire.
• Employee has successfully completed training on Entergy’s Project Delivery System.  External candidates to complete training on Entergy’s Project Delivery System within 1-year of hire.
• Demonstrated understanding and proficiency in creating scope(s) of work, contract releases, and contract change requests.
• Demonstrated understanding and proficiency in creating detailed project estimates.
• Demonstrated understanding and proficiency in identifying project risks from a cost, schedule, and likelihood perspective.
• Demonstrates active engagement in managing contract releases related to their portfolio of projects.
• Employee demonstrates understanding and proficiency in executing/managing small cap projects, i.e., those under $10MM.
• Employee demonstrates the requisite capability and willingness to add mid-cap capital projects (i.e., capital projects under 20MM) to their portfolio of work.
• Feedback (to Manager ROW, Transmission) from Transmission Grid (ex. manager, supervisor, operations coordinator, planning & scheduling) supports decision to promote employee to Agent-II within the job family.
• Feedback (to Manager ROW, Transmission) from Project Manager’s leading small-cap projects supports decision to promote employee to Agent-III within the job family.

ROW Agent Senior.

• Meets Criteria for ROW Agent III.

• 7-10 years’ experience as a ROW Agent within an electric utility’s Transmission or Distribution organization.  External candidates working outside of the electric utility sector are required to have a minimum of 10 years’ experience performing functions aligned with Entergy’s ROW discipline.
• Employee has received a rating of “meets expectations” or better on annual performance goals within their direct control for 3-years running. External candidates to provide 3-years of performance evaluation data demonstrating acceptable performance.
• Employee has received a rating of “meets expectations” or better on employee behavior measures (employee-practices or alternate) for 3-years running. If available, external candidates to provide 3-years of behavior measure data demonstrating acceptable performance.
• Employee provides ongoing mentorship to Transmission ROW Agents I, II, III.
• Employee represents Transmission ROW on teams charged with advancing company, business unit, and customer initiatives.
• Employee demonstrates proactive behavior in developing and executing-on continuous improvement initiatives that serve to create excellence in the quality and repeatability of services provided by the Transmission ROW organization.
• Employee demonstrates understanding and proficiency in executing/managing mid-cap capital projects, i.e., < 20MM.
• Employee demonstrates the requisite capability and willingness to add large-cap capital projects (i.e., capital projects 20MM-100MM) to their portfolio of work.
• Feedback (to Manager ROW, Transmission) from Transmission Grid (ex. manager, supervisor, operations coordinator, planning & scheduling) supports decision to promote employee to Agent-II within the job family.
• Feedback (to Manager ROW, Transmission) from Project Manager’s leading mid-cap projects supports decision to promote employee to Sr. Agent within the job family.

Project Manager, ROW Agent Senior.

• Meets criteria from ROW Agent Senior.
• 15 years’ experience as a ROW Agent within an electric utility’s Transmission or Distribution organization.  External candidates shall not be considered for this position prior to serving as an Entergy Transmission ROW Agent Senior for 5 years.
• Employee has received a rating of “exceeds expectations” in the prior year and “meets expectations” in the 4 performance cycles preceding the prior year.
• Employee has received a rating of “exceeds expectations” on greater than 50% of employee behavior measures (employee-practices or alternate) in the prior year and “meets expectations” in the 4 performance cycles preceding the prior year.
• Employee has completed Entergy Project Management I and II courses and/or has a PMP credential.
• Employee has been nominated for Entergy’s Foundational Leadership Program or equivalent; employee to complete Foundational Leadership Program within 1-year of progression to Project Manager, ROW Agent Senior.
• Employee demonstrates the capability and willingness to fulfill a leadership role in state/system emergency restoration events, i.e., to serve as an individual contributor, lead contract resources, and oversee contracts/invoicing for said events.
• Employee demonstrates understanding and proficiency in executing/managing large-cap capital projects, i.e., 20MM – 100MM.
• Employee demonstrates the requisite capability and willingness to add large XL cap projects (i.e., 100MM+) to their portfolio of work.
• Feedback (to Manager ROW, Transmission) from Sr. Managers within the Project Delivery organization supports decision to promote employee to Project Manager, ROW Agent Senior within the job family.

ROW Job Family

ROW Agent I

• 1 to 3 years’ experience working within the right-of-way discipline as a row-agent, landman, title examiner/researcher, property appraiser, and/or otherwise performing a function directly related to the maintenance/acquisition of land rights, easements, and fee property. 
• Alternatively, candidates/employees with zero years’ experience and a bachelor’s from an accredited college or university will enter the job family as ROW Agent 1.

ROW Agent II

• Meets Criteria for ROW Agent I.

• 3 to 5 years’ experience as a ROW Agent within an electric utility’s Transmission or Distribution organization.  External candidates working outside of the electric utility sector are required to have a minimum of 5 years’ experience performing functions aligned with Entergy’s ROW discipline.
• Employee has received a rating of “meets expectations” or better on annual performance goals within their direct control for 3-years running.  External candidates to provide 3-years of performance evaluation data demonstrating acceptable performance.
• Employee has received a rating of “meets expectations” or better on employee behavior measures (employee-practices or alternate) for 3-years running. If available, external candidates to provide 3-years of behavior measure data demonstrating acceptable performance.
• Employee and/or candidate demonstrates the capability to successfully execute ROW tasks, activities, projects on behalf of Transmission Grid organization. 
• Employee demonstrates the requisite capability and willingness to add small-cap capital projects (i.e., capital projects under $10MM) to their portfolio of work.
• Feedback (to Manager ROW, Transmission) from Transmission Grid (ex. manager, supervisor, operations coordinator, planning & scheduling) supports decision to promote employee to Agent-II within the job family.

ROW Agent III

• Meets Criteria for ROW Agent II.

• 5 to 7 years’ experience as a ROW Agent within an electric utility’s Transmission or Distribution organization.  External candidates working outside of the electric utility sector are required to have a minimum of 7 years’ experience performing functions aligned with Entergy’s ROW discipline.
• Employee has received a rating of “meets expectations” or better on annual performance goals within their direct control for 3-years running. External candidates to provide 3-years of performance evaluation data demonstrating acceptable performance.
• Employee has received a rating of “meets expectations” or better on employee behavior measures (employee-practices or alternate) for 3-years running. If available, external candidates to provide 3-years of behavior measure data demonstrating acceptable performance.
• Employee has successfully completed Contract Manager 1 and Contract Manager 2 training within Entergy’s online training platform, Success Factors. External candidates to complete Contract Manager 1 and Contract Manager 2 training within 3 months of hire.
• Employee has successfully completed training on Entergy’s Project Delivery System.  External candidates to complete training on Entergy’s Project Delivery System within 1-year of hire.
• Demonstrated understanding and proficiency in creating scope(s) of work, contract releases, and contract change requests.
• Demonstrated understanding and proficiency in creating detailed project estimates.
• Demonstrated understanding and proficiency in identifying project risks from a cost, schedule, and likelihood perspective.
• Demonstrates active engagement in managing contract releases related to their portfolio of projects.
• Employee demonstrates understanding and proficiency in executing/managing small cap projects, i.e., those under $10MM.
• Employee demonstrates the requisite capability and willingness to add mid-cap capital projects (i.e., capital projects under 20MM) to their portfolio of work.
• Feedback (to Manager ROW, Transmission) from Transmission Grid (ex. manager, supervisor, operations coordinator, planning & scheduling) supports decision to promote employee to Agent-II within the job family.
• Feedback (to Manager ROW, Transmission) from Project Manager’s leading small-cap projects supports decision to promote employee to Agent-III within the job family.

ROW Agent Senior.

• Meets Criteria for ROW Agent III.

• 7-10 years’ experience as a ROW Agent within an electric utility’s Transmission or Distribution organization.  External candidates working outside of the electric utility sector are required to have a minimum of 10 years’ experience performing functions aligned with Entergy’s ROW discipline.
• Employee has received a rating of “meets expectations” or better on annual performance goals within their direct control for 3-years running. External candidates to provide 3-years of performance evaluation data demonstrating acceptable performance.
• Employee has received a rating of “meets expectations” or better on employee behavior measures (employee-practices or alternate) for 3-years running. If available, external candidates to provide 3-years of behavior measure data demonstrating acceptable performance.
• Employee provides ongoing mentorship to Transmission ROW Agents I, II, III.
• Employee represents Transmission ROW on teams charged with advancing company, business unit, and customer initiatives.
• Employee demonstrates proactive behavior in developing and executing-on continuous improvement initiatives that serve to create excellence in the quality and repeatability of services provided by the Transmission ROW organization.
• Employee demonstrates understanding and proficiency in executing/managing mid-cap capital projects, i.e., < 20MM.
• Employee demonstrates the requisite capability and willingness to add large-cap capital projects (i.e., capital projects 20MM-100MM) to their portfolio of work.
• Feedback (to Manager ROW, Transmission) from Transmission Grid (ex. manager, supervisor, operations coordinator, planning & scheduling) supports decision to promote employee to Agent-II within the job family.
• Feedback (to Manager ROW, Transmission) from Project Manager’s leading mid-cap projects supports decision to promote employee to Sr. Agent within the job family.

Project Manager, ROW Agent Senior.

• Meets criteria from ROW Agent Senior.
• 15 years’ experience as a ROW Agent within an electric utility’s Transmission or Distribution organization.  External candidates shall not be considered for this position prior to serving as an Entergy Transmission ROW Agent Senior for 5 years.
• Employee has received a rating of “exceeds expectations” in the prior year and “meets expectations” in the 4 performance cycles preceding the prior year.
• Employee has received a rating of “exceeds expectations” on greater than 50% of employee behavior measures (employee-practices or alternate) in the prior year and “meets expectations” in the 4 performance cycles preceding the prior year.
• Employee has completed Entergy Project Management I and II courses and/or has a PMP credential.
• Employee has been nominated for Entergy’s Foundational Leadership Program or equivalent; employee to complete Foundational Leadership Program within 1-year of progression to Project Manager, ROW Agent Senior.
• Employee demonstrates the capability and willingness to fulfill a leadership role in state/system emergency restoration events, i.e., to serve as an individual contributor, lead contract resources, and oversee contracts/invoicing for said events.
• Employee demonstrates understanding and proficiency in executing/managing large-cap capital projects, i.e., 20MM – 100MM.
• Employee demonstrates the requisite capability and willingness to add large XL cap projects (i.e., 100MM+) to their portfolio of work.
• Feedback (to Manager ROW, Transmission) from Sr. Managers within the Project Delivery organization supports decision to promote employee to Project Manager, ROW Agent Senior within the job family.

Primary Location: Texas-Beaumont Texas : Beaumont || Louisiana : Lake Charles || Texas : The Woodlands 
Job Function: Corporate
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 124780
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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