Utility Real Estate Manager

PHYSICAL OFFICE LOCATION: PEC Headquarters – 201 South Avenue F, Johnson City, TX 78636

Position Summary

This position is responsible for real estate matters related to substation property, utility easements, and rights of way including oversight of acquisition of new or additional fee simple property or easements and managing utility real estate assets.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Directs the activities related to the development, implementation and evaluation of initiatives, organizational structure, and daily operations for utility real estate program activities
• Researches and develops plan for facilitating long-term utility real estate strategy including existing infrastructure, projected growth, and development
• Develops and negotiates contracts between private developers, governmental entities, and the general public in real estate disposition and acquisition under general direction of executive leadership
• Responds to and resolves sensitive inquiries, complaints, and issues from both internal and external sources
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of trends, practices, and laws in the areas of real estate, acquisitions, property management, eminent domain and asset management including, but not limited to, local zoning, subdivision and platting requirements, land use constraints, state and federal laws, and service area boundaries and regulations
• Informs executive leadership about current trends, problems and activities in these areas to facilitate decision making
• Represents PEC at City Council Meetings, Boards and Commissions, and Community events as directed

• Manages the acquisition of substation property and transmission easements in support of PEC’s Capital Improvement Plan
• Maintains and manages contract resources, as needed to meet project objectives, during the real estate acquisition phase of substation and transmission projects
• Oversees coordination with engineering staff to determine extent and scope of property rights needed to construct, operate, and maintain PEC’s electric facilities
• Maintains database of property records (easements and deeds)
• Provide support to engineering staff on the cost to acquire the property rights needed to construct substation and transmission projects during the development phase of projects
• Develop long and short term strategic goals, objectives and deliverables for the department
• Recommend, evaluate and oversee the activities of property management, real estate contractors and consultants to ensure that work is performed in accordance with terms and conditions of contracts in cost beneficial manner
• Manage negotiations with property owners to acquire land rights, easements and rights-of-way
• Develop recommendations related to highest and best use of specific properties, including site acquisition, disposal and revenue enhancement opportunities
• Facilitate real estate planning by coordinating requirements with others throughout the Cooperative
• Prepare and review letters, acquisition documents, land and easement purchase agreements
• Coordinate with legal counsel on condemnation cases, documents and other legal matters

• Apply and interpret real estate practices, property management, contract negotiation and administration laws, regulations, principles and procedures for the overall benefit of the Cooperative
• Coordinates/leads discussions about rights in relation to access, overlapping issues of right of way and road use, environmental issues
• Interprets maps and construction plans
• Understands appraisal processes and explains to external and internal stakeholders
• Executes and completes acquisition documents
• Conducts title searches
• Manages market studies to determine appropriate offer values
• Develop and manage easement encroachment resolution
• Evaluate employees' job performance and conformance to regulations and recommend appropriate personnel action
• Recruit, instruct and supervise subordinates
• Interpret and communicate work procedures and company policies to staff
• Develop and review operating procedures
• Develop and manage department budget