Research Specialist II

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Job Summary:

This is the third level within the real estate research job family progression, suggested for college-educated and/or experienced professionals. The Research Specialist II position provides strategic direction and technical oversight to the Associate Research Specialist and Research Specialist I positions; may provide support, training, and assistance to the data management specialists; assists senior land representative and lead research specialist in ensuring consistent processes and procedures are documented, updated regularly and communicated; contributes to the setting of clear objectives and standards and provides the challenge and motivation to achieve results and continuously improve. This position acts as the subject matter expert in the research, preparation and oversight of easement documents to ensure accuracy and consistent processes; acquire and prepare documents for new service, complex major projects and complex transmission research. This position provides training, support, and guidance to associated research specialist and research specialist i positions; will perform researching of company and public records to determine ownership of property or prior rights; will perform review and interpretation of engineering drawings, site plans and legal descriptions in connection with the preparation of easement documents. This position will work in support and collaboration with land representatives and research specialist's as well as other key internal and external customers such as landowners, attorneys, engineers, peers, and others in securing land rights to support distribution and transmission projects and satisfying customer requests. There search specialist II supports the company’s efforts in safety, complies with company safety practices and procedures, fostering a focus on safety with the team and contributing to the success of the corporate safety goals.

Responsibilities:

Advise and Guide Research Specialist I

• Provide localized support to Associate Research Specialist and Research Specialist I 

• Provide quality assurance and oversight for outsourced projects which includes process quality assessment; monitoring vendor KPI goals, and evaluating financial benefits of engagement

Performs research for the Real Estate function

• Researching of Company and public records to determine ownership of property or prior rights, review and interpretation of engineering drawings and site plans; review of legal descriptions; 

• Ensures business rules and processes and procedures are followed and understood for Data Management 

• Preparation of easement documents; acquire and prepare documents for new service. 

• Preparation of research and easement documents pertaining to complex major projects with a prior rights focus 

• Utilizing internal systems to perform complex transmission research with a prior rights focus; conduct data-driven research in support of internal customer needs 

• Utilize working knowledge of real estate law along with engineering knowledge in applying solutions to company acquisition projects. 

• Locates and maps Company-acquired land rights in internal GIS system 

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external resources. 

• Keep current with best practices, regulations and laws related to land functions notary and recording changes.

Manages the maintenance of the Real Estate Asset Inventory

• Maintains the integrity of Duke Energy’s 100 plus years of real estate records 

• Supports the proper records management for Real Estate transactions. 

• Ensure activities are completed, managed, and stored in compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements 

• Supports all data and document management work management/tracking in our Real Estate asset inventory database 

• Ensures data integrity of database by participating in process design, verification and audit reviews

Communicates with internal and external resources

• Interfaces and coordinates with Land A