Career Center
Posted: 30-Dec-22
Location: Sumterville, Florida
Type: Full Time
Salary: Based on qualifications & Exp.
Preferred Education:
This position performs assignments requiring extensive knowledge of real estate, land rights, easement negotiation and acquisition, appraisal review, plat and legal description review; all functions associated with real property including, but not limited to, negotiating, acquiring or disposing of real property for Cooperative use; examine and prepare the execution of documents such as deeds, easements, leases, options, subordinations, and right of entry; obtain appraisals for disposal or acquisition transactions. This position interacts with members, developers, municipalities, and other SECO department personnel.
Minimum Required Qualifications and Competencies
The following includes the minimum job requirements and essential duties for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some job requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.
Education
| Minimum | High School or GED | Major: |
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| Preferred | 2 Year / Associate Degree
| Major: | Associate degree in business administration, or related discipline (e.g., Land Use). |
Experience
| Minimum | Four (4) years progressive experience in right of way, real estate, land rights, or relevant field. |
| Preferred | IRWA experience. |
| Preferred | Experience or similar work with an electric utility or related industry. |
Education and/or Experience Notes
| AS Degree in business administration, or related discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of progressive experience in right of way, real estate, land rights, or relevant field. |
Other Requirements:
- Ability to operate a variety of office equipment, including a personal computer, printers, copy machines, telephone, and fax machine.
- Ability to work irregular hours for assignment completion and flexibility to change scheduling and report to work on short notice during emergency situations.
- A valid Florida driver’s license for regular driving privileges of a company vehicle; must have and maintain an acceptable driving record as determined by SECO Energy.
- Frequent business travel to all areas of service territory required.
- Normal work hours shall be eight (8) hours between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
- Successful completion of pre-employment background check, physical and drug screen.
Driving Requirements: Valid Florida Driver’s License
Knowledge, skills, and Abilities
- Ability to interpret legal descriptions for real property transactions; processes and procedures involved in execution of deeds, permits, easements, purchase and sale contracts, and other documents necessary in the acquisition/disposition or use of real property or property rights for business purposes.
- Ability to maintain confidential information, and effectively manage stress and pressure in a frequently changing environment, ability to multi-task calmly and effectively in all situations.
- Effective business communication skills including written, verbal and listening to effectively interact with employees and managers; prepare and present effective presentations to clearly explain maps and diagrams of geographically areas of interest; effective planning and organizational skills, documentation, and detail orientation; ability to complete assignments and meet deadlines and work independently and in a team environment.
- Excellent customer service orientation and interpersonal skills; ability to exercise good judgment, sound reasoning skills and discretion in making independent decisions commensurate with responsibilities.
- Knowledge and understanding of Florida statutes and real estate; the principles, practices, processes, and procedures for acquiring and disposing of real property or property rights; federal, state and local laws and regulations related to the acquisition and divestiture of real property and property rights.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications including digital file records management; ability to acquire skills in the use of other applicable database programs.
- Skill in negotiating real estate contracts and acquiring easements, including adequate rights for standard easement clearing and property for utility services; ability to acquire permits for construction of utility substations.
- English is the primary business language. Second language in Spanish is desirable.
Verification: The above qualifications and competencies for this position may be verified through a combination of education, experience, interview questions, and technical skills exercise(s).
Essential Duties and responsibilities
This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of essential duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties that may be assigned based on the needs of the Cooperative.
| · Responsible for member service calls that are directed to the Land Rights Department. Review and assess proper handling including researching member needs and communicating with member re same. |
| · Assess the Cooperative’s right of way easement needs for facilities. Research public records in counties within the Cooperative service area to determine property owners of record. Research Cooperative records to ascertain existing rights. |
| · Acquire various property rights including easements, license agreements, and use permits and prepare documents as needed. Keep informed as to the legal requirements and legislative changes relating to legal contracts and the acquisition of easements. |
| · Assist engineering department with plat review to ensure all necessary utility easements and corresponding language are properly documented on the plat. |
| · Assist engineering department with single member land rights matters. |
| · Assist Vegetation Department with land access rights issues which may include drafting and sending letters to the members. |
| · Responsible for all matters related to requests for release of easements, subordination, letters of no objection, or other land rights requests. Assist with preparing any board related materials as needed for department approval by SECO Energy Board of Trustees. |
| · Meet with members when necessary to obtain necessary easements or to help with land rights questions/issues. |
| · Review/research recorded easements/deeds as needed to determine if utility rights on present. |
| · Assist with any eminent domain projects. Track real estate/easement requirements on projects to meet required deadlines and keep management informed as needed. |
| · Create and maintain professional working relationships with local governments, county zoning offices, development firms and all departments within the Cooperative. |
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment described herein are representative of those that must be met by or those an employee encounters to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Physical ability in sitting, stooping, pushing, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pulling, lifting, using fingers, grasping, talking, hearing, extended repetitive motions, defined medium level work. Ability to Occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
This position has general office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
