Real Estate Specialist
Description
The Real Estate Specialist Position supports Corporate Real Estate's efforts to acquire legally defendable land and land rights for Alabama Power Company. The primary job duties will include negotiating with landowners to acquire land rights necessary to facilitate the construction, operation and maintenance of the company's system and its facilities. This position will have significant interaction with internal and external customers.
Major Job Responsibilities Include
The primary responsibility for this role is to acquire right of way for distribution facilities and provide support to transmission acquisition and fee land by way of the following:
Maintain excellent communication with colleagues and customers
Establish relationships with distribution engineers
Establish relationships with probate office personnel
Be customer service focused
Perform title searches and title curative work
Manage multiple projects with minimal supervision
Manage workload via information management software
Interpret engineering drawings and/or survey drawings; and write legal descriptions
Perform field checks for each request received from engineer
Consistently maintain attention to detail while performing job responsibilities
Effectively negotiate with landowners
Support storm restoration efforts as assigned
Candidates with the following preferred qualifications are encouraged to apply!
Education & Experience
High School diploma, required
Bachelor's degree strongly preferred. Relevant work experience will be considered.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Strong oral and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interface with colleagues and customers
Demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service
Demonstrated negotiation and problem-solving skills
Ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
Effective and efficient time management skills
Ability to read and understand engineering sketches, property documents, legal descriptions and drawings
Knowledge and understanding of land, land rights, and land transactions
Ability to perform title research
Knowledge and understanding of company's core business
Possess the ability to correctly locate and retrieve the necessary documentation in a county courthouse to determine legal property ownership (title research) and/or use internet tools to do the same when available
Possess the ability to efficiently and accurately input project data into a records management system.
Demonstrated experience in Microsoft Office Applications to manage and be adept at formatting documents, editing content, and organizing data in a professional manner.
Behavioral Attributes
Commitment to Safety First and Southern Style (Unquestionable Trust, Superior Performance, Total Commitment)
Must be a self-starter capable of working with minimal supervision
Customer focus with an enthusiastic, positive attitude
Initiative and flexibility as well as personal responsibility
Build positive relationships as a team player
Motivated self-starter with a willingness to learn
License and Certifications
Valid Alabama driver's license is required
Ability to obtain State of Alabama at Large Notary Public Appointment
Other Requirements
Alabama Power provides the valuable combination of competitive prices, reliable electricity supply and unparalleled service to 1.4 million homes, businesses and industries in the southern two-thirds of Alabama.
With 4.4 million customers and more than 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company is the premier energy company serving the Southeast through its subsidiaries. A leading U.S. producer of clean, safe, reliable and affordable electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for energy innovation, excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are below the national average. Southern Company and its subsidiaries are leading the nation's nuclear renaissance through the construction of the first new nuclear units to be built in a generation of Americans and are demonstrating their commitment to energy innovation through the development of a state-of-the-art coal gasification plant. Southern Company has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense and G.I. Jobs magazine as a top military employer and listed by DiversityInc as a top company for Blacks. The company received the 2012 Edison Award from the Edison Electric Institute for its leadership in new nuclear development, was named Electric Light & Power magazine's Utility of the Year for 2012 and is continually ranked among the top utilities in Fortune's annual World's Most Admired Electric and Gas Utility rankings. Visit our website at http://www.southerncompany.com/
Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Job Field: Real Estate & Land Management
Job Type: Standard
Primary Location: Alabama-South Alabama-Phenix City
Operating Company: Alabama Power Company
Job Type: Standard
Travel (Up to...): Yes, 50 % of the Time
Work Location(s):
Phenix City Local Office - 1601 Broad Street (1601PHENIXCITY)
1601 Broad Street
Phenix City, 36867
Req ID: APC2007145
