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Audubon Companies · 1 day ago

Right Of Way Document Specialist

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Audubon Companies is looking for a Right Of Way Document Specialist to manage and maintain ROW project documents. This role involves preparing, reviewing, and processing legal documents related to land ownership and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.

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Responsibilities

Prepare, maintain custody of, review and ensure accuracy of all ROW documents

Conduct and participate in title reviews, drawing coordination, file preparation, title curative, and document processing, recording and filing

Apply knowledge of legal descriptions and title documents to assess ownership of land and assure that all affected land owners are properly identified

Ensure that all ROW files are accurate, current and organized

Coordinate with other ROW staff to ensure database administration activities including report setup and preparation are completed according to direction provided from ROW project management

Process all ROW documents, including title reports, ROW agreements, leases and damage releases

Update and maintain all ROW related forms, claims, documents, correspondence, files, records, databases, project tasks, status reports and other reports as requested by the company

Prepare acquisition documents

Conduct or acquire title searches and research public records to identify land owners affected by project and determine property rights and descriptions

Order and review title reports and review title searches for accuracy and any conflicting issues such as vesting of ownership, existing easements, judgments, covenants, conditions and restrictions, liens and encumbrances that may impact the project

Draft and/or review legal instruments for conveyance of rights of way including deeds, mortgages, and purchase contracts

Review legal descriptions, easement documents, deeds and other documents for acquisition of property and easements

May be responsible for the organization, safe keeping and retrieval of recodes describing existing property and easements and facilities occupying such property and easements

Read and interpret maps and property descriptions

May prepare legal documents for inclusion in condemnation packages submitted to court and confer with legal counsel on such matters to ensure that documents conform to legal requirements

May maintain or update ROW project databases, and coordinate development of GIS site and alignment maps

Comply with all company and client health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) standards as well as federal and local HSSE regulations

Actively participate in company and client hazard identification and observation programs, and immediately report any unsafe acts, conditions or incidents to your supervisor

Qualification

ROW document managementTitle reviewLegal document draftingGIS coordinationMicrosoft Office proficiencyDocumentation organizationHardware proficiencyEffective communication

Required

High School Diploma or GED required

Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

Proficient with personal computers, printers, scanners and related hardware

Ability to maintain orderly documentation and ROW acquisition records

Proficient in Windows based software and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access) to complete document preparation, project reporting, presentations and general information retrieval