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Gray Hawk Land Solutions · 2 days ago

Right-of- Way Renewables Project Manager

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Gray Hawk Land Solutions is a company dedicated to providing exceptional land management services. They are seeking a Project Manager to oversee renewables projects in the Texas panhandle, responsible for planning, scheduling, and managing all aspects of the project execution from beginning to end.

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Responsibilities

Achieving Project deadlines within the planned milestones and within budget, this includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of the field staff team members and third-party ROW contractors or consultants to deliver completed projects according to the execution plan developed by the Project Manager in collaboration with the Client

Managing the defined Project’s objectives and overseeing quality control throughout the Project’s life cycle

Appropriately and effectively delegating appropriate parts of the workload to his direct reports; and keeping the Client informed of progress, difficulties, and successes

Evaluating and determining the quantity of work to be performed by estimating the number of tracts (or other parameter needed to establish workload) that covers the length/area of the Project

Determining the number of field office resources and field staff needed to achieve Project goals given the estimated workload

Developing the Project schedule (a Gantt Chart or other scheduling tool) to timely provide in sequential order the following services in executing the Project including:

Undertaking title research management

Contacting tract owners for survey permitting

Commencing and coordinating entry access for civil, environmental, and engineering / construction survey teams

Undertaking acquisition activities, including obtaining interests in tracts for facilities placement, temporary workspace, and access roads for construction

Supporting eminent domain activities of the Client and their legal counsel

Providing construction support; and completing orderly wind-down of ROW Activities and transfer of records to the Client

Developing an organizational plan for the field staff through a reporting structure that flows upward to the Project Manager. (Recruiting, interviewing, and selecting staff )

Where required, coordinating the acquisition/use of required supporting personnel from within the Company such as GIS, HR, and accounting services

Delegating Project management tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel, such as ROW Supervisors and field clerks

Identifying and resolving personnel issues and conflicts within the Field Staff Project Team, working with the Company HR department; and continually re-assessing the need for additional/reduced staff and/or consultants during the Project duration and communicate changes to the Client

The Project Manager will execute the Project throughout its life cycle by periodically meeting with the Client, setting priorities among his staff and needed tasks, supervising the progress of the ROW Supervisors and other members of the Field Staff Project Team in achieving the milestones of the schedule

Effectively communicating Project progress to the Field Staff Project Team and Client; and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion through periodic meetings and conference calls

Coaching, mentoring, motivating and supervising Field Staff Project Team members and ROW contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work to maintain the Project Schedule with positive results; and proactively managing changes in Project scope, identifying potential crises, and devising contingency plans

Tracking Project milestones and deliverables to identify and manage Project dependencies; and

Developing and delivering periodic progress on title work, survey permitting and acquisitions which

By determining the frequency and content of status reports from the Project team, analyzing results, and troubleshooting problem areas

Orderly releasing Field Staff Project Team members as segments of work are completed

Overseeing completion of the assembly of files to turn over to the Client, closing out the field office(s), and conducting post-project reviews to determine Project successes and disappointments to create a recommendations report for the Company in order to identify successful and unsuccessful Project elements; and assist in developing best practices and tools for future Project execution and management

Qualification

Right-of-Way experienceRenewables project experienceProject ManagementSupervisory experienceLicensing requirementsIRWA certificationCoachingCommunication skillsMentoringProblem-solving skills

Required

Minimum of ten (10) years' relevant experience

Ten (10) years direct work experience in a Senior ROW Agent including title, some of which must be in a supervisory capacity, such as a ROW Supervisor role

Renewables project experience is required

Must meet the minimum licensing requirements of the state or state in which the Project is being undertaken, such as a real estate license where required

Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university, and ten or more years of right-of-way experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience