Right-of-Way Acquisition Agent

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Primary Responsibilities

At HDR, our employeeownership model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forwardthinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth. Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering nextgeneration facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employeeowners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

HDR Engineering, Inc. has an opportunity for a Right of Way Acquisition Agent based out of our Denver office. The candidate will perform right of way acquisition services on moderately complex projects and will have the opportunity to work on transportation, power, and water projects as part of HDR's cross sector services group. This position will work as part of a multidiscipline team including engineering, surveying, environmental and strategic communications.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide support to the Right of Way project team including property research, property owner contact research and obtaining deeds and title commitments.
• Prepare real estate documents including easements, offer packages and purchase agreements.
• Review and interpret appraisals and comparative market analyses to calculate offers to purchase real estate interests.
• Negotiating with property owners to acquire land rights related to power, gas, water and transportation projects.
• Prepare permitting applications and coordinate approvals with government agencies to support construction of utility projects.
• Field meetings and visits to active construction sites.
• Track and input project status in spreadsheets and internal HDR databases; maintain detailed files and records of property owner contacts, maps and real estate documents.
• Reading and understanding right-of-way plans, engineering plans, survey plats and property legal descriptions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient with Google Earth and online GIS Mapping websites.
• Ability to understand and work in compliance with federal, state and local regulations specific to the right-of-way industry, such as the Uniform Act and NEPA.
• Ability to communicate confidently with clients, property owners and public agencies.
• Ability to effectively balance office and field work.
• Electric utility and/or transportation project related experience.
• Experience acquiring land rights for condemning authorities
• Ability to interpret survey and engineering drawings
• GIS mapping and database familiarity
• Certification from the International Right of Way Association

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