As a
Land Manager, in a hybrid role, based out of a Jacobs US office (with potential to report into client offices) with possibility of required travel to support client projects, you working to support the Land Services team and clients that are located across all US time zones. Additionally, you are primarily responsible for acquiring easements or other land rights necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of client infrastructure across the country. The candidate will work with the Land Services and client project teams, from start to finish, to ensure that all land service responsibilities are completed, and that all land rights are successfully obtained to execute the project. Some of the essential job functions include, but are not limited to:
- Handle negotiations with landowners (or their designees) for the acquisition of land rights relative to the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of client facilities.
- Settle damage claims with property owners (or their designees) relative to property damage caused or created because of the client’s projects, or their contractors, during the construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or removal of client facilities.
- Conduct title research, including courthouse and other records offices to determine present property ownership and other property interests of record.
- Review and interpret legal documents, legal descriptions, survey drawings, and related reports.
- Prepare approved legal documents for the acquisition of land rights relative to the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of client facilities.
- Record easements and legal documents at the local recorder’s office.
- Attend all project related meetings, as requested and/or required.
- Provide functional support to other Jacobs organizations as needed.
- Maintain property owner and project files, maps, drawings, exhibits, and progress reports, utilizing Jacobs and/or client information systems as required.
- Support land and right-of-way (ROW) project planning, including development of scopes of work, estimates for work to be completed, and preliminary schedule activities and durations.
- Support all required change management procedures.
- Follow all client technical guidelines or procedures for land services.
- Collaborate with all client contractors or Jacobs’ subcontractors, as necessary.
- Act as a liaison for land services as part of multi-disciplinary project teams.
- Track the project quality, milestones, and performance against the Project Execution Plan (PEP).
- Monitor project closeout process as established by our clients, including documenting any lessons learned as part of land service support.
- Act as a witness and/or assist in selection of witnesses in connection with any condemnation and/or other court action involving the acquisition of land rights or other court actions which may result from the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of client facilities.
- Represent Land Services on internal process improvement teams or initiatives.
