Supervisor, Right of Way Acquisitions

CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. 

Our Vision: Our vision is to become the most admired utility in the United States through the execution of our long-term growth strategy. We have an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people. 

Our Commitment: CenterPoint Energy is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where business results are achieved through the skills, abilities and talents of our diverse workforce.

At CenterPoint Energy, individuals are respected for their contributions toward our company objectives. We strive for an inclusive work environment across all levels that is reflective of the available workforce in the communities we serve.

Job Summary

Performs a full range of supervisory and administrative duties with employees and monitors performance of contractor workers. Consults and provides advisory direction on a wide-range of property rights topics and issues. 

Essential Functions

• Supervises staff and contractors, and leads negotiation activities with individual landowners, companies and corporations, and federal, state and local governmental agencies.

• Provides supervision, coaching and mentoring guidance to division personnel.  Exercises disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Directs land title research, utilizing both internal and external resources, to determine ownership and other land rights.
• Review all documents related to Company land rights for accuracy and completeness.
• Negotiates both non-monetary and monetary terms and conditions for easements, deeds, access, agreements and licenses between individual landowners, Railroads, and other governmental entities to accommodate the installation and/or maintenance of their facilities on CenterPoint’s fee and or easement properties.
• Analyzes and determines damages done to property and negotiates damage payments with property owners.
• Consults with service area directors, service consultants, developers, environmentalists, surveyors, engineers, attorneys, governmental agencies and landowners in order to resolve land and easement related issues.
• Represents Company as a liaison with municipalities, governmental and regulatory agencies to insure compliance with granted rights within CenterPoint Energy’s fee and easement properties.
• Reviews and recommends changes to legal documents utilized in management of company’s real property assets.
• Identifies marketing opportunities to sell or lease Company owned properties.
• Initiates and/or participates on cross functional business unit teams.
• Coordinates with outside staffing sources, where needed.
• Conducts training and tutorial sessions in areas of expertise.
• Advocates safety in all aspects and protects the public concerning the dangers involved with activities in the vicinity of gas and electric Company equipment or lines. 

   

Education Description

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a technical discipline related to land surveying, civil engineering, right of way or a related field, from an accredited college or university. 

  • Will consider relevant job-related CenterPoint Energy experience for non-degree candidates. 

Experience

• 5 years of relevant work experience required in land-related activities (such as commercial real estate, land rights acquisition and/or land related land management), with an understanding of land transactions, legal documents, metes & bounds descriptions, land titles, abstracts, surveying, and GIS. 

We want you to know
Being a part of the CenterPoint Energy team is more than a career alone. It's an opportunity to make a positive impact. You will be an integral part of enabling everyday life and the pursuit of possibilities for the customers we serve and the communities we share. The vital services we provide are at the core of making our world work, and by sharing your energy with us, we'll create a better tomorrow together. 

What we bring to you

• Competitive pay
• Paid training
• Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
• Transit subsidies
• Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
• Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
• Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution

Job Type: Full Time 
Posting Start Date: 04/10/2025​
Posting End Date: 04/24/2025

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

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