Land Technician

Description

Job Summary
To research, coordinate, and facilitate land activities in order to ensure land rights agreements are properly recorded, maintained, archived, and modified to meet legal requirements and customer expectations. Collaborate with survey and land leader to track survey and land projects and to ensure proper payment to contractors.


Essential Functions

• Investigate and interprets land rights agreements
• Assures all pertinent land documentation is available through both electronic media and paper to ensure accurate information is provided to company personnel and/or landowner, with appropriate provisions of agreement.
• Partners with the legal department in various projects, including discovery requests ensuring all acquired land agreements meet legal requirements
• Prepares legal documents (partial releases, surrenders, modifications, bills of sale, etc.)
• Examines courthouse records, requests title assistance, and contacts landowners where appropriate
• Submits land agreements to appropriate county for recording
• Controls/negotiates existing railroad license agreements and preparation of annual lease renewal schedule
• Reviews and processes contractor invoices for survey and land work
• Establishes and cultivates valued relationships with county recorders, railroads, and company affiliates
• Works independently and provides timely and efficient response to customer concerns involving encroachments and other land related matters
• Attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Support and apply all safety guidelines and be a champion for safety and support a strong safety culture

 

Required Qualifications For Position

• High School Diploma High School Diploma with appropriate experience
• Working knowledge of office automation applications including Microsoft office suite and web based applications
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to deliver oral/written presentation on projects
• Ability to read and interpret legal documents
• Energetic, creative thinker
• Organizational skills
• Knowledge of land matters
• Ability for occasional overnight travel
• Possess or ability to obtain Notary Public
• Positive team player and customer service focus
• Possible overtime and overnight travel required (courthouse work for research and documenting agreements), plus annual staff meeting for all state land teams
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic surveying and mapping concepts
• Demonstrated knowledge of various land rights and their recording requirements

 

Preferred Additional Qualifications for Position

• Associate's Degree
• Working knowledge of operations support systems (WMS, CMS)
• Physical Demands
  
  
  The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the position.

Work Authorization

Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.

Inclusion & Diversity 
Value inclusion within your day to day responsibilities by respecting others perspectives/convictions, engaging others opinions, creating a safe environment where people, ideas, and opinions are valued within your Team/Customers and external partners.

Respect and take into consideration diversity within your Team/Customers and external work partners by valuing different world views, challenges, and cultures that represent all walks of life and all backgrounds.

Treat others with respect and consideration. Actively participate in creating and contributing to a positive work environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity 
NiSource is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in each of its companies to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, disability, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), genetic information, citizenship status, or any protected group status as defined by law. Each employee is expected to abide by this principle.

By applying, you may be considered for other job opportunities. 

Salary Range:

$52,400.00 - $73,300.00

Posting Start Date:

2025-02-04

Posting End Date (if applicable):

2025-02-19
Please note that the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Summary

To research, coordinate, and facilitate land activities in order to ensure land rights agreements are properly recorded, maintained, archived, and modified to meet legal requirements and customer expectations. Collaborate with survey and land leader to track survey and land projects and to ensure proper payment to contractors.