Land Analyst

**PROGRESS LAND SERVICES LTD.**

**Surface Land Analyst, Real Estate Specialist**

**Calgary, AB**

Established in 1984, Progress Land Services has grown to be the leading land service provider in Canada. We are currently expanding our team and seeking a **Surface** **Land Analyst, Real Estate Specialist** with a positive outlook and skilled experience to join our team of committed professionals. As a Real Estate Specialist you will collaborate with various stakeholders including technical teams, legal professionals, surveyors, and landowners. Your responsibilities contribute to ensuring that our clients' operations have the necessary legal access and permissions for their facilities, as well as handling any potential property-related issues that may arise during this process.

**Daily work responsibilities for this position could include**:

- Responsible for acquiring and managing legal tenure for placement and passage for our clients’ operations and facilities.
- Partake in investigations to determine if new or current facilities require a ROW
- Understand what ROW Investigations are and when they are required
- Manage circulations: Municipalities send notifications of proposed property subdivisions, rd closures, land sales, new developments/subdivisions, encroachments, discharges etc.
- Handling internal inquiries from our clients’ engineering for new placements, re-locations, customer inquiries etc.
- Reviewing locations using specific client programs for existing facilities
- Verifying existing files (Sharepoint) to see if we have any information regarding the landowner, land, registration document etc.
- Reviewing titles, registrations, and plans
- Aligning existing/proposed facilities
- Prepping ROW agreements and sending them for execution and registration at LTO
- Collaborating directly with our clients’ techs, design specialists, developers, land agents, landowners, and surveyors
- Sending requests for survey quotes and arrange for surveying to be completed

**Your experience includes**:

- Strong understanding of real estate concepts, property law, land use regulations, property titles, and land ownership structures. Knowledge of easements, rights of way, and land acquisition processes is crucial.
- Familiarity with legal documentation and agreements related to real estate, particularly rights of way. Experience in drafting, reviewing, and executing ROW agreements, as well as understanding the legal implications of such agreements.
- Experience in managing projects involving property acquisition and ROW agreements. Ability to coordinate timelines, tasks, and resources to ensure efficient execution of agreements and compliance with legal requirements.
- Skilled in researching property records, titles, plans, and other documentation to assess property ownership, land details, and potential ROW requirements.
- Previous experience in managing rights of way for utility companies or similar organizations is highly valuable. Understanding the challenges and best practices specific to ROW management is essential
- Meticulous attention to detail to accurately review legal documents, property records, and agreements. Errors in these areas could lead to significant complications later.
- Positive, friendly, and professional interaction with co-workers and clientele
- Strong communication skills to effectively interact with internal teams and external parties (landowners, surveyors, legal professionals, municipal authorities).

**Education**:

- Post-secondary degree/diploma in Surface Land Administration or closely related field.

**What we offer**:

- Career development and advancement opportunities, because we value our employees and want to help you succeed by providing training and resources.
- Competitive compensation, so you'll be rewarded for your hard work and skills.
- Paid sick days, because we understand that everyone gets sick and you shouldn't have to worry about lost income.
- Bonus structure, because we want to recognize and reward exceptional performance.

**Application process**:
**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6-12 months

**Benefits**:

- Paid time off

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Do you understand what ROW Investigations are and when they are required

**Experience**:

- Surface Land Administration: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person