Supervisor, Right of Way

National Grid is hiring a Right of Way Supervisor in the Land and Property group in Albany, NY. This is a Hybrid role with in office work two to three times a week.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating, and our expertise and track record put us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful, we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reduce the cost of energy delivery today, and pioneer the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

We are an innovative team that manages property rights for the Gas and Electric business. Our team acquires over 2,500 easements annually and maintains over 500,000 property rights and is highly skilled in real estate, law, negotiation, acquisition, title, and condemnation support services.

• Supervise workforce through coaching, counseling and team building to ensure tasks are carried out in an efficient manner
• Oversee the operational workload of team to ensure allocated resources are fully utilized in order to deliver against agreed upon work plan and execute work activities within planned unit and budget cost
• Ensure supervised teams comply with safety standards, policies and processes in order to ensure a safe working environment and minimize risk for all staff
• Build good working relationships with internal & external customers and manage the day-to-day relationship with them to understand their requirements and deliver appropriate solutions within National Grid policies and processes
• Promote and implement best practices in order to ensure all work tasks achieve high productivity and low costs

• Four (4) year Degree from accredited college preferably in Business/Real Estate/Paralegal Studies/Economics/Civil Engineering/Surveying or 7+ years of related experience
• Completion of professional level courses or experience in Real Estate Practice, Real Estate Law, Contracts, Title Examination, Negotiation, Appraisal, Environmental
• Proficiency with computer applications required, for example, MS Excel, Word, ESRI GIS
• Demonstrated skills to build effective, respectful, working relationships required
• Ability and knowledge to develop standard operating procedures for field personnel to perform Right of Way/Real Estate/clerical activities preferred
• Potential for minimum travel within service territory
• Valid driver's license required

$79,000 - $93,000 a year

National Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates the job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring. For more information, please view NYC Local Law 144.

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.