Project Manager (Land/Real Estate/Right of Way)

Apex Systems is looking for Project Management professionals with strong leadership skills and previous land, real estate, legal or right of way experience. Location: Columbus, Ohio Schedule: 90% office work/10% field work - 10% travel around surrounding area as needed Job Overview

• Candidate must be experienced in creating scopes, budget and schedules, and manage direct project teams comprised of non-direct reports of contract resources.
• Responsible for managing and coordinating a ROW portfolio of small - large transmission projects.
• Will manage and direct right-of-way vendors comprised of non-direct reports of internal and contract resources.
• Provide guidance, coordination, instruction, and effective communications to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close projects in a safe, efficient and economical manner to achieve on time and within budget completion of projects. Provide leadership and direction and effectively communicate with all stakeholders, including internal customers, external customers, regulatory and governmental agencies.
• Responsibilities also include interfacing with project sponsors and building teams and kicking off projects and bidding and monitoring progress on the projects to bring projects in on time and on budget.
• Responsibilities also include the monthly facilitation of meetings for along with creation and updating monthly project cost budgets and project schedules.

• Candidate should be well-versed in various aspects of Project Management and/or the Acquisition of ROW
• Proficient in written & verbal communication skills
• Computer proficiency a must
• Knowledgeable in GIS Mapping systems and databases
• Knowledgeable in real estate values and accepted estimating practices
• Properly review maps, drawings, surveys
• Knowledgeable in earned value and project reports
• Act as an expert witness, assist and confer with legal counsel and project management in the selection of witnesses and commissioners in connection with condemnation and/or other court actions
• Works outside normal business hours to accommodate project schedule
• Minimum Education: Associates degree plus three (3) years related experience; OR, Bachelor of Science degree plus two (2) years' related experience. Related experience can include work in project management, business management, construction management, law, real estate or electric transmission and/or distribution right-of-way. Possessing a professional certificate (i.e., IR/WA, SR/WA, PMP, etc) and prior experience in a leadership position and/or project management a plus.