Sr Mgr Real Estate Services

JOB TITLE: Sr Manager Real Estate Services
REQUISITION: TRA0110
DEPARTMENT: Real Estate Services (Large T&S Construction) - Topeka General Office, Kansas City F&M Service Center, Wichita Service Center
LOCATION: Topeka, KS
Wichita, KS
Kansas City, MO
PAY RANGE: $130,300 - $173,700 - $217,100

Scheduled Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Additional hours as required.

Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
This is a leadership position which must demonstrate initiative, influence and decisiveness while leading the Evergy Real Estate Services (RES) Group. Position is responsible for directly supervising, delegating, and providing direction to a team of Managers. Within each of the Manager's organizations is a team of real estate project managers, analysts, and contract right-of-way professionals.

This position manages the daily operations of RES, department budgets and monthly budget reporting. Position is responsible for creating, documenting and executing the department strategic strategy as well as overall personnel management that includes establishing clear expectations, individual performance goal plans, performance reviews, accountability (including recognition), training, and providing tools necessary for the team to execute. This position identifies process improvements, develops implementation plans, establishes productivity measures, and leads the charge for quality in day-to-day operations.

RES team completes all aspects of real estate work for transmission, substation, and distribution projects including title research, right of way descriptions, appraisals, negotiations, acquisitions, relocations, condemnation, construction liaison, and damage settlements. The RES team has continuous ongoing interactions with various landowners and the public that require consistent, concise, and professional communications. Interactions with Evergy Legal Department and outside legal firms are an important component of the position. Performs other duties as assigned.

RES primarily supports Transmission, Substation, and Distribution Power Delivery Services across the entire Evergy footprint (eastern Kansas and western Missouri). When resources allow, RES may support other departments such as renewable energy and telecommunications. RES works closely with Engineering, Construction Project Managers, Field Construction, Vegetation Management, Transmission Maintenance as well as others to support providing safe reliable power. Fostering successful and productive relationships across the various Evergy Departments as well as outside groups is essential to the role.

Education and Experience Requirements:
A Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate, Law, or related degree with course work in real estate, law, appraisal, negotiation, communications or related topics is highly preferred. Requires 7+ years of experience in right of way acquisition field, managing projects, negotiation, or other related experience.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Required:
* Specialized depth of experience of real property law, real property appraisal processes, real property records.
* Must be able to interpret easement documents, engineering drawings, property plats and property descriptions.
* Exceptional communication skills.
* Able to establish rapport as a Company liaison and be a company representative, thereby displaying an advanced level of professionalism and integrity.
* Advanced ability to manage contract work force.
* Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
* Advanced analytical skills and strategic planning skills.
* Employ effective negotiating strategies. One must have the ability to endure mentally challenging and emotionally charged communications with outside parties, including counsel and landowners.
* Strong initiative to drive areas of improvement and learn systems, processes and procedures.
* Strong computer skills are essential for this role. The preferred candidate will be knowledgeable in Microsoft software applications.
* Specific knowledge about the various survey systems used to write land legal descriptions, land title research, the legal documents required to complete a right of way project is preferred.
* Advanced training and education in law, real estate, setting right of way values, ethics, project management.
* Requires the ability to execute the plan and supervise multiple projects to completion, within quality, time and budgetary requirements.

Licenses, Certifications, Bonding and/or Testing Required:
Must have a valid driver's license.

Working Conditions:
Conditions will vary from office, transmission and distribution line field environments. Must be able to work additional hours on short notice in office and field settings. Some travel required.

Evergy has a clear mission - To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know that to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable service to our customers and communities, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We are committed to building a team where everyone - regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status - has a voice and can bring their best every day. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.