Land Specialist
Montana-Dakota Utilities
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- Pay
- $27 to $34
- an hour
- Location
- Bismarck, ND
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 20
- 2 days ago
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About the company
Montana-Dakota Utilities
Utilities · 1,001 to 5,000 employees
What you'll do
- Search courthouse records and prepare title data
- Prepare easements and determine compensation for easement rights
- Review easements for accuracy and completeness of land descriptions, titles and notarization
- Apply for railroad permits and review legal descriptions, exhibits, fees and insurance information
- Provide copies of easements and permits to internal and external customers
- Verify company-owned land for internal and external customers
- Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned
What you need
- A related associate's degree or equivalent experience
- Two years of right-of-way acquisition, abstracting, oil/mineral leasing or title insurance experience
- Ability to obtain and maintain notary in the state of residence and be bonded
- Must take all measures necessary to protect networks, devices, programs and data
- May be required to maintain a valid driver's license
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
Key skills
right-of-wayland leaseland acquisitionabstractingoil/mineral leasingtitle insurancelegal descriptionsrecords of ownershipnotary
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Responsible for serving as the process specialist in all areas of the Right-of-Way group including the responsibilities for preparing easements, writing legal descriptions, determining records of ownership and encumbrances of property from maps and county courthouse records. Responsible for placing safety as #1 priority in day-to-day work routine for self and others.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
A working knowledge of right-of-way, land lease and land acquisition at a level normally acquired through the completion of an associate's degree in a related field or equivalent experience; and
Two years right-of-way acquisition, abstracting, oil/mineral leasing or title insurance experience; and
Ability to obtain and maintain notary in the stats of residence and able to be bonded.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Must take all measures necessary to protect networks, devices, programs and data from cyber-attack, damage or unauthorized access.
May be required to maintain a valid driver’s license.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States, no sponsorships considered.
Requires travel: Minimal (up to 10%).
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Searches courthouse records, prepares title data, prepares easements and determines compensation for easements rights. Reviews all easements for accuracy and completeness of land descriptions, titles and notarization.
Applies for railroad permits, which includes reviewing the region personnel’s legal descriptions & exhibits to be sent with application as well as permit fees and insurance information.
Prepares and provides copies of easements and permits to internal/external customers.
Responsible for verifying company owned land for internal/external customers.
Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned.
Offers typically made between: $27.46 - $34.32 per hour
Deadline to Apply: November 4, 2026 @ 11 a.m. CST
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