Real Estate Specialist - Ragland Shoreline Office

Description

This position will be primarily responsible for ensuring that Alabama Power Company’s (“APC”) FERC hydro license shoreline management plan, public recreation plan, and public education plan are effectively being carried out at APC’s Logan Martin and Neely Henry reservoirs along the Coosa River and will also be responsible for protecting APC’s land and land rights on these reservoirs. This position will also provide shoreline management, shoreline permitting, and recreation management support at Lakes Mitchell, Lay, Jordan, Bouldin, Harris, Martin, Smith, Yates, & Thurlow, from time to time, as needed. Under the guidance of the Supervisor in charge of the Lakes Logan Martin and Neely Henry Shoreline Management Business Office in Ragland, the incumbent will assist in overseeing the company’s shoreline permitting and surveillance programs, resolve encroachment issues, support the APC Public Recreation Program’s management and maintenance of recreation sites primarily on Lakes Logan Martin and Neely Henry, and assist and direct lakeshore developers with the FERC Non-Residential permitting process, comply with FERC licensing and Land Use Articles of APC’s FERC licenses and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers General Permit and assist in brokering amicable arrangements among conflicting parties.

Other Major Job Responsibilities:

• Interact, negotiate and resolve conflict with customers through the administration of APC’s shoreline permitting program
• Issuing permits for piers, boathouse, seawalls, etc.
• Scheduling appointments with landowners adjacent to APC reservoirs
• Address/resolve encroachment issues
• Perform courthouse research
• Perform light maintenance at APC’s public recreation sites
• Interact with the company’s external legal counsel and with Regulatory Agencies, including FERC, the Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and ADEM
• Work with local governmental agencies and work closely with internal business partners, Southern Company Generation Hydro Services, APC Environmental Affairs, Risk Services and Public Relations Departments, in addition to other teams within Corporate Real Estate.

Candidates with the following preferred qualifications are encouraged to apply:

Experience

• Bachelors’ degree preferred

Experience

• Experience in real estate fields associated with obtaining land and land rights or maintaining a company's land is a plus
• Experience/familiarity with GIS a plus

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Interpersonal and customer service skills
• Proven conflict resolution skills
• Light maintenance skills
• Ability to carry out multiple tasks within a short time frame
• Ability to work with little direct supervision
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Physical Job Requirements

• Walking (inspecting commercial projects, residential shoreline lots and public recreation facilities)
• Performing light maintenance at APC’s Public Recreation Sites
• Driving Boats and Autos
• Seeing & Hearing
• Using a computer
• Hearing
• Minor lifting
• Business writing & public speaking/giving presentations

Alabama Power provides the valuable combination of competitive prices, reliable electricity supply and unparalleled service to 1.4 million homes, businesses and industries in the southern two-thirds of Alabama.

Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is America's premier energy company, with 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity and 1,500 billion cubic feet of combined natural gas consumption and throughput volume serving 9 million customers through its subsidiaries . The company provides clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy through electric operating companies in four states, natural gas distribution companies in seven states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America and a nationally recognized provider of customized energy solutions, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications . Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and affordable prices that are below the national average. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, Southern Company and its subsidiaries are inventing America's energy future by developing the full portfolio of energy resources, including carbon-free nuclear, 21st century coal, natural gas, renewables and energy efficiency, and creating new products and services for the benefit of customers. Southern Company has been named by the U.S. Department of Defense and G.I. Jobs magazine as a top military employer, recognized among the Top 50 Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc, listed by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity and designated a Top Employer for Hispanics by Hispanic Network. The company has earned a National Award of Nuclear Science and History from the National Atomic Museum Foundation for its leadership and commitment to nuclear development and is continually ranked among the top energy companies in Fortune's annual World's Most Admired Electric and Gas Utility rankings. Visit our website at

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Job Field: Real Estate & Land Management

Job Type: Standard

Primary Location: Alabama-Metro Birmingham/Eastern AL-Ragland

Operating Company: Alabama Power Company

Job Type: Standard

Travel (Up to...): Yes, 25 % of the Time

Work Location(s):

Ragland Shoreline Office - 16157 AL Highway 144 (16157RAGLAND)

16157 AL Highway 144

Ragland, 35131

Req ID: APC2007818