Primary Work Area
Ohio, including surrounding counties and adjacent project areas as needed. Primary project activity may include Eastern Ohio, Southeastern Ohio, Central Ohio, and other active project areas across the state.
Build Relationships. Secure Access. Keep Projects Moving.
At Halo Land Management, our Right of Way Agents do more than secure signatures. They represent our clients in the field, build trust with landowners, and help move critical energy and infrastructure projects forward with professionalism, urgency, and accuracy.
Halo Land Management partners with leading energy and infrastructure developers to support the projects that power communities and grow economies. From title research and land acquisition to negotiation and right of way support, our teams deliver high quality land services with a strong commitment to communication, precision, and landowner respect.
As we continue to grow, we are building a clear and consistent standard for what success looks like in every role. The Right of Way Agent is a key part of that standard, especially as we support continued project activity across Ohio.
Position Summary
As a Right of Way Agent, you are the direct connection between Halo’s clients and the landowners who make project development possible. This role is focused on Ohio-based projects, where you will work directly with property owners to secure easements, surface use agreements, access agreements, temporary workspace agreements, and other land rights needed for energy and infrastructure projects.
Projects may include oil and gas development, pipelines, electric transmission and distribution, renewable development, roads, access routes, and related facilities.
You will be responsible for negotiating agreements, reviewing exhibits, coordinating with internal teams, and documenting every interaction with accuracy and professionalism. You will represent Halo in the field, help resolve landowner concerns, and play a critical role in keeping projects on schedule.
This role is best suited for someone who is organized, accountable, resourceful, and confident working independently. The ideal candidate brings strong field judgment, practical right of way experience, and the ability to navigate landowner, access, title, and county-level dynamics common across Ohio.
Key Responsibilities
Landowner Engagement and Negotiation
- Build rapport with landowners across Ohio through phone, email, in-person visits, and other outreach methods
- Clearly explain easement terms, project impacts, access needs, and agreement details in a way landowners can understand
- Negotiate agreements within approved authority and escalate unique or complex issues appropriately
- Conduct route walks, tract visits, and in-person meetings as needed
- Represent Halo professionally in all landowner interactions
Documentation and Reporting
- Enter complete, timely, and accurate notes for every landowner interaction
- Maintain work status in Google Drive, trackers, spreadsheets, and project tools
- Complete agreement request forms and closeout documentation correctly and on time
- Accurately document vegetation, crop, timber, surface, access, or property-related impacts when required
- Maintain organized records that support project visibility, client reporting, and internal handoffs
Cross Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Project Managers, Title, GIS, Admin, and other internal stakeholders
- Identify discrepancies in exhibits, route data, ownership information, parcel records, or access needs and escalate questions early
- Support effective communication across field and office teams to keep projects moving
- Participate in client calls and project discussions as needed
- Coordinate with title and GIS teams to clarify ownership, tract boundaries, parcel data, and project mapping details
Planning and Workflow Management
- Stay aligned with project timelines, clear dates, and acquisition priorities
- Organize your schedule to balance outreach, follow ups, tract visits, and documentation
- Communicate blockers early and seek direction before issues become risks
- Manage multiple active tracts while maintaining quality and responsiveness
- Adjust quickly as priorities shift across active Ohio project areas
What Success Looks Like
Within 30 Days
- Understand key terms of the client agreement and explain them confidently to landowners
- Gain access to tools and know where to locate SOPs, forms, and training resources
- Complete ride alongs or shadowing with experienced agents when available
- Begin landowner outreach using the established playbook
- Submit at least one agreement request form correctly
- Enter notes consistently with accurate timestamps
- Build or support an initial line list from GIS data with guidance
- Develop familiarity with active Ohio project areas, landowner dynamics, and county-level expectations
Within 90 Days
- Actively negotiate and secure agreements with appropriate oversight
- Maintain trackers, spreadsheets, and notes accurately and independently
- Use creative and persistent outreach strategies to reach difficult contacts
- Manage your schedule with minimal handholding
- Represent Halo professionally during meetings, route walks, and field visits
- Identify common issues related to access, ownership, exhibits, damages, and landowner concerns
Within 6 Months
- Operate with a high level of independence, escalating only unique or complex issues
- Consistently meet quality and deadline expectations
- Understand the broader project lifecycle from planning through acquisition and closeout
- Support staking requests, access coordination, and surface coordination as needed
- Work fluidly across Title, GIS, Admin, and PM functions
- Demonstrate strong working knowledge of Ohio project workflows and landowner engagement expectations
Within 12 Months
- Be fully fluent in standard tools, trackers, billing processes, and reporting cycles
- Manage multiple tracts or project assignments reliably
- Serve as an informal resource to newer team members
- Escalate only truly novel situations
- Consider or actively pursue real estate licensing where applicable
- Consistently represent Halo as a trusted, professional field partner across Ohio projects
Top Abilities
Self Management and Ownership
Manages time, workload, and priorities effectively without constant supervision while staying aligned with project goals.
Deliverable Readiness and Anticipation
Prepares accurate, complete work product and proactively solves problems before they slow the project down.
Operational Fluency
Uses trackers, exhibits, project tools, and internal systems correctly so work moves smoothly from field to closeout.
Landowner Communication
Builds trust with landowners through clear communication, professionalism, responsiveness, and respect.
Key Attributes and Behaviors
- Professional, respectful, and confident communicator
- Detail focused with strong follow through
- Adaptable and steady when priorities shift
- Team oriented, transparent, and collaborative
- Proactive and accountable for results
- Comfortable working independently in the field
- Able to balance urgency, accuracy, and landowner respect
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of right of way acquisition experience, including direct landowner negotiation and easement procurement
- Experience supporting linear infrastructure projects such as pipelines, electric transmission and distribution, renewable development, roadway, or similar projects
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and technology skills
- Comfortable with field work, property walks, landowner meetings, and travel across assigned Ohio project areas
- Reliable transportation for tract visits and field work
- Ohio notary commission or ability to obtain
- Working familiarity with legal documents and recorded instruments
- Experience reading parcel data, construction drawings, survey exhibits, alignment sheets, plats, and project maps
- Ability to maintain accurate documentation and communicate project updates clearly
Preferred Qualifications
- Ohio right of way project experience and familiarity with county-level processes, local ownership patterns, and regional access considerations
- Prior oil and gas, utility, pipeline, renewable, or infrastructure right of way experience
- Familiarity with Ohio county recorder, auditor, engineer, and GIS resources
- Experience working in rural, agricultural, Appalachian, suburban, or mixed-use property environments
- Familiarity with crop damage, timber, fencing, drainage, access, and restoration-related landowner concerns
- Ohio real estate license or active pursuit of licensure, where applicable
- Experience supporting projects across Eastern Ohio, Southeastern Ohio, Central Ohio, or other active energy and infrastructure corridors
Culture Fit
You will thrive here if you value respectful landowner engagement, take ownership of your work, and believe strong execution comes from strong teamwork.
At Halo, we celebrate wins together, communicate openly, and encourage the behaviors reflected in our Halo Habits. We are looking for people who bring professionalism to the field, accountability to the work, and a team-first mindset to every project.
What’s In It for Me
- A clear path for growth and higher billing opportunities
- Hands-on mentorship from experienced right of way professionals
- Exposure to diverse energy and infrastructure projects across Ohio
- A high trust environment with flexibility to manage your work
- A culture that recognizes contributions and supports success
