Senior ROW Agent

Role Overview

Title: Senior ROW Agent

Hours: Full-time; Salaried

Pay: $95,000 annual

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Manager: Head of Land

Mission- Why we exist and why we need you

Geothermal energy is the most abundant renewable energy source in the world. However,

historically it's been hard to find and expensive to develop. At Zanskar, we're using better technology

to find and develop new geothermal resources in order to make geothermal a cost-effective and

vital contributor to a carbon-free energy future. We are revolutionizing the exploration process,

setting new industry standards for discovery rates and finding new prospects at an unprecedented

scale. The growing development team at Zanskar is advancing a multi-gigawatt portfolio of firm,

carbon-free energy projects, and needs a Head of Permitting to lead all key permitting efforts in

order to bring our projects online.

Outcomes- Problems you'll solve

We need a ROW Agent to participate in all aspects of securing site control for greenfield prospecting,

exploration and development work, with an immediate emphasis on right-of-way for transmission

lines. The ROW Agent is expected to work as an expert in negotiating with landowners to acquire

access for field operations and exploration teams. The ROW Agent will collaborate with the cross

discipline teams within the company and throughout the negotiation process to ensure the

company pays market prices and the right lands are acquired on a timely basis. The ROW Agent will

also help the company initiate mutually beneficial relationships with all our landowners and

partners. Success will be when you have secured access to certain prospects in a timely fashion,

within budget and with all land and regulatory partners in agreement.

Competencies- What we're looking for

ROW negotiation experience: Successful candidates must have five years of land work

experience at either an oil and gas, minerals, utilities or renewable energy company, with an

emphasis on negotiating transmission or pipeline right-of-way. They must have proven experience

negotiating land deals with private landowners for resource exploration, development, and/or

operation phases. Experience in land work for both public and private lands.

● Self-starter

● Excellent time management and travel planning skills

● Proven negotiation experience

● Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills

● Resilience being in remote locations on your own

● Familiarity of federal and public land processes in the Rockies region is helpful

● Willing to travel up to 50% of the time to remote areas

Understanding of Chain of Title, Surface Rights: Must have experience working with chains

of title, ownership reports, legal and lease agreements and other ownership or regulatory

documents.

Relationship Builder: Must have a track record of building key relationships with private

landowners, where reputation, particularly honest dealings and face to face engagement, is critical.

Requirements

5 + years of right of way or applicable land work (required): work can include land/ right-of-

way acquisition, title research, due diligence, land valuation, contract negotiations, project support

and/or community engagement. Membership in the American Association of Professional Landmen

(AAPL) or International Right of Way Association (IRWA).

Land Certifications (preferred): ; Right of Way Agent (RWA) equivalent or higher.; Registered

Landman (RL) equivalent or higher also considered.

Bachelor's degree (preferred): A Bachelor'ss degree in Real Estate, Land Management, or a

related field is not required, but is a plus.

Location and Benefits

● The position is based out of our headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah

● Benefits include:

○ Paid holidays

○ 18 days PTO + PTO accrual increase based on tenure

○ Medical, dental & vision coverage

○ 401k

○ Stock options

○ Growth opportunities at a company with a direct impact in displacing carbon

emissions

Zanskar is an equal-opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local

fair employment practice laws.