Land Optimization Specialist

This position will maintain and optimize Carmeuse land and lease data ensuring integration with the organizations ArcGIS cloud environment. This role will ensure data accuracy and work to build consistent workflows across land related functions. This position will complete an annual lease audit ensuring all data is current and up to date, and identify opportunities for revenue growth. Additional responsibilities include identifying new land valorization opportunities for non-mined or reclaimed land, working with third parties to develop land use plans to ensure long-term value and support of land acquisition strategy as needed.  .  This person will report through the Geology Department.  However, extensive cross functional collaboration will be required, with operations, legal, and environmental departments. 

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Maintaining ArcGIS land database in ESRI Cloud Environment 

• Assist legal department in annual lease audit, ensuring all documentation is up to date and updating spatial database 

• Coordinate efforts with the finance department to compile annual lease revenue

• Compiling market information to benchmark current lease rates to determine where there may be room for improvement

• Serve as technical liaison between Carmeuse and ESRI 

• Coordinate land focused tasks with outside consultants 

• Reading legal descriptions and updating maps as required 

• Assistance with GIS projects involving the geology and mining teams 

• Coordinate long-term reclamation studies with the goal of maximizing future property values 

• Ensure current operational plans will not negatively impact future land use plans 

• Assist as needed with land acquisitions via market research, analyzing valuations and appraisals, etc.

• Monitor trends and key changes in legal and regulatory compliance for remediation, zoning, mine permitting, etc.

• Support Land Valorization Team with quarterly Real Estate Valorization updates to the Chairman of the Board

• Support of the Renewable Energy Team with identifying properties for solar projects to support Carmeuse’s Sustainability Journey 

Job Qualifications:

• BS in GIS, Land Management, or other related field 

• 5+ years of related experience or a Masters in related field

• Knowledge in ArcGIS desktop, cloud based platforms and related workflows 

• MS Office Suite

• AutoCAD familiarity 

• Strong collaboration skills 

• Ability to work independently and take initiative

• Strong organization and prioritization skills with multiple projects occurring simultaneously

• Ability to travel regularly to locations assigned with different projects 25% - 50%

• Fluency in oral and written English

Benefits & Compensation:

• Annual Base Salary Range of $85,000 - $110,000, depending on experience 

• Paid holidays and vacation time

• Group medical/pharmacy insurance options with company funded health care spending accounts 

• Dental insurance & Vision insurance

• A 401k account with company matching contribution

• Company-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability insurance

• Options to purchase additional life insurance (employee, spouse, and child) and additional employee long-term disability insurance.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Tuition benefits including professional certifications

You will be part of Carmeuse North America, a Rock-Star team of 2500 workers and employees bringing with them their own culture and specific needs. The North American headquarters is located in Pittsburgh, PA and has over three dozen production facilities across the U.S. and Canada.