Job Description

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Administer, maintain and update all land grant agreements, property records and databases;
• Analyze land contracts, including leases, deeds, purchase and sale agreements, unit agreements, easements, surface use agreements, title opinions, etc.;
• Support other land staff in preparing basic agreements;
• Maintain all land, contract, lease files, and other files relating to the subject land administration functions;
• Accurately prepare contracts with third parties for potential trades, acquisitions and divestitures for Landman/Legal review;
• Prepare monthly annual rental invoices;
• Track and organize requests from Operators/Landowners;
• Track hard rock mineral production reports;
• Ensure Advanced Minimum Royalties (AMR) are paid;
• Pay Surface Owner Payments (SOPs) as per agreements;
• Prepare Extension Agreements;
• Compile data required for review by purchasers for any divestment activities;
• Participate in team strategy decisions and make ownership and contracting recommendations for asset land holdings;
• Maintain a schedule of operator, lease and contract obligations;
• Participate in internal and external due diligence;
• Perform Corporate Secretary duties (such as preparing grazing permits, planning annual shareholder meetings, confirming quarterly dividend payments, etc.) for entities which Sweetwater maintains partial ownership;
• Process and administer land reports as needed;
• Assist with special land and land administration projects, as needed; and
• Perform all land work ethically.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Energy Management or similar educational background required;
• Demonstrates knowledge of surface rights, title curative, rights-of-way, mining lease documents, and courthouse research;
• Familiarity with land administration information systems (e.g. Quorum, Tobin, DocuSign, iMaps, etc.)
• High level of interpersonal and communications skills, both written and verbal;
• 10+ years of land administration experience;
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work and to adjust to changing priorities;
• Leadership qualities and broad industry experience working with technical services, accounting and legal staff in a team environment;
• Ability to process information quickly and recommend creative solutions;
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills;
• Strong computer skills in Word and Excel; and
• Experience with negotiations with landowner and royalty claimants.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified Professional Lease and Title Analyst;
• Bachelor of Science in Land Management;
• Wyoming, Utah and Colorado land experience;
• Experience in both mineral and surface;
• Experience with mining trona or coal;
• Experience with renewable energy industry; and
• Federal land and unit experience.

TRAVEL

This role is expected to have up to a 10% travel commitment.

DIRECT REPORTS

There are no direct reports for this role.

This description is intended to provide the general nature and level of work being performed, it is not all-inclusive. All personnel may be required to perform additional duties as needed outside of their normal responsibilities.

Sweetwater Management LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Company Description

Sweetwater Royalties is a base metals and industrial minerals royalty company with more than four million mineral acres and one million fee surface acres in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado (the “Land Grant”). The Land Grant assets date to the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 and provide value through a diverse array of natural resources, primarily trona. Sweetwater provides its partners with opportunities to develop the natural resources on the Land Grant assets, access to grazing, and entry to the renewable energy sector. Sweetwater Royalties LLC is a privately held company established by Orion Mine Finance.