Experienced Professional

Functional area:

Project Development

Remuneration:
Exempt

The
Senior Land Acquisition Manager
in the renewables industry is a regional leadership position responsible for supporting land acquisiton, management, and optimization of land assets for renewable energy projects, such as wind, solar, storage, and hydrogen facilities. This role involves strategic planning, negotiation, and coordination to secure and manage land resources effectively. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in surface and mineral title, due diligence and curative.

The Senior Land Manager reports to the Director of Land Acquisition. You will be responsible for supporting land acquisition, managing 3rd party brokers/agents as needed to support the RWE company goals in the Central Region of the United States with an emphasis on surface and mineral title, lease prep and curative efforts. This role will include developing and implementing strategic processes and procedures, to support land, legal and development while ensuring compliance with all relevant standards.

• Assist and support a comprehensive land acquisition strategy aligned with the orgnaization’s renewable energy project goals
• Develop best practices and execute a comprehensive strategy for title tasks
• Manage the LRFprocess and team for title review and document preparation
• Coordinate title curative efforts to ensure all documents are ready for development
• Collaborate with legal teams to structure land agreements that meet legal and regulatory requirements
• Conduct thorough due diligence on potential land acquisitions, including title searches, environmental assessments, and permitting requirements
• Coordinate title curative efforts with legal and development to help prepare projects for development
• Build and maintain positive relationships with Land, Development, Legal,landowners, local communities, government authorities, and other stakeholders
• Understand relevant aspects of renewable energy projects and can successfully educate consultants and other stakeholders as needed
• Address concerns and provide information about project plans and benefits to Central Region Team
• Execute and follow process for onboarding land agents and/or brokers, creating work orders, tracking purchase orders, approving invoices
• Tracking land title expenses associated with land agents and 3rd party consultants
• Develop and execute comprehensive strategies aligned with the orgnaization’s renewable energy project goals
• Assist development to identify suitable land parcels for renewable energy development through title support
• Lead negotiations for land acquisition, lease agreements and easements, ensuring favorable terms and conditions
• Collaborate with legal teams to structure land agreements that meet legal and regulatory requirements
• Conduct thorough due diligence on potential land acquisitions, including title searches, environmental assessments, and permitting requirements
• Evaluate landowner’s willingness to participate in renewable energy projects
• Build and maintain positive relationships with landowners, local communities, government authorities, and other stakeholders
• Understand relevant aspects of storage and renewable energy projects and can successfully educate landowners and other stakeholders as needed
• Address concerns and provide information about project plans and benefits to stakeholders
• Travel, as required, to facilitate land acquisition efforts and foster positive relationships with landowners and other stakeholders
• Identify and mitigate potential risks related to land acquisition, land use and project development
• Develop contingency plans for unforeseen challenges related to land assets
• Develop…