Real Estate Manager Real Estate Manager Energy Equity; NEE) Hybrid · Annapolis, MD, US about ago Energy

Real Estate Manager

New Energy Equity (NEE) Hybrid
· Annapolis, MD, US 1 day ago

The Real Estate Manager supports the Company’s real estate operations by preparing standard real estate documentation and reviewing title and survey to identify and help clear matters that may impede project site control. This position reports to the Vice President of Real Estate and Compliance and may also receive direct assignments from our Senior Real Estate Managers and Legal Department attorneys, who provide guidance and serve as escalation resources on complex matters.

New Energy Equity is a fast-paced and rapidly growing company. The Real Estate Manager is expected to manage a defined workload independently, apply sound judgment within established guidelines, escalate novel or high-risk issues appropriately, and consistently meet scheduled completion dates.

• Review title commitments, reports, exceptions, and ALTA surveys to identify risks and impediments to project development — including encroachments, boundary discrepancies, and access issues — and recommend mitigation or curative measures for senior review
• Assist in resolving routine title defects and objections, escalating complex or contested matters
• Support real estate diligence for financing transactions, including tax equity and sale leaseback structures, by compiling documentation and completing assigned tasks under senior oversight

• Draft, proof, and revise standard real estate documents — amendments, PSAs, options, easements, NDAs, and SNDAs — using approved Company templates
• Assist attorneys and Senior Real Estate Managers with negotiation of standard form leases, easements, and purchase agreements
• Procure non-disturbance agreements from landowner mortgage lenders, tenant farmers, other solar developers, and mineral owners; obtain encroachment agreements and consents to improvements from utility providers
• Prepare and circulate third-party approval requests and track outstanding items to closing
• Advise business units on routine questions regarding encumbrances and site control, consulting senior team members on matters involving material risk

• Maintain accurate, organized real estate records and timely transaction data across the Company’s electronic and physical filing systems, trackers, and databases
• Contribute to digital transformation and automation initiatives, including applying AI-enabled tools for document review and research, as directed
• Support departmental reporting, reference tools, templates, and checklists, and suggest process improvements within assigned areas of responsibility

• Perform legal research as requested and other tasks as assigned by the Vice President, Senior Real Estate Managers, or attorneys
• Maintain (or obtain within a reasonable period following hire) a notary commission with the State of Maryland and provide notarial services as needed

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred; paralegal certification from an ABA-accredited institution, or coursework in real estate or renewable energy, a plus
• Minimum of three to five years’ experience in real estate at a law firm, title/mortgage company, bank, or energy company; renewable energy experience preferred, with direct solar experience a plus
• Working knowledge of title insurance policies, endorsements, and commitment requirements, and the ability to identify and assess risk items in title and survey documentation and propose mitigative or curative measures
• Ability to read and comprehend ALTA surveys
• General familiarity with financing transactions, including tax equity and sale leaseback structures, and the real estate diligence required to support such financing
• Worki…