Site Acquisition Manager; Southwest

The Site Acquisition Manager (SAM) oversees the full development lifecycle of telecommunications site entitlement — from feasibility review through SCIP and construction handoff.

The Site Acquisition Manager (SAM) brings extensive experience in developing small wireless facilities within public rights of way, with expertise in the Southwest region of North America. Beyond leading site acquisition efforts from inception through completion, the SAM plays a key role in jurisdictional feasibility assessments, municipal outreach, and client engagement. This position is responsible for managing a high-volume portfolio of active sites, driving vendor performance to achieve critical milestones, and maintaining ownership of project financial performance and P&L accountability.

Success in this role requires a resourceful and adaptable professional with strong problem-solving, communication, organizational, and decision-making abilities. The SAM also supports the continuous improvement of processes and procedures while partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure project execution, profitability, and overall program success.

• Engage with internal Sales, Government Affairs, and Site Acquisition vendors to perform early-stage right of way feasibility assessments for candidate sites and search rings.
• Provide guidance during the feasibility stage to ensure site locations align with entitlement, engineering, and constructability requirements.
• Coordinate and manage Site Acquisition, A&E, and Regulatory vendors throughout all phases of real estate and entitlement.
• Support Sales, Legal, Product, and Development teams on strategic initiatives, program expansion efforts, and new business opportunities.
• Oversee the successful execution of all development activities, including feasibility, licensing, engineering, regulatory approvals, permitting, power and fiber coordination, construction, and network integration.
• Serve as the primary liaison for client, vendor, project, and internal stakeholder communications.
• Lead recurring project status meetings, maintain accurate milestone forecasts, and ensure timely updates within internal and client-facing systems.
• Manage entitlement-related financial activities, including purchase orders, vendor payments, client invoicing, cost recovery, and project closeout reconciliation.
• Monitor and communicate monthly, quarterly, and annual project financial performance, ensuring schedules and budgets remain aligned with program objectives.
• Lead and motivate vendors, consultants, and cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones and deliverables on schedule.
• Proactively identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies in collaboration with clients and internal leadership.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with municipal agencies and client stakeholders to secure approvals and resolve development challenges.
• Collaborate with A&E partners to develop high-quality site plans, construction drawings, and supporting exhibits.
• Perform quality assurance reviews and oversee the collection of accurate daily forecast data.
• Partner with internal departments to achieve project delivery commitments and meet client service-level agreements (SLAs).
• Mentor and train internal team members to support program scalability, knowledge sharing, and effective task delegation as the business grows.

• Minimum 5-10 years of development experience managing the full development of small wireless facilities in the right of way.
• Proven ability to manage site acquisition vendors and drive deliverables to completion.
• Expertise in real estate and easement entitlements (private and right of way).
• Demonstrated success in budget management and P&L ownership.
• Strong…