Are you a seasoned professional with expertise in real estate acquisition and land management? RO is looking for a Land Manager to play a pivotal role in the acquisition, due diligence, and administration of site control for both greenfield and brownfield land in various regions of the United States. As a member of our dynamic land acquisition team, you will be responsible for building and managing a land pipeline to support an ambitious GW-scale solar and storage project objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing greenfield land acquisition activities to secure site control for utility-scale project development.

• Identifying, managing, and supporting land acquisition consultants across multiple regions.

• Coordinating with project developers to lead our in-house land analyst team in identifying and qualifying land, conducting outreach, and assessing landowner interest.

• Supporting attorney reviews during site control agreement negotiations.

• Identifying and nurturing inorganic growth channels that lead to land acquisition opportunities with earlier stage developers.

• Assisting in the review of title commitments and title curative work.

• Facilitating the acquisition of curative requirements, which may include SNDAs, crossing agreements, mineral waivers, affidavits of non-production, and more.

• Initiating title and curative work on parcels controlled through lease or purchase options.

• Maintaining KPIs for the land opportunity pipeline, tracking the effectiveness of landowner outreach, conversion rates, and cycle times to align with the development of a multi-GW pipeline of PV, hybrid PV + storage, and standalone storage projects.

• Collaborating closely with Project Finance, Engineering, and Development teams to validate the land acquisition strategy and project economics.

• Maintaining open communication with landowners throughout the development process to keep them informed about project status, on-site survey timing, and access.

 Qualifications:

• Extensive practical experience in managing real estate acquisition, land, and title matters, permitting, and community outreach.

• Technical proficiency in GIS, mapping, Commercial Relationship Management (CRP), and land/lease management software.

• Experience with land acquisition for large acreage renewable project development is highly desirable.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.

• Strong leadership and collaboration skills.

• Experience using GIS tools to evaluate land.

• At least 4 years of experience negotiating lease and purchase option agreements, with experience in utility-scale solar leasing being particularly advantageous.

• At least 3 years of experience in title and curative matters.

• Knowledge of land-related community and local government affairs to support local use permits.