Sr. Land Development Manager

Senior Manager, Land Development

A growing renewable energy developer is seeking a
Manager, Land Development
to support key real estate, title, and survey functions across early‑ and late‑stage projects. This role works closely with cross‑functional teams—including Development, Permitting, Engineering, Legal, and Finance—to advance renewable energy and infrastructure projects from site acquisition through construction readiness.

This is an individual contributor role reporting to senior leadership within the land development organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead negotiation and execution of site control agreements such as leases, options, easements, rights‑of‑way, amendments, and related real estate documents.
• Review and analyze title commitments; identify, manage, and resolve title curative issues (e.g., crossing agreements, mortgage subordinations).
• Review and interpret ALTA surveys; coordinate revisions, establish lease and easement boundaries, and communicate survey findings and site constraints to internal teams.
• Support title insurance negotiations in partnership with internal counsel, external legal teams, and financing stakeholders.
• Review, evaluate, and revise real estate agreements—including leases, easements, amendments, terminations, memoranda, and estoppels—prior to construction activities.
• Oversee mineral underwriting processes, order mineral ownership reports, and collaborate with consultants to secure surface waivers.
• Work closely with internal teams across development, engineering, permitting, legal, finance, and capital markets throughout project development and financing.
• Manage external consultants by preparing scopes of work, monitoring deliverables, and ensuring quality and adherence to timelines.

What We're Looking For

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly motivated with excellent problem-solving abilities and a strong sense of integrity.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Demonstrated adaptability and collaboration across teams.
• Resourceful, persistent, and solution‑oriented.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in real estate title, land development, or related work—preferably within renewable energy or infrastructure.
• Bachelor's degree in business, law, land use planning, or a related field (preferred).
• Ability to read and interpret legal documents, title commitments, and ALTA surveys.
• Proficiency with mapping and land evaluation tools (e.g., Google Earth, GIS, ALTA survey review).
• Ability to work from a designated office location at least 3 days per week.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.