Land Agent - West

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with company’s management to develop and execute land acquisition strategies for greenfield projects, existing projects and project acquisitions
• Obtain source documentation needed for easements or leases from public records found online, or located in county courthouses or abstract offices
• Research land and landowner records, locate contact information, phone numbers and email addresses
• Initiate contact with landowners
• Organize and deliver presentations to individual landowners, small groups of landowners and at times, large groups of landowners
• Negotiate and acquire easements/leases for renewable energy development and related agreements from project landowners with a comprehensive understanding of the terms and conditions of the company’s land agreements
• Collaborate with the legal team to oversee the delivery of accurate, complete, and authenticated agreements
• Organize documents, records and files pertaining to each prospective site or project
• Communicate land status inventory through use of database and GIS mapping tools provided
• Maintain communications with landowners as necessary through the full development life cycle
• Assist Legal team with title curative matters including obtaining signatures on additional curative  landowner documents
• Assist with document recording
• Assist with crossing agreements
• Assist with contacting mineral owners
• Attend regular project and team meetings
• Administrative duties such as creating and tracking purchase order requests and vendor invoices
• Create weekly project reports
• Take ownership of assigned projects, including managing deadlines, multiple project objectives, project timelines, and success criteria for each

QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 10 years of land acquisition experience with a minimum of 2 years of renewable energy-related land acquisition experience preferred
• Comprehensive understanding of real estate matters
• Familiarity with land records
• Confidence to make cold calls and knock-on doors
• Experience with land contracts
• High proficiency in communication; both oral and written
• High proficiency in reading and interpreting maps
• Must be able to troubleshoot problems and find solutions independently. Critical thinking and creative ingenuity are essential
• Must have initiative, problem-solving skills, and ability to work efficiently and effectively alone or with a team
• High degree of professionalism and conduct at all times.
• Ability to relate to others and adjust communication style according to audience
• Strong record-keeping skills
• Microsoft Office Suite with advanced proficiency, required
• GIS web application familiarity
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving dynamic, environment