Land Acquisition Specialist

Bluewave • New York, NY

294d • $90,000 - $110,000 • Remote

About The Position

BlueWave's mission is to protect our planet by transforming access to renewable energy. As a pioneering renewable energy company that develops and owns solar and battery storage projects, BlueWave has a long track record of success and is developing several gigawatts of solar and battery storage projects throughout the United States to ensure our grid is reliable and efficient in a clean energy future. BlueWave is proud to be a certified B Corp, recognized by B Labs as 'Best in the World' in Governance. The Land Acquisition Specialist on the Site Acquisition team will have the responsibility for securing site control on sites identified by BlueWave as having strategic value for renewable energy development. The Land Acquisition Specialist will deploy a variety of tactics to make contact, engage, build a relationship and close definitive land deals with target landowners, and may also bring self-sourced landowner relationships to the table. Contact and engagement tactics include verifying contact information, calling, texting, emailing, networking/social networking, and making visits to landowners' homes or places of work. Once engaged, the Land Acquisition Specialist will build a relationship with the landowners, involving calls, texts, emails, and especially landowner meetings/site visits, to bring the landowner to a point where they feel comfortable signing a lease option or purchase option with BlueWave for renewable energy development. A fully executed lease option or purchase option with a landowner from a defined target list will constitute the major milestone of work product.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of related experience, preferably as a land agent or in a site acquisition role.
• Track record of success engaging landowners and negotiating option agreements or leases.
• Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• True enjoyment derived from talking to landowners and a natural curiosity about people.
• Comfort traveling regularly to meet landowners on their properties, at their homes, or places of work.
• Native knowledge of the State of New York, connections within agricultural communities, existing network of local officials a plus.

Responsibilities

• Diligence target lists to prioritize outreach efforts.
• Contact and engage target landowners by verifying contact information, calling, texting, emailing, networking/social networking, and making visits to landowners' homes or places of work.
• Lead negotiations with landowners.
• Work closely with Site Acquisition Analysts and support team members to keep target lists fresh, run site analyses, conceptual designs, and draft agreements for landowners.
• Communicate with Site Acquisition management for landowner updates and negotiations support.
• Obtain all necessary documentation to close out deals, handoff deals to Site Acquisition support team members for processing.
• Make site-specific and strategic recommendations for early-stage development.

Benefits

• Subsidized health, dental, and vision plans.
• HSA and FSA options.
• Life insurance, critical illness and accident coverage.
• Long- and short-term disability.
• 401(k) plan (traditional and/or Roth) with a company match.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• 13 paid holidays.
• Dedicated volunteer days.
• Commuting stipend for hybrid employees.
• Cell phone reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Telecommunications