Land Operations Manager
About The Position
As a Land Operations Manager on Intersect's Asset Management team, you will establish the processes, systems, and standards for the newly established Asset Land Management function while managing land lease agreements, landowner relationships, and real property interests after execution. You will carry each agreement’s commercial intent from development through construction and operations, handling lease administration, complex payment calculations, and obligation tracking across a utility-scale clean energy portfolio while designing a scalable operating model. Initially, this is a hands-on working manager role. As the portfolio grows, you will hire, coach, and supervise land analysts. You will partner with Development, Community Engagement, Construction, Legal, Finance, and Operations to keep land commitments compliant, executable, and aligned with long-term operational and financial objectives. The Asset Management team manages the commercial performance of clean energy and data center power infrastructure projects. It serves as an owner-side integrator, translating commercial requirements into an operating model that supports asset reliability and long-run value. This newly built department offers the opportunity to develop foundational tools and workflows alongside colleagues focused on operational excellence.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Real Estate, Finance, Energy Management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6–10+ years of experience in commercial real estate, land management, or lease administration within clean energy or conventional energy infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience administering a large portfolio of utility-scale land leases, including calculating wind royalties, managing construction-period payments, and transitioning assets to operations rent.
- Proficiency with dedicated land management systems, ERP and payment/invoice platforms, and Google Suite.
- Ability to use AI tools such as Claude with strong verification practices.
- Demonstrated commercial judgment in interpreting lease structures, processing stipulations of interest, and mitigating contractual risk.
- Experience managing or formally mentoring others, or clear readiness to enter people management, with the ability to balance hands-on execution and team-building.
- Commitment to building durable relationships and scalable processes aligned with Intersect's values of Equity, Humility, Authenticity, Long-run Value, and People Come First.
Responsibilities
- Manage daily lease administration across utility-scale solar and wind assets, including invoice and payment processing, obligation tracking, and post-COD documentation.
- Implement, configure, and maintain land management systems, ERP integrations, and AI-enabled workflows to track key dates, compliance metrics, and portfolio performance.
- Maintain complete, accessible documentation and ensure real property performance meets contractual requirements, regulatory obligations, and internal audit policies.
- Lead onboarding of executed land agreements from Development into Asset Management, establishing clear ownership of obligations and risks.
- Manage construction-period payment obligations and transition commercial arrangements to operations rent at COD.
- Partner with Development, Construction, and Community Engagement to resolve commercial land issues and ensure agreements fit operational constraints.
- Serve as the primary post-execution commercial contact for landowners, handling stipulations of interest, ownership changes, and ongoing inquiries.
- Calculate and validate wind royalties, rent escalations, renewals, and amendments, including flat-per-turbine, percentage-of-revenue, minimum or guaranteed, and tiered payment structures.
- Work with Asset Managers and Finance to build budgets, track financial exposures, support audits, and execute risk mitigation plans across the lease portfolio.
- Establish documented standard operating procedures that support handoffs and scale.
- Hire, coach, and supervise direct reports as the function expands; set priorities, assign workflows, and review work for commercial accuracy.
Benefits
- Equity grant in the parent company.
- 100% premium coverage for the employee and dependents on medical, dental, and vision.
- Unlimited PTO and two company-wide breaks: Fourth of July and end of year.
- Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus six additional weeks for birth parents.
- Family planning and family care support through Carrot and Maven.
- Free access to Spring Health, including five free therapy and psychiatry sessions.
- Headspace account for mindfulness and meditation through Wellhub+.
- $150 monthly food stipend.
- $150 monthly cell phone and internet reimbursement.
- Pet insurance allowance.
- Full home office setup.
- Free UrbanSitter access with $625 in quarterly company-paid credits.
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- One Medical.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
