Program Manager, Real Estate Dvpmt & Commercial Strategy

Vistra • Irving, TX

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About The Position

The Program Manager – Real Estate Development & Commercial Strategy is a senior individual contributor responsible for advancing complex real estate and commercial matters that support the company’s development portfolio. Reporting to the Senior Director of Real Estate and Land Management, the role independently evaluates corporate development opportunities, identifies and mitigates risks, develops and recommends real estate strategies, coordinates complex transactions and negotiations, and resolves commercial issues affecting project advancement.

The position works closely with Development, Construction, Legal, Finance, Strategy, Engineering, Environmental, and other business functions to translate project objectives into executable real estate strategies. It requires strong commercial judgment, strategic thinking, negotiation skills, and the ability to manage high-priority matters independently with limited oversight, while appropriately escalating significant business decisions and risks. The position may be based at any established Vistra site or office.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, business, finance, economics, energy, land management, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 7 years of relevant corporate or commercial real estate, energy, land, or infrastructure development experience, with demonstrated responsibility for complex transactions or development matters.
• Strong knowledge of real estate transactions, site control, contracts, valuation, due diligence, negotiations, and development-related commercial considerations.
• Ability to independently coordinate complex matters with limited oversight, exercise sound judgment, prioritize competing objectives, and recognize when issues require leadership escalation.
• Strong negotiation, commercial, influence, communication, and executive presentation skills, with the ability to work effectively across business functions and with external counterparties.
• Ability to understand broader project-development objectives and economics and translate them into effective real estate strategies and profitable commercial outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Corporate, energy, or infrastructure development experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage development project deliverables, ensuring financeability and insurability are achieved.
• Develop and execute real estate strategies and commercial positions based on project objectives, economics, valuation, market conditions, contractual rights, and risk; lead negotiations with landowners and other counterparties.
• Optimize complex real estate transactions and commercial initiatives supporting corporate growth and development projects, including site control, acquisitions, easements, crossing agreements, and other strategic real estate matters.
• Independently identify, evaluate, and resolve complex real estate and commercial issues affecting project viability, schedule, cost, risk, or value; provide clear recommendations and escalate significant decisions as appropriate.
• Collaborate with cross-functional real estate workstreams and stakeholders in Development, Strategy, M&A, Legal, Finance, Construction, Operations, Environmental, and other functions to advance priority projects.
• Provide strategic analysis and decision support to Real Estate leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior