Real Estate Specialist

AKS Engineering & Forestry, LLC•California, CA

1d•Remote

About The Position

At AKS, we are growing and building for the future. We bring together multidisciplined experts across the land development, energy, and infrastructure markets to take on bigger challenges and deliver solutions that make a real difference. Our teams combine creativity, technical excellence, and a collaborative, hands-on approach to solve complex problems and deliver results our clients and communities can count on. We take pride in our work and our ability to provide opportunities for our teams, support each other’s growth, and look ahead to what’s next. When you join AKS, you will ﬁnd opportunities to take ownership of meaningful projects, learn, lead, and make an impact from day one. We are seeking a full-time Real Estate Specialist to support the development of complex energy and transmission infrastructure projects throughout the Western United States, with a particular emphasis on California. This is a remote position with travel required. You'll work directly with project development, routing, environmental, permitting, and stakeholder engagement teams to secure the real property rights necessary for the successful development and construction of high-voltage transmission lines, substations, renewable energy facilities, and related infrastructure. This is a project-delivery and client-service driven role, not a commission-based real estate position, for someone who understands that successful infrastructure development requires balancing landowner relationships, project schedules, regulatory requirements, and client objectives.

Requirements

5+ years of experience supporting energy, utility, transmission, renewable energy, or infrastructure development projects.
Demonstrated experience acquiring rights-of-way and easements for linear infrastructure projects — you've done this work, not just managed it.
Strong understanding of real estate acquisition processes throughout the Western United States.
Direct experience working on projects in California, including familiarity with California land use, utility, and development environments.
Comfortable operating within a consulting environment where client service, responsiveness, and technical expertise are paramount.
Organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple active acquisitions across concurrent projects.
Communicate clearly and professionally with landowners, clients, agency representatives, and internal project teams.
Able to travel as needed throughout the Western U.S.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working for a consulting firm supporting utility, transmission, renewable energy, or infrastructure clients.
Experience supporting high-voltage transmission line and substation projects.
Familiarity with federal, state, tribal, and local agency coordination related to land acquisition and right-of-way.
Experience working with investor-owned utilities, public utilities, developers, or independent transmission companies.
Working knowledge of title, appraisal, survey, and land services disciplines.
California utility, transmission, or renewable energy project experience strongly preferred.
Experience delivering real estate services as part of a broader multidisciplinary consulting organization.

Responsibilities

Lead acquisition of easements, rights-of-way, licenses, options, and other property rights for energy and transmission infrastructure projects across the Western U.S.
Support route development and siting efforts through landowner identification, property ownership research, and land constraint analysis.
Conduct title review, ownership verification, and property due diligence to inform project planning and risk assessment.
Negotiate agreements with private landowners, public agencies, utilities, and other stakeholders — balancing project objectives with professional, relationship-driven engagement.
Coordinate closely with project managers, environmental teams, permitting specialists, and engineers as part of multidisciplinary project delivery teams.
Assist with real estate strategy development during project planning and feasibility phases, helping clients understand acquisition risks, land constraints, and schedule impacts.
Support stakeholder outreach efforts related to property acquisition and landowner engagement.
Maintain accurate project records, databases, and acquisition status reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
Provide real estate expertise during project development, permitting, and construction phases.