Sr. Manager, Land Acquisition

Avantus•San Diego, CA

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

Avantus develops, owns, and operates utility-scale clean energy projects across California and the Desert Southwest. Our development pipeline represents one of the nation's largest portfolios of solar with integrated storage, capable of providing dispatchable power to 17 million Americans, day and night. With over a decade of industry leadership and strategic investment from KKR and EIG, Avantus delivers affordable, reliable clean energy solutions that meet America’s growing energy demand. We are seeking a highly motivated and organized candidate for a Sr. Manager, Land Acquisition position. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound industry knowledge, superior communication and negotiation capability, and detail-oriented contract analysis and organizational skills. This role reports to the VP, Land Development. The land team is a highly talented, hard-working, dynamic group with extensive legacy knowledge in the renewable energy industry. The ideal candidate will have the right mix of skills, experience and enthusiasm to succeed in early-stage development and ongoing asset management of large-scale solar projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, preference give to candidates with Juris Doctor.
Minimum of 3+ years of renewable energy project development experience.
Minimum of 3+ years of real estate development experience.
Highly proficient in Google Earth, and MS Office Suite, including use of advanced features.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Understanding of real estate issues specific to energy development and renewable energy financing requirements.
Ability to read, understand and interpret legal documents and real estate contracts.
Resourcefulness, a meticulous eye for detail, and investigative skills are essential.
Strong analytical and organizational skills with the ability to read and analyze large amounts of project data.
Self-motivated, possesses an eagerness to learn and take initiative.
Highly personable demeanor, able to connect with and deal with all personality types
Passion for green energy and responsible development.
Experience with title insurance, survey, etc.
Direct experience leading real estate workflow for utility scale solar projects from greenfield siting stage to financial closing.
Experience managing ALTA surveys, mapping out and resolving a myriad of title issues.
Experience managing large scale greenfield siting campaigns.
Willingness to travel up to (2) times a month.
Resides in western United States, preferably San Diego.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing large mineral rights mitigation efforts on solar projects and has a demonstrated understanding of mineral rights.
Experience providing clear and concise updates to executive teams and creating simple and effective tools to provide said updates.

Responsibilities

Lead negotiations for real estate contracts underlying Avantus’ portfolio of solar and storage projects.
Lead due diligence tracking and project status reporting for one of the largest development pipelines in the industry.
Assist with new market and site analysis including investigation of land development criteria and land ownership.
Assist with review, resolution, and reporting of title matters to support financing of projects, including vesting, mineral rights, liens, taxes, and other critical matters
Coordinate efforts among landowners, attorneys, surveyors, utilities, title companies, and other key project stakeholders.
Assist with drafting, abstraction, and execution of agreements including purchase and lease agreements, amendments, easements, crossing agreements, estoppels, subordination agreements, affidavits, etc.
Preparation of land project budgets and upkeep of other various spreadsheets in connection with cost projections, including option payment spreadsheets.
Solve cross-functional project hurdles in coordination with other functional groups in the company, including transmission, permitting, engineering, origination, and finance teams.