Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowPosted 34 hours ago

Sr. Manager or Director, Land Acquisition

Avantus12 open roles

Pay
$146,064 – $171,840 a year
Where
(Hybrid) San Diego, CA, USA
Work mode
Hybrid
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowSr. Manager or Director, Land AcquisitionAvantus · (Hybrid) San Diego, CA, USA

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on Avantus's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

9.8% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Avantus postings stay open a median of 38 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 1.9%1 day
  2. 3.9%3 days
  3. 9.8%7 days
  4. 15.5%14 days
  5. 33.7%30 days
This job: posted 34 hours ago

Avantus median: 38 days open

The posting

ABOUT AVANTUS

Avantus develops, owns and operates utility-scale clean energy projects across California and the Desert Southwest. Our development pipeline of solar with integrated storage will generate enough dispatchable power to serve more than 10 million Americans, day and night. Backed by strategic investment from KKR and EIG, and building on more than a decade of industry leadership, Avantus is growing its position as an independent power producer, delivering affordable, reliable clean energy solutions to meet America’s growing energy demand.

ABOUT THE POSITION

We are seeking a highly motivated and organized candidate for a Sr. Manager or Director of Land Acquisition position. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound industry knowledge, critical thinking and problem solving skills, 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.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead negotiations for all real estate entitlements underlying Avantus’ portfolio of solar and storage projects.
  • Lead due diligence tracking and project status reporting for all assigned project workflows.
  • 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 encroachments, mineral rights mitigation, liens, 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, surface waiver agreements, 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 legal, transmission, permitting, engineering, origination, and finance teams.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree, preference given to candidates with Juris Doctor.
  • Minimum of 7+ years of real estate specific experience on utility scale renewable energy projects.
  • Highly proficient in Google Earth, MS Office Suite, including use of advanced features and AI tools.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Comprehensive 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 reasoning and critical thinking 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
  • Direct experience leading real estate workflow for utility scale solar projects from greenfield siting to financial closing.
  • Experience managing ALTA surveys mapping out and resolving complex 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 comprehension of mineral rights and how to mitigate mineral rights risk.
  • Experience providing clear and concise updates to executive teams and creating simple and effective tools to provide said updates.

#LI-Hybrid

Avantus offers competitive compensation with an excellent benefits package, including 401(k) matching; comprehensive medical and dental plan options; and flexible PTO. We are an equal-opportunity employer.

The base salary range for this full-time position is listed below (plus bonus and benefits). Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in California. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the applicable location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus and benefits.

Pay Range

$146,064—$171,840 USD

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against Avantus's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on Avantus's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    Avantus's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.