Director Real Estate & Land Management

Responsible for the strategic management, optimization, and stewardship of the company’s 275,000+ acre geographically diverse real estate portfolio, across power generation, mining, and development assets. Lead land operations, portfolio strategy and long-term value creation initiatives while ensuring operational compliance and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the company’s real estate portfolio strategy, including optimization, monetization, and long-term stewardship initiatives
• Lead land operations activities, including lease administration, contractual compliance, landowner relations, and operational issue resolution
• Identify and evaluate opportunities for portfolio value creation, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, agricultural licensing, and mineral leasing
• Develop and implement scalable processes, controls, and performance metrics to improve organizational effectiveness and reduce risk
• Lead and develop a high-performing team while fostering collaboration across business functions
• Represent Vistra in third party negotiations including landowners, leaseholders, governmental agencies, tenants, and other stakeholders
• Collaborate and communicate with key stakeholders and other internal business functions, including but not limited to site management, Mining, Legal, and Tax teams
• Meet or exceed all annual business objectives (e.g., land sales, surface waiver)
• Meet or beat required timing of acquisitions and other negotiation timelines (e.g., road closure & vacates, facilities relocations)
• Meet or exceed annual revenue goals for sales, Oil & Gas revenue (typically exceeding $5M) and expenditure limits for Capital and O&M Expenditures (exceeding $10M per year)
• Deliver process improvement and technology enhancement initiatives
• Ensure employee engagement, team development, and succession readiness

Requirements

• 10+ years relevant experience (land management, real estate, asset management, energy, infrastructure, mining, oil & gas, or related industries) with 3+ years leading direct report(s)
• Certified Professional Landman (CPL) designation and/or Texas Real Estate Sales or Brokers License is preferred
• Significant experience in land operations, including lease administration, contractual obligations, landowner relations, and operational risk management
• Knowledge of land, mineral, and oil and gas profession practices, procedures, documents, appraisal techniques, and familiarity with governmental agency rules and regulations
• Advanced Microsoft Office capabilities (Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Demonstrated leadership, collaboration, negotiation, communication, and people management skills
• Strong business, analytical, and financial acumen with the ability to translate complex information into actionable recommendations

Key Metrics

• Portfolio value creation initiatives identified and executed
• Lease compliance, payment accuracy, and renewal performance
• Landowner satisfaction and resolution of operational issues

Location: Irving, Texas