Land Solutions, Right of Way Acquisition Specialist (Solar) – Ohio
About the role
Atwell, LLC is a bold leader in the consulting, engineering, and construction services industry, delivering a broad range of creative solutions to clients in the real estate & land development, and energy markets. We have a strong national presence and a diverse, award-winning project portfolio. Atwell is a privately owned company, with 2,000+ passionate team members across 75+ locations and growing! Atwell, LLC is a proud recipient of the following 2025 awards: Ten consecutive years in a row as a “Best Place to Work” by Zweig Group (#11); Recognized as #70 in the ENR Top 500 Design Firms, ranked in every region; Recognized in Crain's “Fast 50” as one of the fastest-growing companies (#14); Recognized as the 2025 ENR Design Firm of the year for the Southeastern US.
Responsibilities
- Support right of way and land acquisition activities for utility-scale solar energy projects.
- Conduct landowner outreach and build positive relationships with property owners, agricultural landowners, and local stakeholders.
- Facilitate negotiations for easements, options, rights-of-entry, solar lease agreements, purchase agreements, survey permissions, and related project documents.
- Support competitor research, including identifying active or prior renewable energy agreements, land control activity, and competing project activity within assigned Areas of Interest.
- Assist with online mapping, parcel review, ownership verification, and project tracking using GIS, county records, tax rolls, and other research platforms.
- Coordinate with project managers, title resources, survey teams, document teams, client stakeholders, and internal land teams.
- Review and maintain accurate parcel, landowner, acquisition, deed, and project documentation.
- Support surface title, courthouse research, deed review, and ownership verification efforts as needed.
- Assist with preparation, review, execution, and recording of land rights documents.
- Track landowner communications, acquisition progress, project updates, and parcel status in internal systems.
- Read and interpret maps, plats, legal descriptions, parcel data, and project exhibits to explain project impacts to landowners.
- Support field-based activities, stakeholder engagement, issue resolution, and project close-out documentation.
- Travel throughout assigned project areas in Ohio as project needs require.