Land Solutions, Right of Way Acquisition Specialist (Wind) – Minnesota

About the role

Atwell, LLC is seeking experienced Right of Way Acquisition Specialists to support large-scale utility wind energy projects in Minnesota, near the Dakota border. This role supports wind project development activities across large areas of interest.

Responsibilities

• Support right of way and land acquisition activities for utility-scale wind energy projects.
• Conduct landowner outreach and build positive relationships with property owners, agricultural landowners, and rural stakeholders.
• Facilitate negotiations for easements, options, rights-of-entry, survey permissions, land use agreements, and related project documents.
• Auxiliary with online mapping, parcel review, ownership verification, and project tracking using GIS, county records, tax rolls, and other research platforms.
• Cook 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.
• Auxiliary 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.
• Assist with field-based activities, stakeholder engagement, issue resolution, and project close-out documentation.
• Travel throughout assigned project areas in Minnesota and near the Dakota border as project needs require.

Qualifications

• Prior right of way, land acquisition, easement acquisition, renewable energy leasing, or landowner negotiation experience required.
• Experience supporting wind energy, renewable energy, utility, electric transmission, pipeline, or other large-scale infrastructure projects preferred.
• Strong communication, negotiation, documentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently in rural communities and field-based project environments.
• Comfortable coordinating with landowners, project teams, title resources, document teams, and client stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of property ownership research, land rights, deeds, easements, option agreements, and real estate documentation.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Able to maintain accurate parcel files, acquisition records, and landowner communication logs.
• Active Notary Public commission preferred, or ability to obtain quickly.
• Willingness to travel throughout assigned project areas as project needs require.