Manager, Land Development

Key Responsibilities

• Negotiate site control agreements including option agreements, leases, easements, rights-of-way, amendments, and other related documents.
• Obtain and analyze title commitments.
• Identify and resolve title curative issues, including crossing agreements, mortgage subordinations, and other related items.
• Obtain and analyze ALTA surveys.
• Capture revisions, define lease and easement boundaries, and communicate site constraints to Engineering, Permitting, and Development teams.
• Negotiate mineral underwriting with title companies, order mineral ownership reports, and work with consultants to secure surface waiver agreements.
• Review, evaluate, and revise agreements in collaboration with outside counsel in advance of the commencement of construction, such as lease and easement agreements (and associated memoranda, amendments, and terminations), and estoppels.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Development, Permitting, Engineering, Legal, Finance, Capital Markets, and other support teams during development and financing phases.
• Manage and oversee external consultants, including preparing a scope of work, contract documents, and reviewing the quality of work product.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in real estate title and land development with knowledge of renewable energy project development, utilities, interconnection, permitting, and renewable energy technologies.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, law, land use planning, or a related field preferred.
• Experience working with mapping resources (i.e., Google Earth, GIS, ALTA survey, etc.).
• Ability to read and understand legal documents, title reports, and ALTA surveys.
• Ability to work in the Copia Office (Salt Lake City, UT, or Dana Point, CA) a minimum of 3 months.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.