Manager, Land Rights Acquisition

About the role

The Manager, Land Rights Acquisition is a senior field-facing leadership role within Quanta Infrastructure Services Group (QISG), reporting directly to the Director, Land & Environment PMO (PMO).

This role serves a dual mandate: as a Regional Lead, the Manager holds primary accountability for client relationships, team performance, and portfolio oversight within a defined project portfolio; and as a functional specialist, the Manager oversees all aspects of land rights acquisition strategy – including preparing pursuit materials and costs, managing acquisition project managers assigned to discrete projects, overseeing Quanta operating companies (OpUs) and/or teaming partners performing land rights scope – across transmission, substation, and related infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Regional Leadership & Client Relationship Management — serve as the primary Land point of accountability for major utility clients within an assigned geographic region, building deep familiarity with each client's organizational structure, acquisition preferences, and reporting requirements
• Acquisition Strategy Development & Implementation — design and lead the end-to-end acquisition strategy for each project, including pursuit document preparation, staffing framework, and oversight of OpUs and third-party agents performing landowner engagement and field acquisition work
• OpU & Teaming Partner Oversight — oversee land rights scope execution from OpUs and teaming partners across the regional portfolio, including scope management, schedule milestones, change management, and cost management
• Staffing, Workload Planning & Team Leadership — manage staffing and workload distribution across the regional team, serving as escalation point and mentor for project-level staff
• Quality Oversight & Compliance — ensure land rights deliverables meet contractual, regulatory, and QISG quality standards across all active projects in the region
• Project Controls Integration & Reporting — embed land rights acquisition milestones into integrated project schedules and report portfolio status to the Director, PMO
• Estimating, Risk Management & Proposal Support — work with the PMO Director to develop estimates, risk registers, and proposal content for project pursuits
• Dispute Resolution & Operational Liaison — serve as primary liaison and dispute resolution authority between construction OpUs, vendors, and teaming partners, mediating scope conflicts and field-level issues to protect schedule and budget integrity

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Business, Law, Urban Planning, Environmental Sciences, or a related field; equivalent professional experience considered
• 10+ years of progressive experience in land rights acquisition, right-of-way, or real estate, with a strong preference for utility, transmission, or energy infrastructure project experience
• Demonstrated experience negotiating and executing easements, ROW agreements, and other land access instruments across multiple property types and ownership structures
• Working knowledge of title research, appraisal principles, condemnation law, and eminent domain proceedings across one or more states
• Experience managing acquisition agents, title vendors, and third-party service providers in a project delivery environment; ability to hold vendors accountable to KPIs, deliverable standards, and contractual obligations
• Familiarity with environmental and permitting requirements
• Strong negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and conflict resolution skills; demonstrated ability to communicate across diverse audiences including landowners, regulatory agencies, and utility clients
• Proficiency in GIS and mapping tools, and Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to lead without direct authority, make sound decisions under uncertainty, and develop junior team members and vendor staff

Qualifications

• Travel Requirements: Travel: Yes Percent of Time: 30%–50% (regional field travel required to support client engagement and project site coordination)