Assistant Manager - Land Acquisition

Sterlite Electric; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Resonia seeks an Assistant Manager - Land Acquisition to identify and acquire land parcels for substations across India. You will manage due diligence, negotiations, and handovers to project teams for execution.

The role requires strong knowledge of land laws, stakeholder management, and willingness to travel to remote locations as needed.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in land acquisition for infrastructure, energy, industrial, or real estate projects.
• Strong understanding of land acquisition laws and state regulations.
• Demonstrated land negotiation and transaction closure experience.

Responsibilities

• Scout and finalize land parcels based on project needs.
• Lead end-to-end land acquisition including due diligence and negotiations.
• Obtain statutory approvals and ensure smooth handover to project teams.
• Coordinate with stakeholders across states to secure opportunities and closures.

Skills

Land acquisition

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Due diligence

Education

Legal qualification in Land Management

Job description

Job Description

Assistant Manager - Land Acquisition

Position Summary

To identify, evaluate, negotiate, and acquire suitable land parcels across India for construction of substations through lease, rental, or purchase arrangements. The role is responsible for scouting land opportunities, conducting due diligence, securing statutory permissions, completing commercial negotiations, and ensuring smooth handover of acquired land to project teams for execution.

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities

• Scout and finalize suitable land parcels based on upcoming project and bid requirements.
• Identify optimized land options and support budgeting during the pre-bid stage.
• Liaise with landowners, brokers, and stakeholders to evaluate and secure feasible land opportunities.
• Lead end-to-end land acquisition including due diligence, title verification, TSR review, negotiations, and agreement execution.
• Obtain statutory approvals and permissions such as CLU, DTPC clearances, Panchayat NOCs, and related approvals.
• Ensure mutation, registration, and closure of land acquisition transactions.
• Coordinate with project teams for seamless transfer of acquired land for construction activities.

Critical Success Factors - Essential

• Proven experience in land acquisition for infrastructure, energy, industrial, or real estate projects
• Strong understanding of land acquisition laws and state-specific regulations
• Demonstrated land negotiation and transaction closure experience
• Ability to travel extensively to remote project locations
• Strong stakeholder management and commercial negotiation skills

Critical Success Factors - Desirable

• Legal qualification or specialization in Land Management
• Experience in obtaining CLU, DTPC, Environmental and other statutory approvals
• Exposure to renewable energy, transmission, substations, or utility sector projects
• Network with brokers, landowners, and local authorities across states
• Experience handling multi-state land acquisition projects

Competencies

• Behavioural - Achievement Orientation
• Behavioural - Analytical Decision Making
• Behavioural - Customer Service Orientation
• Behavioural - Information Seeking
• Functional - Financial
• Functional - Operational
• Functional - People
• Functional - Strategic

About Us

Resonia, formerly Sterlite Power, is a leading private sector power transmission infrastructure developer and solutions provider.

With a robust portfolio of 30 completed & flipped and under-construction projects, we’re building approximately 14,602 circuit Kms of transmission lines across India and Brazil. We believe that electricity access transforms societies and delivers long-lasting social impact. Resonia Limited is uniquely positioned to solve the toughest challenges of energy delivery.

We are guided by our core purpose of empowering humanity by addressing the toughest challenges of energy delivery. Our four core values form the pillars of our organisation: Integrity & Ethics, Respect, Innovation & Speed.

We leverage innovative global technologies like helicranes and drones to enhance project completion, minimize environmental impact, and improve accuracy. Our strong local presence, deep understanding of regulations, agile execution, and collaborative partnerships with leading EPCs ensure project success, often ahead of schedule. Resonia's commitment to strong liquidity discipline and innovative project financing empowers our teams to deliver on our promises to the market, government, and all stakeholders. We are dedicated to powering progress, ahead of schedule.

For more details, visit: www.resonia.com