General Manager - Land Acquisition

Adani Group; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Adani Group is seeking a dedicated professional to coordinate land acquisition and Land & Estate activities for renewable energy projects. You will ensure timely land availability, handle due diligence, and manage stakeholder interfaces between Site Land Team and Head Office.

You will support land identification, negotiations, and documentation across solar, wind, and hybrid projects, ensuring compliance with revenue and regulatory requirements and maintaining updated land records.

Qualifications

• Graduate in any discipline; qualification in Law, Civil Engineering, Land Management, Rural Management, or Business Administration preferred.
• Strong background in land acquisition, revenue records, and statutory approvals for large projects.
• Experience with renewable energy, infrastructure, or transmission projects is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end land acquisition activities with multiple internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Support identification, evaluation, and finalization of land parcels for solar, wind, or hybrid projects.
• Facilitate land due diligence including title verification, encumbrance review, and revenue record checks.
• Coordinate documentation such as sale deeds, lease deeds, and ROW agreements per project needs.
• Monitor land aggregation progress, negotiations with landowners, and agreement execution.
• Track statutory approvals, permits, NOCs, and land use clearances from relevant authorities.
• Resolve site-level issues like boundary disputes, encroachments, and community concerns.
• Maintain land MIS, approval trackers, maps, and mutation records for governance.
• Ensure compliance with land laws, revenue laws, and renewable energy policy requirements.

Skills

Land acquisition

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Negotiation

Project coordination

Documentation

GIS awareness

Education

Graduate in any discipline

Law / Civil Engineering / Land Management / Rural Management / MBA preferred

Willingness to travel

Tools

GIS

Land MIS

Job description

Purpose/Objective

• The role holder will be responsible for coordinating land acquisition and Land & Estate activities for renewable energy projects, acting as the key interface between the Site Land Team and Head Office.
• The position will ensure timely land availability, statutory approvals, documentation, stakeholder coordination, and compliance with applicable land, revenue, and regulatory requirements for solar, wind, hybrid, and associated infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities of Role

• Coordinate end-to-end land acquisition activities with the Site Land Team, Head Office, Legal, Projects, Finance, Commercial, EPC, and Business Development teams.
• Support identification, evaluation, and finalization of suitable land parcels for renewable energy projects, including solar, wind, hybrid parks, pooling substations, transmission corridors, access roads, laydown areas, and project infrastructure.
• Facilitate land due diligence including title verification, ownership checks, encumbrance review, revenue record verification, mutation status, land use classification, zoning, litigation checks, and verification of government restrictions.
• Coordinate land purchase, lease, right-of-use, easement, wayleave, and Right of Way documentation as per project requirements.
• Monitor land aggregation progress, landowner negotiations, consent collection, agreement execution, registration, stamp duty, mutation, demarcation, possession, and handover of land to project execution teams.
• Track and support statutory approvals, permits, NOCs, conversions, and clearances from revenue, forest, local administration, panchayat, DISCOM, state nodal agencies, pollution control, highways, railways, defence, airport authority, and other relevant authorities.
• Coordinate resolution of site-level issues including boundary disputes, encroachments, access constraints, community concerns, compensation-related matters, crop damages, and local stakeholder resistance.
• Maintain updated land MIS, approval trackers, agreement records, ownership documents, khasra/khatauni/7-12 extracts, FMB sketches, maps, survey reports, mutation records, land schedules, litigation status, and compliance documentation.
• Ensure adherence to applicable land laws, revenue laws, renewable energy policy guidelines, land ceiling provisions, forest and environmental regulations, local authority requirements, and internal governance processes.
• Act as the single coordination point between site and Head Office for escalation, reporting, review meetings, documentation closure, approval follow-ups, and project land readiness status.
• Land & Estate Scope- Land sourcing, land aggregation, land acquisition, land leasing, and land pooling coordination.
• Title search, legal due diligence, revenue due diligence, technical feasibility, boundary verification, site survey, demarcation, and possession.
• Land conversion, non-agriculture permission, change of land use, mutation, registration, encumbrance clearance, and land record updation.
• ROW, access road permissions, transmission line corridor coordination, pooling substation land, approach road land, and site infrastructure land requirements.
• Government liaisoning, statutory approvals, local administration coordination, panchayat interface, community engagement, and dispute resolution.
• Land documentation, agreement management, lease deeds, sale deeds, consent letters, affidavits, indemnities, NOCs, approval letters, and MIS reporting.
• Technical Competencies- Strong understanding of land acquisition, land aggregation, land revenue records, title due diligence, mutation, registration, stamp duty, and land conversion processes.
• Knowledge of renewable energy project land requirements, including solar, wind, hybrid projects, transmission lines, pooling substations, approach roads, and evacuation infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of Land & Estate documentation such as sale deeds, lease deeds, agreements to sell, MoUs, consent letters, ROW agreements, NOCs, maps, surveys, and land schedules.
• Understanding of statutory approvals, local permissions, government liaisoning, revenue department processes, forest clearance, panchayat approvals, and state renewable energy policy requirements.
• Ability to read and interpret land records, revenue maps, survey drawings, village maps, cadastral maps, GIS inputs, project layouts, and transmission alignment drawings.
• Capability to maintain land MIS, approval trackers, issue logs, risk registers, documentation repositories, and management dashboards.
• Commercial awareness on land valuation, negotiation principles, compensation structures, lease rentals, transaction cost, and budgeting for land acquisition.
• Understanding of legal, regulatory, compliance, and governance risks associated with land acquisition and estate management.
• Behavioral Competencies- Stakeholder Management: Ability to work effectively with landowners, local communities, aggregators, government authorities, internal project teams, and senior leadership.
• Ownership and Accountability: Demonstrates high follow-through, proactive escalation, and commitment to timely land availability for project milestones.
• Negotiation and Influencing: Capable of managing sensitive discussions, building consensus, and resolving conflicts with practical and compliant solutions.
• Planning and Execution: Strong ability to track multiple workstreams, manage priorities, maintain documentation discipline, and drive closure across site and Head Office teams.
• Problem Solving: Able to handle ambiguity, regulatory complexity, site-level resistance, documentation gaps, and operational bottlenecks with a solution-oriented approach.
• Communication: Clear, structured, and timely communication with internal and external stakeholders, including preparation of status updates, review notes, trackers, and escalation summaries.

Technical Competencies

• Understanding of land acquisition process
• Knowledge of Land & Estate documentation
• Understanding of statutory approvals
• local permissions
• Capability to maintain land MIS
• approval trackers

Qualifications and Experience

• Graduate in any discipline; qualification in Law, Civil Engineering, Land Management, Rural Management, or Business Administration will be preferred.
• Relevant experience in land acquisition, land liaisoning, Land & Estate, revenue matters, right of way, statutory approvals, or project land management.
• Experience in renewable energy, power, infrastructure, mining, transmission, or large industrial projects will be advantageous.
• Strong local stakeholder network, understanding of regional land practices, and willingness to travel extensively to project sites.