Land Manager - Development

Boralex Inc.; Ontario (CA); Hybrid; USD 49,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The SSI Group is seeking a Real Estate Land Acquisition Specialist in Ontario to lead landowner outreach and acquisition for renewable energy projects across development, construction, and operation phases.

You will negotiate terms, review title documents, manage risk, and coordinate with legal teams while traveling between project sites in the U.S. and Canada.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in renewable energy real estate or a related field (preferred).
• Working knowledge of Ontario real estate practices, land registration, title review, surveys, mortgages, easements, agricultural land use, municipal planning, and property due diligence.
• Experience supporting renewable energy projects through financing, construction, and operations is considered an asset.
• Strong understanding of real estate processes for utility-scale solar, battery storage, and/or wind projects—from initial landowner outreach through project operation.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated, with strong document management skills.
• Must be able to read and analyze heavily worded legal documentation.
• Ability to interpret and communicate key terms in real estate agreements, including Options to Lease, Easements, and Purchase Agreements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable representing the company in external settings when needed.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust with landowners while balancing professionalism, persuasion, and problem-solving.
• Capable of working both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Smartsheet, Teams, Google Earth, ArcGIS or comparable GIS and web-mapping platforms, including the ability to review parcel boundaries, aerial imagery, transmission infrastructure, environment and planning constraints, and preliminary project layouts.
• Experience using Ontario property research and land registry resources, municipal GIS systems, parcel mapping, and planning documents is considered an asset.
• Willingness and ability to travel independently to project sites (approximately 50% of the time).
• Ability to travel between the U.S. and Canada on an occasional basis.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with landowners across all project phases.
• Develop land acquisition strategies, including compensation, negotiation plans, and schedules.
• Assist with landowner outreach and communications.
• Support title work, document prep, curatives tracking and execution.
• Maintain records of land acquisition activities and issue tracking.
• Coordinate with legal counsel and third parties on documents.
• Identify land-related risks and mitigation measures.
• Review title commitments with title company and legal teams.
• Liaise with surveyor to prepare project survey.
• Coordinate payments under land agreements by due dates.
• Facilitate site plan preparation and modifications.
• Calculate landowner payments related to infrastructure and land use.
• Notify landowners of upcoming work or studies.
• Represent the company at stakeholder events.
• Resolve disputes with landowners promptly.
• Prepare matrix of rights/agreements deviations for construction.
• Communicate timelines with project teams.
• Work with Real Estate to improve templates and processes.
• Provide additional administrative or project support as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization

Legal document review

Real estate negotiation

Independent & team player

GIS & mapping tools

Travel readiness

Tools

Microsoft Office

Smartsheet

Teams

Google Earth

ArcGIS

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong, transparent relationships with landowners; serve as a primary point of contact for inquiries and concerns as needed through all project phases (development, construction and operation).
• Develop and implement project-specific land acquisition strategies, including compensation structures, negotiation plans, critical-path priorities, schedules, and escalation protocols.
• Assist with landowner outreach, including drafting correspondence and managing communications.
• Conduct property and contact research, obtain property records, and support title work, including document preparation, curative items tracking and execution.
• Maintain accurate records of land acquisition activities and issue tracking within internal systems.
• Work closely with internal legal counsel, external legal counsel and third parties to prepare/review legal documentation.
• Identify, assess, document, and communicate land-related risks that may affect project feasibility, permitting, financing, construction, or operations, and recommend practical mitigation measures.
• Work closely with title insurance company, legal team and third parties to review title commitments and prepare/obtain any necessary title curative documentation.
• Liaise with surveyor to prepare project survey. Review survey in conjunction with development and engineering/construction team to ensure no land-related issues.
• Coordinate with internal Boralex teams to ensure any payments due under land agreements are made by the respective due date.
• Facilitate site plan preparation/review/modification.
• Calculate landowner payments as they may relate to installed infrastructure, acreage use, crop damage, etc.
• Notify landowners of any work or studies that may be undertaken on their property.
• Represent Boralex at stakeholder events such as landowner dinners, open houses, municipal meetings and community engagement sessions.
• Resolve challenging and conflicting situations with landowners in a timely manner.
• Prepare matrix for construction team of any rights/agreement deviations to ensure any and all agreement commitments are adhered to.
• Communicate and plan regularly with the project development, construction and operational teams to determine timelines for deliverables and support required.
• Work closely with the Real Estate team to establish best practices and identify any efficiencies, including improvements to agreement templates, tracking systems, procedures and negotiation guidelines.
• Additional administrative or project support tasks as required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in renewable energy real estate or a related field (preferred).
• Working knowledge of Ontario real estate practices, land registration, title review, surveys, mortgages, easements, agricultural land use, municipal planning, and property due diligence.
• Experience supporting renewable energy projects through financing, construction, and operations is considered an asset.
• Strong understanding of real estate processes for utility-scale solar, battery storage, and/or wind projects—from initial landowner outreach through project operation.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated, with strong document management skills.
• Must be able to read and analyze heavily worded legal documentation.
• Ability to interpret and communicate key terms in real estate agreements, including Options to Lease, Easements, and Purchase Agreements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable representing the company in external settings when needed.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust with landowners while balancing professionalism, persuasion, and problem-solving.
• Capable of working both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Smartsheet, Teams, Google Earth, ArcGIS or comparable GIS and web-mapping platforms, including the ability to review parcel boundaries, aerial imagery, transmission infrastructure, environment and planning constraints, and preliminary project layouts.
• Experience using Ontario property research and land registry resources, municipal GIS systems, parcel mapping, and planning documents is considered an asset.
• Willingness and ability to travel independently to project sites (approximately 50% of the time).
• Ability to travel between the U.S. and Canada on an occasional basis.