Manager, Land Development

Bradsby Group; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradsby Group is seeking a Manager, Land Development to lead acquisition, title management, and site control for large-scale energy infrastructure projects. You will secure and manage project sites from early development through Notice to Proceed, ensuring readiness for construction.

The role combines land development, title review, ALTA surveys, and title curative work. A proactive self-starter with 5+ years in land development or related fields, strong negotiation with landowners, and the

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in land development, land acquisition, title, real estate, right-of-way, or related infrastructure development roles.
• Strong understanding of title review, title curative processes, and ALTA surveys.
• Experience negotiating site control agreements and working directly with landowners.
• Ability to read and interpret legal documents, title reports, surveys, easements, and real estate agreements.
• Experience supporting utility-scale energy, power generation, data center, renewable energy, utility, transmission, or oil & gas infrastructure projects is preferred.
• Familiarity with GIS, Google Earth, ALTA surveys, and other mapping resources.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and manage site control agreements, including leases, easements, options, rights-of-way, amendments, and related real estate documents.
• Obtain, review, and analyze title commitments, title reports, and supporting legal documentation.
• Identify and resolve title curative matters, including mineral ownership issues, surface waivers, mortgage subordinations, crossing agreements, and other title defects.
• Review and analyze ALTA surveys and coordinate revisions with surveyors and project stakeholders.
• Define lease and easement boundaries and communicate project constraints to internal teams.
• Coordinate mineral ownership reviews and underwriting efforts with title companies and consultants.
• Partner closely with development, engineering, permitting, legal, finance, and project execution teams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Manage external consultants, title vendors, surveyors, and other third-party service providers.
• Support project financing efforts by ensuring real estate and title matters are appropriately addressed.
• Prepare projects for successful handoff to construction and execution teams at NTP.

Skills

Negotiation

Title review

ALTA surveys

Land acquisition

Communication

GIS mapping

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/land management/real estate/planning/legal studies

Tools

Google Earth

GIS software

Survey software

Job description

Compensation

Competitive base salary + annual bonus

Travel

Up to 30%

Position Overview

A growing energy infrastructure developer is seeking a Manager, Land Development to support the acquisition, title, and real estate efforts associated with large-scale infrastructure projects. This role will be responsible for securing and managing project sites from early-stage development through Notice to Proceed (NTP), ensuring projects are positioned for successful execution and construction.

This position combines land acquisition, site control, title management, survey review, and title curative responsibilities. The ideal candidate is a proactive self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced development environment and can independently manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities

• Negotiate and manage site control agreements, including leases, easements, options, rights-of-way, amendments, and related real estate documents.
• Obtain, review, and analyze title commitments, title reports, and supporting legal documentation.
• Identify and resolve title curative matters, including mineral ownership issues, surface waivers, mortgage subordinations, crossing agreements, and other title defects.
• Review and analyze ALTA surveys and coordinate revisions with surveyors and project stakeholders.
• Define lease and easement boundaries and communicate project constraints to internal teams.
• Coordinate mineral ownership reviews and underwriting efforts with title companies and consultants.
• Partner closely with development, engineering, permitting, legal, finance, and project execution teams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Manage external consultants, title vendors, surveyors, and other third-party service providers.
• Support project financing efforts by ensuring real estate and title matters are appropriately addressed.
• Prepare projects for successful handoff to construction and execution teams at NTP.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in land development, land acquisition, title, real estate, right-of-way, or related infrastructure development roles.
• Strong understanding of title review, title curative processes, and ALTA surveys.
• Experience negotiating site control agreements and working directly with landowners.
• Ability to read and interpret legal documents, title reports, surveys, easements, and real estate agreements.
• Experience supporting utility-scale energy, power generation, data center, renewable energy, utility, transmission, or oil & gas infrastructure projects is preferred.
• Familiarity with GIS, Google Earth, ALTA surveys, and other mapping resources.
• Bachelor's degree in business, land management, real estate, planning, legal studies, or a related field preferred.

What We’re Looking For

• Self-starter who takes ownership and drives projects forward.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Resourceful, proactive, and collaborative approach to project execution.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Work on large-scale infrastructure projects across multiple sectors, including power generation, renewable energy, data centers, and industrial development.
• Join a growing organization with a significant development pipeline.
• High-visibility role with direct impact on project execution and long-term company growth.

Opportunity to work cross-functionally with development, engineering, legal, finance, and construction teams.

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