Real Estate, Manager

Ameren Corporation; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 111,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Pension plan

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Ameren Corporation's Ameren Services is seeking a Manager, Real Estate to direct budget, property acquisitions, easements, and related activities across electric and gas assets. You will lead a team, collaborate with business lines, and ensure timely, cost-effective land interests aligned with corporate practices.

Responsibilities include negotiating and structuring real estate contracts, overseeing contractors, analyzing market values, reviewing title commitments, and ensuring regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate, Business, Management, or Engineering.
• Seven or more years in Real Estate acquisition management (site selection, lease negotiation, financial analysis).
• Two or more years of supervisory or leadership experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Budget responsibility for the core real estate function.
• Plan, organize, and prioritize Real Estate Department activities to secure land interests cost-effectively.
• Hire and supervise Real Estate contractors and consultants as needed.
• Prepare market value estimates for fee properties and easements.
• Examine title policies, commitments, and abstracts of title.
• Analyze site and route options for major land purchases.
• Negotiate and prepare instruments for acquisitions or disposals of land interests.
• Interpret regulatory requirements and ensure corporate compliance.
• Read engineering drawings and plats; assist testimony before authorities.

Skills

Real estate management

Budgeting

Negotiation

Leadership

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate, Business, Management, or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Project

PowerPoint

Job description

About Ameren Services (B&CS)

Ameren Services provides administrative support and services to Ameren Corporation and its operating companies, subsidiaries and affiliates. Ameren Services includes a wide range of skill sets and roles, from finance and legal experts to digital and cyber specialists, plus those charged with ensuring environmental compliance and operational safety. Together, we help execute a strategy that enables Ameren to deliver superior long-term value to customers, shareholders and the environment.

Benefits

• Medical coverage on date of hire
• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan
• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire
• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave
• Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

About The Position

The Manager, Real Estate manages one or more core Real Estate functions, such as Property Acquisition, Easement Acquisition, Property Management, Corporate Real Estate Management, Property Sales, Right of Way Services, Property Management, Shoreline Management, Project Management (i.e. electric transmission, gas transmission, renewables and railroads). Key responsibilities include:

Key responsibilities

• Budget responsibility for the core real estate function.
• Work with the Director, Real Estate and/or Senior Manager, Real Estate on the preparation and on-going management of the budget.
• Participate in joint planning of real estate services with business line representatives.
• Hire and oversee the work of professional Real Estate contractors and consultants, as needed.
• Direct, plan, organize, and prioritize the activities of Real Estate Department in accordance with corporate practices and procedures to assure that necessary land or land interests are acquired in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Manage, develop and evaluate Real Estate personnel engaged in the following activities: Obtain legal or deed descriptions, and sales price information for estimates of market value from public records.
• Prepare estimates of market value for the purposes of the purchase and sale of fee property interests, and in acquiring and granting easements, leases, licenses, permits and construction-related damages.
• Examine and comprehend title policies, certificates or commitments, and abstracts of title.
• Investigate and perform quantitative site and route selection analysis for major land purchases and to make recommendations regarding same.
• Successfully negotiate and prepare legal instruments fro the acquisition or disposal of fee property interests, easements, leases, licenses, permits, agreements, and property damages involving complex situations.
• Interpret and assess the regulations of municipal, county, state and federal jurisdictions, and commissions to negotiate with elected and appointed officials in determining corporate compliance requirements.
• Read and comprehend engineering drawings and plats.
• Testify and assist in the preparation of testimony before courts of law, municipal bodies, agencies, jurisdictional authorities and commissions regarding real estate matters involving the Company and its affiliates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university required, preferably with an emphasis in Real Estate, Business, Management, or Engineering.
• SR/WA, CCIM, MCR, CRE, PMP or another professional real estate designation is preferred.
• Seven or more years experience in Real Estate acquisition management required, including site selection, lease negotiation, and financial analysis preferred.
• Two or more years supervisory or team leadership experience also required.
• A real estate license is not required.
• In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate: Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint required.

Additional Information

Ameren’s selection process includes a series of interviews and may include a leadership assessment process. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.

Compensation Range

Compensation Range: $111,100.00 - $172,200.00 At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date: Thursday September 03, 2026

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.

Ameren is a leader in the energy industry, and our transformation toward more clean, renewable energy is also transforming other industries and infrastructure in our communities. As a regional company serving local customers, we not only serve our communities, we're a part of them. This isn't just a job. At Ameren, we invest in you, so you can power the quality of life you want.