Senior Greenfield Origination Manager - Solar & Storage

The Green Recruitment Company; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Generous PTO

401(k) match

Job summary

The Green Recruitment Company seeks a Senior Greenfield Origination Specialist to independently initiate utility-scale solar, BESS, and energy infrastructure projects nationwide. You will lead landowner engagements and drive early-stage development from site control to interconnection readiness.

Role requires 5+ years (Manager) or 7+ years (Senior Manager) in land acquisition or development, with strong knowledge of regulations, permitting, and project management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Planning, Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in roles with land acquisition or development; 7+ for Senior Manager.
• Strong knowledge of land use, environmental regulations, and permitting.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and budgets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with regulators and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary company representative building landowner relationships through land acquisition and early-stage development
• Skip trace landowner contacts and work through difficult-to-locate owners
• Cold-call, generate landowner interest, negotiate, and close real estate agreements on projects ranging from 500 to 20,000+ acres
• Track landowner/client interactions via CRM and GIS tools
• Manage outside counsel on real estate contract drafting/revision/closing
• Evaluate prospective sites commercially and for risk to support efficient project initiation
• Initiate Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments and fatal-flaw analysis
• Coordinate interconnection processes and title curative/mineral waiver work
• Partner cross-functionally with real estate, permitting, development, and legal teams
• Hand off early-stage projects to regional development teams once site control, interconnection application, and fatal-flaw clearance are complete

Skills

Landowner relations

CRM experience

GIS tools

Negotiation

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science / Planning / Engineering

Tools

CRM software

GIS tools

Job description

The Green Recruitment Company seeks a Senior Greenfield Origination Specialist to independently initiate utility-scale solar, BESS, and energy infrastructure projects nationwide. You will lead landowner engagements and drive early-stage development from site control to interconnection readiness.

Role requires 5+ years (Manager) or 7+ years (Senior Manager) in land acquisition or development, with strong knowledge of regulations, permitting, and project management.