Senior Site Acquisition Specialist

Concordia Group; Illinois; Remote; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Healthcare: Medical, Dental, Vision

Company paid life insurance

Disability benefits

Paid vacation and sick pay

Holidays and floating holiday

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Concordia Wireless, a division of Concordia Group, seeks a Senior Site Acquisition Specialist to support expansion. This remote role requires Illinois residency. You will manage a high volume of cell site projects, from initial searches through real estate completion, including zoning, permitting, and lease negotiations.

A strong background in telecom, regulatory compliance, and cross‑functional coordination is essential. We offer a robust benefits package and a competitive pay range.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of FCC, FAA, NEPA, SHPO & THPO regulatory compliance.
• End-to-end telecom project management including site acquisition, leasing, permitting, and vendor coordination.
• Willingness and ability to travel to field sites.
• Knowledge of real estate basics and zoning/permitting processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage a large volume of new build sites from search ring to real estate completion.
• Lead modification sites from site audit to real estate completion.
• Direct complex projects with engineering processes and change management.
• Attend weekly cross‑functional meetings to guide progress and mitigate issues.
• Prepare candidate packages for leasing, permitting and land use viability.
• Review contracts to optimize costs and terms for customers.
• Coordinate zoning and permitting with jurisdictions and landlords.
• Prepare applications and obtain all required right‑of‑way approvals.
• Manage collocation processes to real estate completion.
• Negotiate lease terms and monitor market rates.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Regulatory compliance

End-to-end project management

Site acquisition

Leasing & permitting

Travel

Real estate fundamentals

Zoning & permitting

Communication skills

Organization & multitasking

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Concordia Wireless, is a privately held full-service engineering and telecom infrastructure construction firm experiencing rapid growth across the country. Clients consider us the ‘best choice’ for their design and installation services needs. We are one of the very few Engineering Firms in the Country that designs and builds its own creations in the wireless sector. We support Fortune 500 clients such as T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T.

We are seeking a Senior Site Acquisition Specialist (remote but must live in Illinois to be considered) to support ongoing expansion.

Benefits

• 401K – with company match up to 6%
• Healthcare: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Company paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability benefits
• 2 weeks of vacation pay and 1 week of sick pay
• Minimum of 10 paid holidays
• 1 floating holiday per year
• Endless opportunities for growth!

Pay Range: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 a year plus annual bonus

Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Manage a large volume of new build sites, cell site decommissions and relocation from search ring to real estate completion
• Manage a large volume of modification sites from site audit to real estate completion
• Effectively lead and manage complex projects involving engineering processes, coordination and change management
• Attend weekly meetings with internal departments and outside vendors to evaluate progress and provide guidance on anticipated issues
• Perform preliminary candidate searches and prepare candidate information packages for leasing, permitting, viable land use and construct ability
• Review contracts to determine ways to optimize costs and define areas of opportunity for more favorable terms for the customer
• Verify zoning/permitting processes with jurisdictional personnel
• Interface with municipalities/jurisdictions on streamlining zoning and permitting processes
• Review zoning or permit drawings for compliance with the municipality/jurisdiction's requirements
• Prepare zoning and permitting applications
• Obtain all municipal, state and/or county right-of-way land use approvals as required
• Prepare collocation applications required by the tower company and manage the collocation process to real estate completion
• Review and interpret site lease and customer contracts/legal documents to ensure compliance
• Coordinate and analyze title commitments, easements, recorded documents, bonds and insurance certificates
• Coordinate surveys, environmental reports, structural analysis, regulatory reports, lease exhibits & construction drawings as required
• Support, record and maintain project tasks and project milestones in management tracking systems
• Ability to effectively negotiate and leverage knowledge of current market lease rates and lease terms
• Manage customer leases for cell site locations through real estate completion
• Work with legal and customer on lease terms and business term approvals
• Coordinate, schedule and attend site walks and design visits
• Obtain landlord approval on construction drawings and zoning/permitting applications

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• Experience and knowledge with local, federal and state regulatory compliance including FCC, FAA, NEPA, SHPO & THPO
• Experience and knowledge of end-to-end telecommunications and construction project management, site acquisition, leasing, permitting, A&E, procurement, modifications, construction, project scope of work, budget, scheduling and vendor coordination
• Ability to travel out on the field
• Knowledge of real estate fundamentals required
• Experience with zoning & permitting
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organization & multitasking skills
• A motivated self-starter with the ability to work under pressure

Concordia Wireless is a division of Concordia Group. Concordia Wireless is a drug and alcohol free workplace including marijuana. Concordia Wireless is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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