Senior Site Acquisition Specialist

Dewberry; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Dewberry is seeking a Senior Site Acquisition Specialist to support our Real Estate and Commercial Development team. The role can be based in Danville, VA, or performed remotely by candidates who meet criteria.

You will lead permitting, easement reviews, and entitlement work, coordinating site services across a network of offices. Ideal candidates have a BS degree and 5+ years of related experience, with strong communication skills and proficiency in MS Office.

Qualifications

• BS degree with at least 5 years of relevant site acquisition or real estate experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and client-facing experience.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and manage schedules.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and related tools.
• Willingness to learn and expand knowledge in real estate and entitlement processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead site acquisition activities including permitting, easement/lease review, and entitlement services.
• Coordinate new builds, renovations, and site modifications for commercial development projects.
• Track project deliverables, schedules, and financials to meet milestones.
• Report forecasts and progress to clients and internal teams.
• Ensure quality, timely delivery and client satisfaction across sites.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Project tracking

Education

BS degree

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

Dewberry

is currently seeking a Senior Site Acquisition Specialist for our Real Estate and Commercial Development team. The ideal candidate would be in Danville, VA. We are open to remote candidates who meet the position criteria.

Our growing, fast-paced market segment focused on Real Estate and Commercial Development is seeking a client-focused, highly motivated and organized individual with outstanding written and spoken communication skills and specific attention to detail. The Senior Site Acquisition Specialist is responsible for various lines of work including permitting, easement/lease review, utility modifications, new build and renovation projects, site and EV permitting, and various real estate-related projects. These include new site builds, site modifications, and other entitlement services associated with various projects. The role requires tracking project deliverables schedules & financials and oversees projections for timely achievement of milestone complete dates. The Senior Site Acquisition Specialist should have a strong understanding of industry and skills working on projects in a team environment in the Real Estate and Commercial Development market segment. Responsibilities include working collaboratively with Dewberry’s multi-disciplinary teams on our projects, tracking projects and reporting schedules and forecasts of tasks on a site-by-site basis for our clients.

The successful candidate will report to one of our Program Managers and be responsible for successful execution of site-specific services, client satisfaction, project delivery, technical quality, and coordinating site services within an established network of offices. The candidate will have access to corporate technical expertise and resources in addition to the demonstrated subject matter experts on our experienced team.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Required Skills & Required Experience

• BS degree preferred and minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong interest in working for Commercial clients delivering integrated services required.
• Candidates with a strong understanding and experience working in a collaborative manner are desired.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong skills using Microsoft programs including excel, word and power point are required.
• A willingness to learn and expand your knowledge in real estate, advanced technical programs and business is essential.

The projected range for this position is $ $82,163 to $105,638 annually. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly. This range is for our Danville, VA location only.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.*

Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.