Solar Land Acquisition Analyst

Avantus; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 86,680 - 101,977; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Comprehensive medical and dental plan

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Avantus in San Diego, CA seeks a Land Acquisition Associate to support senior land acquisition and asset management teams in a fast-paced renewable energy environment. You will lead due diligence, assist with market/site analysis, and help prepare land project budgets.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years in real estate development or finance, proficiency with MS Excel/Word, excellent communication, and ability to read legal documents.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Basic understanding of real estate development or finance concepts.
• Ability to read and understand legal documents and real estate contracts.
• Resourcefulness, meticulous attention to detail, and investigative skills.
• Self-motivated with eagerness to learn and take initiative.

Responsibilities

• Lead due diligence tracking, portfolio analysis, and project status reporting for one of the largest development pipelines in the industry.
• Assist with new market and site analysis including investigation of land development criteria and land ownership.
• Assist with review, resolution, and reporting of title matters to support financing of projects, including vesting, mineral rights, liens, taxes, and other critical matters.
• Coordinate efforts among landowners, attorneys, surveyors, utilities, title companies, and other key project stakeholders.
• Assist with drafting, abstraction, and execution of agreements including purchase and lease agreements, amendments, easements, crossing agreements, estoppels, subordination agreements, affidavits, etc.
• Assist in preparing land project budgets and upkeep of other various spreadsheets and documents in connection with cost projections.
• Track and generate option payment spreadsheets.
• Assist with special projects and reporting for other functional groups in the company including transmission, entitlement, engineering, originations, and finance teams.

Skills

Written communication

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Self-motivated

Initiative

Real estate concepts understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

Avantus in San Diego, CA seeks a Land Acquisition Associate to support senior land acquisition and asset management teams in a fast-paced renewable energy environment. You will lead due diligence, assist with market/site analysis, and help prepare land project budgets.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years in real estate development or finance, proficiency with MS Excel/Word, excellent communication, and ability to read legal documents.