Solar ROW Acquisition Specialist — Landowner Relations

Atwell, LLC; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 100,289,000 - 114,616,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonuses

401K match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Atwell, LLC seeks an experienced Right of Way Acquisition Specialist to support utility-scale solar projects across the Midwest, with a primary focus on Ohio. You will work directly with landowners, project teams, title resources, and client stakeholders through the land acquisition process.

Ideal candidates have strong landowner communication skills and renewable energy land acquisition experience, and you will travel across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, or Michigan as needed.

Qualifications

• Active Ohio Real Estate License required.
• Experience in right of way, land acquisition, easement acquisition, renewable energy leasing, or landowner negotiation.
• Experience supporting solar energy, renewable energy, utility, electric transmission, pipeline, or other large-scale infrastructure projects preferred.
• Strong communication, negotiation, documentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently in rural communities, agricultural areas, and field-based project environments.
• Willingness to travel throughout assigned Midwest project areas.

Responsibilities

• Support right of way and land acquisition activities for utility-scale solar energy projects.
• Conduct landowner outreach and build positive relationships with property owners, agricultural landowners, and local stakeholders.
• Facilitate negotiations for easements, options, rights-of-entry, solar lease agreements, purchase agreements, survey permissions, and related project documents.
• Support competitor research, including identifying active or prior renewable energy agreements, land control activity, and competing project activity within assigned Areas of Interest.
• Assist with online mapping, parcel review, ownership verification, and project tracking using GIS, county records, tax rolls, and other research platforms.
• Coordinate with project managers, title resources, survey teams, document teams, client stakeholders, and internal land teams.
• Review and maintain accurate parcel, landowner, acquisition, deed, and project documentation.
• Support surface title, courthouse research, deed review, and ownership verification efforts as needed.
• Assist with preparation, review, execution, and recording of land rights documents.
• Track landowner communications, acquisition progress, project updates, and parcel status in internal systems.
• Read and interpret maps, plats, legal descriptions, parcel data, and project exhibits to explain project impacts to landowners.
• Support field-based activities, stakeholder engagement, issue resolution, and project close-out documentation.
• Travel throughout assigned Midwest project areas in Ohio as project needs require.

Skills

Landowner communication

Negotiation

Documentation

Relationship-building

Independent work in rural areas

Education

Active Ohio Real Estate License (Salesperson or Broker)

Tools

GIS

Parcel research

Ownership verification

Deed review

County records

Job description

Atwell, LLC seeks an experienced Right of Way Acquisition Specialist to support utility-scale solar projects across the Midwest, with a primary focus on Ohio. You will work directly with landowners, project teams, title resources, and client stakeholders through the land acquisition process.

Ideal candidates have strong landowner communication skills and renewable energy land acquisition experience, and you will travel across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, or Michigan as needed.