Strategic Site Development Lead for Louisiana Growth

Louisiana Economic Development; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisiana Economic Development in Baton Rouge is seeking a Site Development Program Manager to lead the LED Site Readiness and Certified Sites programs, building a strategic inventory of development-ready sites across the state. You will collaborate with LED Business Intelligence, landowners, and stakeholders to identify, evaluate, and advance sites toward certification.

The role involves managing due diligence, coordinating engineering studies, and guiding the site certification process, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Real Estate, Construction Management, Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Geography, Planning, Economic Development or related field.
• Five years or more of economic development, commercial real estate, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, petroleum leases, site development/planning or related experience.
• Familiarity with civil design aspects such as site planning, surveys, wetlands, environmental, cultural, geotechnical, utilities.
• Understanding of real estate basics, including title searches, mineral/surface leases, encumbrances, and reading survey documents.
• Program management experience.
• Verbal and written communication expertise, team building, and collaboration.
• Metrics and performance tracking.

Responsibilities

• Identify new sites with potential for inclusion in inventory.
• Collaborate with economic development organizations, landowners, utilities, local governments, ports, airports, and stakeholders statewide.
• Manage an evaluation and fatal flaw analysis process with engineering contractors.
• Provide approvals for sites to enter the program and be eligible for grant assistance.
• Oversee consultant technical work efforts and review due diligence reports.
• Manage site certification process from pre-applications to final certification and reporting.
• Assist with site-related information for RFIs and LED project managers.
• Advise on other strategic real estate development issues.

Skills

Program management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Planning & organization

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Louisiana Economic Development in Baton Rouge is seeking a Site Development Program Manager to lead the LED Site Readiness and Certified Sites programs, building a strategic inventory of development-ready sites across the state. You will collaborate with LED Business Intelligence, landowners, and stakeholders to identify, evaluate, and advance sites toward certification.

The role involves managing due diligence, coordinating engineering studies, and guiding the site certification process, with