Wind Energy ROW Acquisition Specialist

Atwell, LLC; Atwell (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonuses

401K match

Health insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Student Loan Repayment

Licensing Fees & Renewals

Wellness Reimbursement

Dependent Care Match

Life Insurance

Job summary

Atwell is seeking an experienced Right of Way Acquisition Specialist to support utility-scale wind energy projects in Michigan. You will work with landowners, project teams, and title resources to secure easements, options, and related rights-of-way while managing parcel documentation and project progress.

The role requires independent field work, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to travel across designated areas. Prior wind/renewable energy land acquisition experience is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Prior right of way, land acquisition, easement acquisition, renewable energy leasing, or landowner negotiation experience.
• Experience supporting wind 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 and field-based project environments.
• Willingness to travel throughout assigned project areas.

Responsibilities

• Support right of way and land acquisition activities for utility-scale wind energy projects.
• Conduct landowner outreach and build positive relationships with property owners, agricultural landowners, and rural stakeholders.
• Facilitate negotiations for easements, options, rights-of-entry, survey permissions, land use agreements, 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 project areas in Minnesota and near the Dakota border as project needs require.

Skills

Right of way

Land acquisition

Easement acquisition

Renewable energy leasing

Landowner negotiation

Communication

Negotiation

Relationship-building

Travel readiness

Job description

Atwell is seeking an experienced Right of Way Acquisition Specialist to support utility-scale wind energy projects in Michigan. You will work with landowners, project teams, and title resources to secure easements, options, and related rights-of-way while managing parcel documentation and project progress.

The role requires independent field work, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to travel across designated areas. Prior wind/renewable energy land acquisition experience is highly valued.