Land Acquisition Manager – PV and Storage

Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Land Acquisition Manager will be responsible for identifying and securing land for Community-Scale Solar and Storage projects in select markets. This will include identifying suitable sites, site screening diligence, land acquisition, contract negotiations with landowners, easements, and title curations. The candidate will perform site screening based on grid capacity, site constraints, identify and evaluate key development opportunities, identify landowner contact information, structuring and negotiation of commercial transactions (Option to Lease, Option to Purchase, Easement Agreement, Crossing Agreement). The Land Acquisition Sales Associate will be responsible for acquiring parcels from 10 Acres to 100+ Acres.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify land opportunities, obtain landowner information and other contact details.
• Evaluate sites and perform early-stage diligence.
• Cold call landowners, overcome objections, the sales cycle begins with No. The associate should be able to turn a No into a Yes.
• Negotiate site control documents such as land lease options, land purchase options and easement agreements with landowners with assistance from our internal legal team.
• Maintain a log of all due diligence payments processed to the property owner.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree.
• 5 or more years of successful sales, business development or origination experience directly contracting energy projects with commercial, industrial, institutional, municipal, public, or utility organizations.
• Preferred location in the Eastern United States region and able to travel throughout the United States to meet in person with potential clients and customers.
• Experience reviewing and negotiating legal contracts.
• Strong independent problem-solving skills
• Experience with real estate related software programs
• Coordinate efforts and communicate with landowners, surveyors, utilities, title companies, and other key project stakeholders.
• Experience with front-of-meter solar and battery storage projects.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the year.
• A valid driving license.

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. (HQCA) is headquartered in Irvine, CA, and handles sales for the North American region. It is a subsidiary of Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd., one of the worlds largest and most recognized photovoltaic manufacturers for its high-performance, high-quality solar cells and modules. It is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ). Through its growing global business network spanning Europe, North America, Asia, South America, Africa, and the Middle East, the company provides excellent services and long-term partnerships to its customers in the utility, commercial, government, and residential markets. Hanwha Q CELLS is a flagship company of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 firm, and a Top 8 business enterprise in South Korea. HQCA recently acquired Geli, a leading developer of Energy Management System software for energy storage, solar, and other renewable resources.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

The salary range is required by the California Pay Transparency Act and may differ depending on the location of those candidates hired nationwide. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to, skill set, education, licenses and certifications, essential job duties and requirements, and the necessary experience relative to the jobs minimum qualifications.

• This target salary range is for CA positions only and should not be interpreted as an offer of compensation.

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