Site Acquisition Manager

Delta Oaks Group is seeking a Site Acquisition Manager to manage the full site acquisition and development lifecycle for wireless telecommunications and other infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will provide oversight of Site Acquisition personnel including Site Acquisition Specialists Permitting Specialists and other project support staff while coordinating closely with Engineering Environmental Survey Construction Legal and client teams.

Positional Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will possess a comprehensive understanding of site acquisition leasing zoning permitting due diligence and telecommunications development workflows. The individual must be capable of managing multiple personnel projects jurisdictions and client programs simultaneously while maintaining strong communication organization and accountability.

• Manage and provide day-to-day direction to Site Acquisition Specialists Permitting Specialists and other assigned project personnel.
• Assign project responsibilities establish priorities monitor workloads and ensure team members meet project schedules client expectations and internal performance standards.
• Manage projects from initial assignment through site identification candidate selection lease execution zoning and permitting approvals due diligence completion design coordination and project closeout.
• Develop and maintain project schedules milestones trackers forecasts and completion targets for assigned projects and programs.
• Identify project risks schedule impacts jurisdictional constraints landowner issues design conflicts regulatory concerns and other obstacles and develop strategies to maintain project progression.
• Oversee site identification and candidate development including review of search areas GIS information property records zoning constraints environmental considerations access utilities constructability and other site feasibility factors.
• Review and provide direction regarding landowner outreach candidate qualification lease negotiations option agreements easements amendments access rights utility rights and other agreements.
• Oversee preparation and quality control of Site Candidate Information Packages (SCIPs) feasibility studies zoning analyses lease documentation jurisdictional research application packages client reports trackers and other site acquisition deliverables.
• Review candidate recommendations and site feasibility findings prior to presentation to the client and ensure technical regulatory financial and real-estate considerations have been appropriately evaluated.
• Oversee zoning and permitting activities including jurisdictional research pre-application meetings zoning approvals conditional use permits special use permits variances site plan approvals development approvals building permits public hearings and other required entitlements.
• Coordinate prepare attend and/or perform as applicable public notices neighborhood meetings balloon tests photo simulations public hearings zoning hearings and other jurisdictional requirements.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Survey teams regarding surveys zoning drawings construction drawings site plans access design utility design grading drainage structural requirements and other technical deliverables.
• Review title commitments property ownership verification easement documentation legal descriptions surveys title commitments encumbrance resolution and due diligence activities.
• Ensure zoning permitting leasing environmental engineering and regulatory requirements are appropriately incorporated into project design and development.
• Track jurisdictional comments and review cycles coordinate responses and revisions between internal disciplines and ensure timely resubmittals.
• Conduct comprehensive QA/QC of project documentation prior to client delivery or jurisdictional submittal to ensure accuracy consistency completeness and professional presentation.
• Maintain accurate project records within company and client project management systems including project status milestone dates correspondence deliverables approvals risks and outstanding action items.
• Prepare and provide recurring project status reports client updates milestone reports forecasting and executive-level summaries.
• Lead internal and client project meetings establish action items assign responsibilities document decisions and follow through on outstanding items.
• Proactively escalate critical project risks client concerns schedule delays budget issues or performance concerns to appropriate management.
• Develop solutions to complex site acquisition challenges through coordination with internal disciplines clients legal counsel jurisdictions landowners and other stakeholders.

Due to the nature and limited timelines of most projects the selected individual should be willing and capable of exhibiting the work ethic and social ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment where communication with co-workers and strategic partners is paramount.

Computer Software Experience

• Microsoft Office Suite particularly Microsoft Excel
• Adobe Acrobat
• ArcGIS Map Viewer
• Google Earth
• Local Jurisdiction GIS systems
• Local Jurisdiction Permitting Systems

Experience/Minimum Requirements

• Significant experience in site acquisition and project management within the wireless telecommunications industry with a primary focus on raw land development and new site builds.
• Demonstrated experience managing telecommunications projects from initial search area or site assignment through leasing zoning permitting due diligence design and project closeout.
• Experience directly coordinating work across multiple disciplines.
• Strong understanding of site identification candidate development landowner negotiations leasing easements title zoning permitting and due diligence.
• Demonstrated experience managing zoning and land-use approval processes including administrative approvals conditional use permits special use permits variances site plan approvals public hearings and building permitting.
• Strong working knowledge of wireless telecommunications site development including new tower development tower replacements and associated site improvements.
• Ability to interpret zoning ordinances land-use regulations property records title information surveys zoning drawings construction drawings environmental reports and other technical documentation.
• Ability to evaluate candidate sites based on technical real-estate environmental regulatory constructability schedule and financial considerations.
• Experience managing project schedules budgets purchase orders deliverables client reporting and project forecasting.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects employees clients and jurisdictions simultaneously while meeting aggressive deadlines.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to assign work establish accountability resolve issues mentor employees and maintain team performance.
• Strong client-facing communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to prepare professional client correspondence project summaries reports and recommendations.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills with the ability to identify risks and develop practical solutions.
• High attention to detail with strong organizational documentation and QA/QC abilities.

Culture

Delta Oaks Group is founded on the principle of delivering unparalleled client service and providing its employees an exceptional work environment. We strongly believe that these two principles are not separable and are only accomplished through hard work honesty and treating others with respect. We are seeking individuals that share those same values.

Education Requirements

Bachelors degree in urban planning construction management project management or a related field with 10 years of applicable experience. Applicants without a degree and with over 15 years of applicable experience will also be given consideration.

Travel Requirements

Moderate travel approximately 35% will be required

Flexible work from home options available.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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