Site Selection and Real Estate Specialist

Role Description

The Site Selection and Real Estate Specialist is a key operational role on LS Power’s Site Selection & Planning team, sitting at the intersection of data management, landowner communications, site diligence, and title and curative support. This role ensures the team’s pipeline data is accurate and audit-ready, that landowner counterparty engagement is well-coordinated and professionally managed, and diligence, title and curative workstreams stay organized and on schedule across a high-volume, diverse project portfolio spanning generation, storage, transmission, and related infrastructure. Working directly under the Senior Director, Site Selection & Planning, the Specialist takes ownership of systems and processes that keep the team running efficiently – and brings the communications discipline and real estate fundamentals to represent LS Power credibly in every counterparty interaction. This is a remote role or NYC-based role with occasional travel required.

Responsibilities

• Data Management & Tracking
  • Own and maintain audit-ready real estate records in the team’s system(s) of record: parcel lists, landowner contact information, agreement status, key dates, deliverables, payment and notice obligations, and project constraints.
  • Implement and maintain tracking tools, databases, and pipeline reports to ensure portfolio-wide visibility into land, title, curative, and permitting status; support the Senior Director and full team in building repeatable systems and templates.
  • Prepare and own recurring status reports (weekly/biweekly) covering critical path items, upcoming deadlines, open curative and permitting issues, and action owners across the portfolio.
  • Manage agreement workflows from draft through execution: track redlines, route documents for review, approval and signature, coordinate notarization and recording, and distribute final executed packages.
  • Identify and escalate risks proactively – schedule slippage, documentation gaps, agency delays, title issues, landowner responsiveness – with clear options and recommended next steps.
• Landowner & Counterparty Communications
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for landowner counterparties on administrative and coordination matters: respond to inquiries, confirm contact information, track engagement status, and maintain accurate counterparty records in the team’s system of record.
  • Coordinate agreement routing: provide interface between land agents in the field, in-house and/or outside counsel, track review and redline status, follow up on outstanding signatures, and ensure executed documents are properly notarized, recorded, filed, and provided to landowners.
  • Support payment and notice workflows: track and coordinate option payments, option exercises, notice obligations, and other time-sensitive counterparty deliverables in coordination with Finance and Legal.
  • Maintain communication logs and stakeholder lists for active projects; support outreach coordination and public meeting logistics as directed by the Senior Director or Project Developer.
  • Coordinate with Director of Real Estate, Land Agents, and survey/diligence leads to provide notice to landowners in advance of surveys and in accordance with option, lease, and/or access agreements.
  • Handle all counterparty communications with professionalism and discretion, upholding LS Power’s standards of integrity; escalate sensitive issues or negotiation-related matters to the Senior Director or Director of Real Estate promptly.
• Title & Curative Support
  • Order and track title commitments across the active portfolio; maintain clear visibility into deliverable status for the Senior Director and project teams.
  • Coordinate with survey lead to ensure ALTA/NSPS surveys across the active portfolio are ordered; ensure survey vendors receive all documentation necessary to complete ALTA/NSPS surveys.
  • Maintain exception and curative logs; coordinate with title companies, outside counsel, and curative specialists to track corrective instruments, lien releases, affidavits, and other curative items through close-out under the Director of Real Estate’s direction.
  • Conduct preliminary review of title commitments and surveys; prepare issue summaries and exception logs for review by the Director and outside counsel.
  • Assist with transaction closings: prepare real estate documents (title affidavits, estoppels, closing binders) under attorney supervision; manage signature tracking and execution checklists.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bring strong records discipline – clean trackers, consistent version control, and audit-ready files are the standard you hold yourself to, not something you need to be reminded about.
• Communicate professionally with landowners and counterparties – you understand that every interaction represents LS Power, and you handle sensitive topics like property rights and financial arrangements with care and credibility.
• Follow up to closure – whether coordinating with a title company, a surveyor, outside counsel, or a landowner, you track the ball until it lands and don’t let things stall waiting on others.
• Manage complexity without losing the details – you hold multiple active workstreams simultaneously and know at any moment where things stand, what’s at risk, and what needs to move.
• Thrive in a remote, self-directed environment – you manage your own workload, flag issues before they become problems, and operate with the independence this role requires.

Requirements

• 4–7 years of experience in real estate coordination, land administration, title/curative support, right-of-way, or related roles; energy or infrastructure experience preferred.
• Working familiarity with real estate documents (leases, easements, options, rights-of-entry), title concepts (commitments, exceptions, curative items), and survey deliverables (legal descriptions, ALTA/NSPS surveys, exhibits).
• Experience in direct counterparty or landowner communication – comfortable initiating and managing correspondence with property owners, tracking responses, and maintaining professional relationships over multi-year project timelines.
• Demonstrated records discipline: well-maintained trackers, consistent version control, and organized file management across multiple concurrent active projects.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel), Adobe Acrobat, and Google Sheets; comfort with land or transaction management databases; basic familiarity with GIS or Google Earth is a plus.
• Experience coordinating ALTA/NSPS surveys, title endorsements, or multi-party curative workstreams is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience; paralegal certificate or relevant preferred.

Benefits

• Opportunity to share unique perspectives and solve new challenges.
• Commitment to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being.
• Comprehensive benefits that include 100% employer paid premium healthcare, paid parental leave, and more.