Land Acquisition Manager

Role: Land Acquisition Manager

Location: Milan (Hybrid working)

Client:

Our client is market leading IPP within Europe which has a successful track record of developing and executing Solar PV projects. In the past 10 years they have developed and executed over 3GW of Solar projects, and they now have a pipeline of over 10GW of Solar PV and BESS projects to complete by 2030.

Due to positive company growth, they are now looking to hire an experienced Land Manager for their Italian projects. The Land Manager has responsibility for securing the land rights for the PV power plant. This includes landowner and relevant stakeholder contacts, negotiation and drafting and securing agreements.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for securing the land agreements to allow planning, construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of a PV farm
• Due diligence, from land management point of view, of projects to be acquired
• Contact landowners, prepare land lease agreement drafts, negotiate and ensure agreements being signed by both parties At development close, to check and report land agreement coverage within the project area and assist with documentation for the Project Information Memorandum (PIM)
• Contact road associations (and other jointly owned areas), prepare road use agreements and ensure agreements being signed by both parties. If necessary, assist road associations with official meetings
• During the transaction phase, answer the investor’s questions. Budget costs for the land agreements during the construction phase. Update data rooms (VDR) with required documentation. Personally, or in collaboration with GIS Engineers, produce map materialthat illustrates the agreements signed in the project
• Responsibility for land agreements, land survey and land owner information being entered and constantly updated in the Land Management Support System
• Registration of signed land lease agreements at National Land Survey. Meet investors’ demands for preferential arrangement regarding signed agreements, which include landowner contacts and dialogue with banks
• Develop and follow project specific Communication Plan in cooperation with project team
• Arrange land owner meetings during all project phases to keep them informed about the project and it´s progress and be available for questions from landowners
• Prior to construction, communicate contact lists and construction restrictions and special conditions according to land agreements (preferably illustrated on map) to Construction Project Managers and main contractors
• During construction, monitor and if needed assist with landowner interests being considered, for example that consultation with landowners has taken place before commencement of work
• Follow up of as built documentation of construction areas and ensure payments are calculated accordingly. Being responsible for calculating land lease distribution
• Responsible for land agreement related requirements in CATA deliveries. For example, obtain property owner’s statements in case of any security transfer

Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Land Surveying, Environmental Engineering
• Work experience for example in forestry sales/purchasing, land use planning or land surveying applied to solar or wind energy
• Strong negotiation skills with different stakeholders
• Experience of handling legal contracts
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build solid relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Detail orientated and systematic way of working. Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
• Skills with geographical information systems (GIS) is meriting
• Italian mother tongue and professional English