Associate Director, Site Acquisition

Summary

Join Cypress Creek Renewables as their Site Acquisition Director and lead the team responsible for land acquisition for utility-scale solar and energy storage projects across the United States. You will coordinate with internal and external teams to identify, vet, and acquire suitable land sites. This role requires strong negotiation, communication, and team management skills. The ideal candidate will have 6+ years of experience in land acquisition or real estate development, preferably in renewable energy. Cypress Creek Renewables offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to contribute to a sustainable future.

Requirements

• 6+ years working experience in land acquisition or real estate development work, with preference for experience in renewable energy related land acquisition, and mergers and acquisitions
• BA degree preferred, with focus on real estate, energy, business or marketing a plus
• Ability to travel approximately 10-25% of the time
• Team supervision experience
• Strong work ethic and ability to self-start in a fast-paced environment
• Results driven and solutions oriented
• Strong organization, communication skills and attention to detail
• Excellent negotiation, and influencing skills
• Ability to work with little supervision and to seek help when needed
• Embrace and live by the mission and values of Cypress Creek Renewables

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Development and Geoanalytics GIS teams to identify prospective sites
• Coordinate with subject matter expert teams, including our revenue, interconnection, and modeling teams, to determine site suitability
• Lead Site Acquisition team in day-to-day activities
• Perform desktop diligence on prospective sites to determine site suitability for greenfield development and acquisition from other developers
• Manage land acquisition vendors, varying from singular landman to corporate land acquisition companies, and consider a suite of options for each potential campaign
• Understand the value proposition of target sites to inform and prioritize negotiations
• Negotiate ground lease and purchase agreements
• Negotiate terms and conditions for collection and transmission lines, access roads and right of way easements
• Manage data sets and customer relationship management platform to track leads
• Vet and onboard new land acquisition vendors

Preferred Qualifications

Location in Asheville, Durham, Santa Monica, or San Francisco

Benefits

• 15 days of Paid Time Off, accrual up to 20 days, 11 observed holidays
• 401(k) Match
• Comprehensive package including medical, dental, vision and health insurance
• Wellness stipend, family planning stipend, and generous parental leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Phone Bill Reimbursement
• Fully expensed company travel, mileage reimbursement
• Company Swag